Photographs of the Sanitary and Ship Canal

ICHi-039314_098

Title: Photographs of the Sanitary and Ship Canal Description: 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: 1892-1900 Creator: Chicago Sanitary District. Board of Trustees Creator Role: creator Physical Format: photographic prints;photograph albums Extent: 11 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: Chicago History Museum, ICHi-039314_098 Accession Number: X.1697.1991 Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Other Storage Location: Photographs of the Sanitary and Ship Canal CHM Catalog ID: 4803 Max Pixels - Width: 8256 Max Pixels - Height: 6192 Help improve this content