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Industrial buildings along North Branch of Chicago River
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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). Beyond that, a coal yard and coal barge are visible at the riverfront. In the distance is the red brick Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its two smokestacks. At the far right part is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished).
Date
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1970; 1953 (Peoples Gas gas holder)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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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.
Date
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1974
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
North Branch Canal, industrial district
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View looking north along the North Branch Canal running along the east side of Goose Island, with the Goose Island shoreline at the left. In the distance is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished). The Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its two tall smokestacks is in the distance on the left.
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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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.
Date
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1972
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Industrial buildings along North Branch of Chicago River
Image
Image
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).
Date
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1969; 1953 (Peoples Gas gas holder)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
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