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Inventory of the Chicago Lakefront and River Photographs, ca. 1890
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Alison Hinderliter, 2008. ©2008. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
| Title | Chicago Lakefront and River Photographs |
| Dates | ca. 1890 |
| Extent | 0.2 cubic ft. (five folders) |
| Abstract | 58 prints of Chicago lakefront and river scenes, found in a manila envelope marked: “Prints from glass negatives produced by the Corps of Engineers c. 1890; originals now with the Chicago Maritime Society.” |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS 129 |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 35 3 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Chicago Lakefront and River Photographs, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Donor unknown; received August 1987.
Processed by
Diana C. Haskell, 2000; Virginia Hay Smith, 2008.
Access
The Chicago Lakefront and River Photographs are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room.
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Chicago Lakefront and River Photographs are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Arrangement
Photographs arranged by topic.
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Chicago Maritime Society
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Subjects
- Chicago River (Ill.) -- Photographs
- Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Photographs
- Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.) -- Photographs
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Michigan, Lake -- Photographs
- Photographs -- Illinois -- 1851-1900
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| 1 | Scenes of Grant Park taken from elevated positions on the west side of Michigan Avenue. They clearly show sailing and steam vessels both inside and outside of the breakwater; the Illinois Central tracks, trains and station; several boat concessions for trips to Lincoln Park and to the upcoming Columbia Exposition in Jackson Park; and industrial use toward the mouth of the river; 7 prints, ca. 1890 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Taken at the edge of Lake Michigan, probably on the North Side of Chicago, photos show the concrete steps and granite boulder seawalls partly under construction. In some pictures there appears to be a park, possibly Lincoln Park, in the background. Sequence numbers include: 121-5, 127, and 207-8; 8 prints, ca. 1890 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Photographs of river traffic, starting outside the mouth of the river and proceeding inland. Includes lowered and raised bridges, adults and children standing on the banks, steam and sailing craft, and numerous warehouses with identifiable business names painted on them. Sequence numbers include: 139-41, 143, 207-8, 301-6, and 309-12; 19 prints, ca. 1890 | ||||||||||
| 4 | At an unidentified portion of (probably) the Illinois and Michigan Canal, dredging and construction work. There is a rudimentary spillway across the river, and the workers seem to be constructing a lock. There appears to be a workers’ camp nearby and a town in the distance. Sequence numbers include; 186-193, and 196-8; 13 prints, ca. 1890 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Downtown Chicago - rotating bridge in the open and closed positions. Other scenes are farther out in the country and involve the building of a stationary bridge over a narrow canal. Sequence numbers include: 313-6, 319-21, 325-7; 11 prints, ca. 1890 | ||||||||||