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Trumbull Park Homes, South Deering
View of apartment buildings along an open grassy area with benches and playground equipment at Trumbull Park Homes, a Chicago Housing Authority property located at East 106th Street and South Yates Avenue.
1974

Industrial complex, South Torrence Avenue
View of industrial plant along South Torrence Avenue.
1974

Lake Calumet and Calumet River area
Map of the Lake Calumet and Calumet River area, showing expressways and major streets, parks and forest preserves, and railway lines serving the area.
1969

Cargill Inc. grain elevator complex
View of Cargill's grain elevator and wharf complex, located at 12201 South Torrence Avenue on the west bank of the Calumet River.
1972

Railway lines serving Chicago's far south side
Map of Chicago's far south side, showing freight railway lines serving the area.
1969

Ships and barges, Port of Chicago
View of barges, ships, loading docks, and cargo handling facilities at the Port of Chicago.
1969

Lake Calumet Harbor, shipping and industrial facilities
Bird's-eye view sketch by C. William Brubaker of the industrial, storage, and shipping facilities adjacent to Lake Calumet harbor, in the area north of East 130th Street, east of the Calumet Expressway (now Bishop Ford Freeway), and west of South Torrence Avenue.
1969

Acme Coke Plant
View of the Acme Coke Plant, located west of South Torrence Avenue and north of 116th Street. A quenching tower, used for cooling high temperature exhaust gases with water vapor, is on the left of the photograph next to the smokestacks.
1974

Railroad yards, South Deering
View looking southwest from East 103rd Street overpass at a large rail yard. Boxcars in the foreground include one from the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway (C&EI) and another from Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad (DT&I).
1974

Calumet River and Chicago Skyway
View looking north along the Calumet River from the East 100th Street bridge. The Chicago Skyway runs across the image. Behind it are cargo handling facilities, including an overhead crane and concrete storage silos. Two barges are at the right.
1981

Houses, South Escanaba Avenue
Bungalows along the west side of South Escanaba Avenue between East 98th and East 99th Streets. The house on the left of the image is 9830 South Escanaba Avenue.
1981