Title:Photographs of the Sanitary and Ship CanalDescription:Progress photographs documenting the construction of the Chicago Drainage Canal, which spanned approximately five miles from Damen Avenue in Chicago to Lockport (Ill.). Includes scenes from groundbreaking to dedication showing blasting the terrain with dynamite, equipment and vehicles, finding fossil remains, laborers and African American laborers shooting craps, labor housing, office interiors, the Sante Fe Railway bridge (Lemont, Ill.), the Lockport Road bridge, the monument to Marquette (Summit, Ill.), railroads, and group portraits of administrators.Date Depicted:1892-1900Creator:Chicago Sanitary District. Board of TrusteesCreator Role:creatorPhysical Format:photographic prints;photograph albumsCopyright Notice:No Known CopyrightCredit Line:Chicago History Museum, ICHi-039314_058Accession Number:X.1697.1991Storage Location:Photographs of the Sanitary and Ship CanalHorizon Bib. No.:4803Max Pixels - Width:8256Max Pixels - Height:6192Help improve this content
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