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Bridge at the Century of Progress world's fair during construction
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Loop high-rises and Lake Michigan lakefront
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View looking southeast over Loop skyscrapers towards Lake Michigan. CNA Plaza (333 South Wabash Avenue) with its distinctive rust-red color is at the lower right. The Britannica Center (now Metropolitan Tower, originally Straus Building) with its pyramidal roof and beehive lamp, is to the left of it. Buckingham Fountain, situated within Grant Park, is visible to the left of that. The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) is partially visible at the far left of the image.
Date:
1995; 1972 (CNA Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Aerial view of the Electrical Group building, with Lake Michigan in the background
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Chicago River at Lake Michigan
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Aerial view showing the Chicago River at the juncture with Lake Michigan. North Lake Shore Drive crosses the river at its mouth; open land is along the river on both its north and south banks. Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive), a high-rise apartment building, is at the right.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan
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View of the Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan.
Date:
1964
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Lake Michigan and U. S. Steel South Works
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View looking south on Lake Michigan close to the shore. On the horizon, the United States Steel Corporation's South Works occupies a large area of land jutting out into the lake.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


View of Century of Progress Hall of Science from east across the lagoon while still under construction.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access