MR. and MRS. POTTER PALMER Potter and Bertha Palmer could be considered the archetypal Chicago power couple. Potter was a successful businessman in commerce and real estate. Bertha was an accomplished musician and writer, adept at politics, and a skilled administrator. She was the president of the Board of Lady Managers of the 1892 World’s…
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Lost Mansions of the Gold Coast, Part 2: the Palmer Castle & the First Charnley House
