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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
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
Bridges and viaducts: various bridges and viaducts (Folder 111)
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 N. Milwaukee Ave, North Ave, Oakwood Blvd, S. Throop St.,W. Polk St., W. Randolph St., W. Roosevelt Rd., N. State St., and N. Stetson Ave.
1972
Ships and barges, Port of Chicago
View of barges, ships, loading docks, and cargo handling facilities at the Port of Chicago.
1969
Industrial buildings along North Branch of Chicago River
View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River from north of West Division Street. On the left is the Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company factory (demolished). Farther up the river, a coal yard and coal barge are visible at the riverfront. In the distance behind these is the red brick Procter & Gamble plant with its two smokestacks (demolished). On the right is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished).
1969
Barges loaded with lumber arrive at the Century of Progress
1933
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
View looking northeast across the Calumet River from the South Ewing Avenue bridge, towards cargo handling facilities on the river. A barge and an overhead crane are in the foreground, and behind these are other overhead cranes, and cargo storage and loading facilities. Factory smokestacks are visible in the distance.
1974
Material Service Corporation facilties
View, looking southwest from the North Halsted Street bridge at the facilities of the Material Service Corporation (now Prairie Material, Ready-Mix Yard No. 32) at 835 North Peoria Street. Material Service company barges are docked along the North Chicago River adjacent to the facility for offloading cargo. The rear of the St. John Cantius Church is visible in the distance on the right.
1986
Barges
1933
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
Barge on North Branch of the Chicago River
View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the West Division Street Bridge. The Druth Packaging Corporation building, located Goose Island (demolished), is on the right. The Morton Salt warehouse (1357 North Elston Avenue) is near the center of the image. The New Metal Crafts, Inc. warehouse (1308 North Elston Avenue) , with a large painted advertisement for Smirnoff vodka is to the left of it. The St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (1351 West Evergreen Avenue) is on the far left.
1980

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