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Bridges and viaducts: 40th St. Bridge; C & Wis RR Viaduct over 70th-71st St.; 92nd St. Bridge; 95th St. Bridge (Folder 102)
Bridges and viaducts: 40th St. Bridge; C & Wis RR Viaduct over 70th-71st St.; 92nd St. Bridge; 95th St. Bridge. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
1971
Bridges and viaducts: 100th St. Bridge; 106th St. Bridge (Folder 103)
Bridges and viaducts: 100th St. Bridge; 106th St. Bridge. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
1971
South Ewing Avenue at East 96th Street
View in winter looking northwest along South Ewing Avenue from the intersection with East 96th Street. The house in the foreground on the right is 9553 South Ewing Avenue; 9543 South Ewing is visible to its left. On the left side of the photograph a two-flat apartment building and a bar (9523 South Ewing) are visible. An advertisement for Schenley whiskey is painted on the side wall of the bar. It reads "Discover whipped-in smoothness!"
1972
Chicago Skyway and State Line Power Plant
View in winter looking east towards the State Line Power Plant, from underneath the Chicago Skyway.
1972
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
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 106th Street, Image 02
Avenue "L" 106th Street. Looking east.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 105th Street, Image 02
Avenue "L" 105th Street. Looking east.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 104th Street, Image 02
Avenue "L" 104th Street. Looking west.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 103rd Street, Image 02
Avenue "L" 103rd Street. Looking east.
1937
Bridges and viaducts: various bridges and viaducts (Folder 113)
Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken. This folder includes images of E. 95th St. Bridge; 100th St. Bridge ; 106th St. Bridge; 130th St. & S. Halsted; State St., Lake Shore Drive. Outer Drive (Ogden Slip).
1972
Houses and three-flats, East Side
View in winter of the rear of houses and three-flats in the residential area located between South Ewing Avenue and the Calumet River.
1972
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 101st Street, Image 01
Avenue "L; 101st Street. Looking north.
1937
Bridges and viaducts: various bridges and viaducts (Folder 121)
Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken. This folder includes images of W. Chicago Ave., W. Division St., W. North Ave.,N. Lake Shore Drive (Outer Drive), N. Michigan Ave., N. Wabash Ave., N. State St., N. Dearborn St., N. Clark St., N. La Salle St., N. Halsted St., W. Division St., N. Milwaukee Ave., N. Des Plaines St., W. Erie St., W. Division St., N. Milwaukee Ave., W. Chicago Ave., S. Canal St., S. Ashland Ave., N. Ashland Ave., W. Wacker Dr., E. Wacker Dr., W. Adams St., E. 92 St., E. 95 St., E. 100 St., E. 106 St., S. Torrence Ave., E. 130 St., W. Kinzie St., plaques.
1973
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 110th Street, Image 03
Avenue "L" 110th Street. Looking north.
1939
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 102nd Street, Image 04
Avenue "L" 102nd Street. Looking south.
1939
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 109th Street, Image 01
Avenue "L" 109th Street. Looking north.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 111th Street, Image 01
Avenue "L" 111th Street. Looking south.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 102nd Street, Image 01
Avenue "L" 102nd Street. Looking east.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 106th Street, Image 01
Avenue "L" 106th Street. Looking south.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 101st Street, Image 02
Avenue "L" 101st Street. Looking east.
1937
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
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
Calumet Park Beach and State Line Power Plant
View looking southeast from the Lake Michigan beachfront at Calumet Park. In the foreground, people use the sandy beach, while behind them others walk along the pier. Rising behind the beach is State Line Power Plant, a coal-fired electrical generating station.
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
Lakefront land with railroad tracks
View of an open area of disused land adjacent to Lake Michigan on Chicago's southeast side, located east of South Ewing Avenue and north of Calumet Park. Abandoned train tracks are visible in the foreground, and in the distance on the right are two railroad car transport cars, one with a load of automobiles on it.
1974
Railway lines serving Chicago's far south side
Map of Chicago's far south side, showing freight railway lines serving the area.
1969
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 110th Street, Image 04
Avenue "L" 110th Street. Looking west.
1939
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 111th Street, Image 02
Avenue "L" 111th Street. Looking west.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 103rd Street, Image 01
Avenue "L" 103rd Street. Looking north.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 104th Street, Image 01
Avenue "L" 104th Street. Looking south.
1937
Junior Citizen's Committee: Taylor School through Walsh School (Folder 594)
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Saint George School (12/10/63, 11/12/64, 2/4/66); Saint Gertrude School (1/16/64); Saint Gregory School (1/10/64, 11/13/64); Saint Helen School (3/16/64); Saint Jane de Chantal School (3/28/63); Saint Jerome School (11/13/64); Saint Jude Church with billboard nearby (11/17/64); St. Ludmilla's School (5/23/66); Saint Mary of the Angels School; Saint Mel and Holy Ghost School (12/13/63); Saint Michael School (4/10/64, 5/20/65, 2/18/66)
1963
Community activities, 1968 (Folder 599)
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 1968 community activities at: Dante, Amelia Earhart and Thomas Hoyne schools; Saint Francis de Paula School; Gallistel, St. George, St. Patrick schools; other unidentified community activities
1968
Bridges and viaducts: 23rd St. Viaduct; W. 35th St. Bridge; 55th St. Underpass; 91st. St. Viaduct; 92nd St. Bridge; 100th St. Bridge. (Folder 84)
Bridges and viaducts: 23rd St. Viaduct; W. 35th St. Bridge; 55th St. Underpass; 91st. St. Viaduct; 92nd St. Bridge; 100th St. Bridge. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
1969
South Ewing Avenue at East 95th Street
View in winter looking northwest along South Ewing Avenue from just south of the intersection with East 95th Street. The Skyway Dog House (9480 South Ewing Avenue) is visible on the left. The two-story brick building on the right houses a bar. Highway signs for US 12 and US 20 are in front of that building. A sign for US 41 is just behind that.
1972
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
Calumet Park and State Line Power Plant
View looking south from Calumet Park towards the State Line Power Plant.
1972
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
Calumet Park, Chicago
View of the Lake Michigan lakefront and park buildings in Chicago's Calumet Park.
1974
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 108th Street, Image 02
Avenue "L" 108th Street. Looking west.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 110th St, Image 02
Avenue "L" 110th Street. Looking north.
1937
Houses, South Avenue H
View north along the east side of South Avenue H, from just south of the intersection with East 106th Street. 10611 South Avenue H is at the right.
1981
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 109th Street, Image 02
Avenue "L" 109th Street. Looking west.
1937
Traffic Intersection at East 112th Street and Avenue "L", Image 02
112th Street; Avenue "L". Looking north.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 110th St, Image 01
Avenue "L" 110th Street. Looking east.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 105th Street, Image 01
Avenue "L" 105th Street. Looking south.
1937
Bridges and viaducts: various bridges and viaducts (Folder 112)
These prints document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken. This folder includes images of E. 92 St. Bridge, E. 95th St. Bridge, E. 100 St. Bridge, E. 103 St. Bridge, E. 106 St. Bridge, S. Torrence Ave. Bridge.
1972
Junior Citizen's Committee: Saint Clothilde School through Francis of Assisi School (Folder 589)
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Saint Clothilde School (4/20/64, 2/9/65, 3/11/66); Saint Denis School (4/16/64); Saint Dorothy School (1/14/65); Saint Felicitas School (3/12/64, 1/20/65, 2/11/66); Saint Francis De Paula School (1/14/65, 4/21/66); Saint Francis de Sales School (2/4/66); Saint Francis of Assisi School (2/23/62)
1962
Houses, South Avenue A (State Line Avenue)
View of houses on the west side of South Avenue A (State Line Avenue) between East 111th and East 112th Streets. A large utility pole rises on the left and power lines run across the sky. Industrial facilities along the Calumet River are in the distance behind the houses.
1969
Houses, South Ewing Avenue
Rear view of houses located on the east side of South Ewing Avenue. The house at the far right (9507 South Ewing Avenue) sits at the intersection of South Ewing Avenue and East 95th Street. Behind the utility pole on the left, part of a cylindrical gas storage tank and an overhead crane are visible. Railroad tracks run alongside the rear of these homes, and in the foreground part of the western edge of Calumet Park is visible.
1972

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30 Roads--Interchanges and intersections 20 Cities and towns 12 Industrial districts 7 Bridges--Foundations and piers 5 Architecture 5 Bridges--Maintenance and repair 5 Elevated highways 5 Iron and steel bridges 5 Movable bridges 5 Rivers 4 African American children 4 Bridges--Abutments 4 Litter (Trash)--Prevention 4 Parks 4 School children 4 Storage facilities 4 Watchtowers 4 Youth 3 Award presentations 3 Barges 3 Bridge cranes 3 Bridges 3 Bridges--Floors 3 Electric power-plants 3 Gasholders 3 Housing, Single family 3 Industrial buildings 3 Railroads 3 Steel industry and trade 3 Streets 2 Activity programs in education 2 African Americans 2 Apartment houses 2 Bridge railings 2 Bridges--Design and construction 2 Bridges--Deterioration 2 Citizen participation 2 Civic improvement--Citizen participation 2 Construction workers 2 Dwellings 2 Expansion joints 2 Housing 2 Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion 2 Railroad tracks 2 Teenagers 2 Teens 2 Viaducts 2 Wood poles 1 Bas-relief 1 Bathing beaches 1 Boats and boating 1 Bulk carrier cargo ships 1 Catholic elementary schools 1 Cofferdams 1 Commercial buildings 1 Community development 1 Concrete bridges--Cracking 1 Construction projects 1 Express Roads 1 Factories 1 Garages 1 Gardening 1 Gardens 1 Graffiti 1 Industrial buildings--Maintenance and repair 1 Iron and steel bridges--Maintenance and repair 1 Moveable bridges 1 Nuns 1 Parade floats 1 Parades 1 Plant maintenance 1 Plaques, plaquettes 1 Political participation 1 Posters 1 Public Schools 1 Roads 1 Roads--Design and construction 1 Roads--Maintenance and repair 1 Scaffolding 1 Shipwrecks 1 Sidewalks 1 Tunnels 1 Vacant lands 1 Waterfronts 1 Wreckers (Vehicles)