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, Folder: 4. Chicago Lakefront and River Photographs, Midwest-MS-129. The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives. https://archives.newberry.org//repositories/2/archival_objects/44786 Accessed April 27, 2024.