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Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation, South Works
View of Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later United States Steel Corporation South Works), looking northeast from Lake Michigan at East 95th Street. Rail freight cars loaded with automobiles are visible passing in front of the plant. Piles of industrial waste are in the foreground.
1969
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
View in winter, looking southwest from the East 95th Street bridge towards cargo handling facilities along the Calumet River. Steam rises from the river. The Chicago Skyway runs across the image. There is an overhead crane visible at the left of the image. A large gas storage tank stands out against the sky on the right, and concrete storage silos are visible at the far right. Smokestacks and transmission towers for power lines are visible in the distance.
1972
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation, South Works
View looking northeast from a location near East 95th Street towards Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later United States Steel Corporation South Works).
1969
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
View looking southwest from the South Ewing Avenue bridge towards cargo handling facilities along the Calumet River. There are barges and a loading dock in the left foreground and overhead cranes are visible to the right behind these. Concrete storage silos and a large gas storage tank are visible at the far right of the photograph. In the background, the Chicago Skyway runs across the image; power lines are visible in the distance behind the Skyway.
1974
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works, Calumet River
View looking northeast along the Calumet River near its mouth at Lake Michigan. The Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later called the United States Steel Corporation South Works) stood on the north bank of the river.
1969
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
View looking southwest along the Calumet River from the East 95th Street bridge. Cargo handling facilities, including an overhead crane and concrete storage silos are visible. The Chicago Skyway runs behind these. A barge is visible in the lower right corner. Transmission towers supporting overhead power lines are silhouetted against the sky.
1972
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