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The circular bridge across the south end of the lagoon.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Mayor Richard J. Daley's early 1960s Clean Up Chicago campaign (Folder 596)
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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: Joseph Warren School (3/25/64, 2/17/65); Whittier School (3/30/62); Wicker Park School (2/8/66); Fan Vlissingen School (3/5/64, 4/20/66); Yale School
Date:
early 1960s
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: La Salle St. (Folder 80)
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Bridges and viaducts: La Salle St. 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.
Date:
1969
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Michigan Avenue bridgehouse
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View of the southwestern bridgehouse of the Michigan Avenue bridge.
Date:
1993; 1928 (bridgehouse sculpture)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial land and Montgomery Ward Company buildings
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View to the east along West Chicago Avenue from west of the North Branch of the Chicago River, with the Chicago Avenue bridge visible. The land in the foreground was occupied by Consolidated Royal Chemical Corporation (657 West Chicago Avenue) and H. Goodman & Sons at the time of the photograph. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), and the Montgomery Ward Administration building stand along the east bank of the river. The John Hancock Center is under construction in the distance.
Date:
1968; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings along East Wacker Drive
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View to southeast of high-rise buildings on East Wacker Drive, facing the south bank of the Chicago River. The Michigan Avenue bridge runs across the lower part of the image. Behind it, four towers which are part of the Illinois Center development are visible. From right to left, they are: One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive); Hyatt Regency Chicago I; Columbus Plaza (233 East Wacker Drive); and Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive).
Date:
1986; 1970 (One Illinois Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River at the Michigan Avenue bridge
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View northeast from the Chicago River at the Michigan Avenue bridge. The docking area for Wendella Boat tours is along the river to the left of the bridge. Part of the Wrigley building is visible at the extreme left of the image; the Tribune Tower stands in the center, and the Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) is partially visible on the extreme right.
Date:
1969; 1925 (Tribune Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Skyline with industrial area and railroad yards
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View of an industrial area with a storage building and railroad yards along the riverfront adjacent to Chicago's downtown Loop. The Merchandise Mart is visible on the left, with the Wallace Press Building in front of it.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
West Wacker Drive office buildings
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View of office buildings on West Wacker Drive along the Chicago River. The lower part of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) is visible on the far left. Adjacent to it is 203 N. La Salle Street. Part of the La Salle-Wacker Building is visible on the right, and part of the Dearborn Street bridge and Chicago River can be seen in the foreground.
Date:
1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
150 North Wacker
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View of 150 North Wacker, showing its location along the South Branch of the Chicago River. The six-story The General Growth building (110 N. Wacker Drive, originally Morton International Inc. headquarters, demolished 2018) stands in front of it. The Merchandise Mart is visible in the distance at the left.
Date:
1973; 1968-1970 (150 North Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ned Brown preserve--Driveway and Parking Areas, scale: not noted
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Standard Circular and Rectangular Drainage Structures, Catch Basins and Manhole; Northwest Division; Job no. 76-20; file no. 8-21 (loc. 1), 8-28 (loc. 2), 8-19 (locs. 3 and 4); sheet 66 of 67 sheets
Date:
ca. 1960s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Ned Brown preserve--Driveway and Parking Areas, scale: not noted
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Typical Sections; Northwest Division; Job no. 76-20; file no. 8-21 (loc. 1), 8-28 (loc. 2), 8-19 (locs. 3 and 4); sheet 64 of 67 sheets
Date:
ca. 1960s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Crossing the ravine
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Exterior. Two campers on bridge and two boys climbing up side of ravine by Camp French.
Date:
ca. 1946
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
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
The Swift & Company "Swift Bridge" exhibit over the twenty-third street bridge.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Apartment building and house overlooking Auburn Park
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View looking northwest across the Auburn Park lagoons towards an apartment building (462 West Winneconna Parkway) and a nineteenth-century house (demolished).
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch of Chicago River and Division Street Bridge
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View looking northwest across the North Branch of the Chicago River towards industrial buildings in Chicago's tannery district. The West Division Street bridge spans the river. To the left of the bridge is the Superior Tanning Company plant (demolished). On the right, behind the bridge, part of the Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing company factory (demolished) is visible. The spire of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church visible against the sky on the left.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Grand Avenue bridge, and the Ohio Street bridge directly behind it, span the river. A tugboat with a barge attached is moored along the west bank of the river, adjacent to an industrial area. A number of industrial buildings, including the Wallace Press Building, and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) stand along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are further north, along the east bank of the river. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower rises to their right. At the far left, multiple railroad tracks are visible.
Date:
1970s; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Grand Avenue bridge, and the Ohio Street bridge directly behind it, span the river. A tugboat with a barge attached is moored along the west bank of the river, adjacent to an industrial area. A number of industrial buildings, including the Wallace Press Building, and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) stand along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are further north, along the east bank of the river. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower rises to their right. At the far left, multiple railroad tracks are visible.
Date:
1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River
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View southwest along the Chicago River, with 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) at the far left, and the former Sun-Times Building, the IBM Building (330 North Wabash), and Marina City on the right. The North Michigan Avenue bridge is in the foreground; the LaSalle-Wacker building stands in the distance, silhouetted against the sky.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Division Street bridge and Goose Island
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Aerial view looking northwest towards Goose Island, with a scrap metal yard and numerous industrial buildings on the island. The West Division Street bridge over the North Branch Canal is in the foreground. In the distance on the right, the Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its tall white smokestack is visible. At the extreme right, part of the J. W. Petersen Coal & Oil Co. building is visible, and behind that, part of the red brick warehouse building at 860 West Evergreen Avenue.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River east of the Michigan Avenue bridge
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Aerial view looking east along the Chicago River to Lake Michigan, from 330 North Wabash. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) and Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are visible on the left. The Columbus Avenue bridge runs across the river in front of the hotel, and North Lake Shore Drive is visible behind it. Upper Wacker Drive is on the right of the image, running along the south bank of the river. Part of the Wrigley Building is just visible at the lower left.
Date:
1994; 1965 (Equitable Building); 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Sun-Times Building with fabric ribbons
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View looking west along the Chicago River from Columbus Avenue. The Michigan Avenue bridge is in the center of the image, and behind it is the Chicago Sun Times Building (now demolished), draped with twenty-eight multicolored fabric ribbons, an installation work by Maya Romanoff entitled "Bess' Sunrise". The IBM Building (330 North Wabash) is visible behind it, and the Wrigley Building is on the right.
Date:
1988; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building); 1969-1971 (IBM Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River at the Merchandise Mart
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View looking east along the Chicago River, with the Merchandise Mart at the far left. The LaSalle Street bridge is in the center of the image, and behind it are the John Moir Trust Building (325 North Wells Street) the Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building (City of Chicago Central Office Building), Marina City, and the IBM Building.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River industrial facilities and Lake Point Tower
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View to the northeast with industrial buildings, warehouses, and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River, and land being cleared for development along the south side of the river. Lake Point Tower rises on the left.
Date:
1972; 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
150 North Wacker and General Growth Building
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View looking northeast along the South Branch of the Chicago River towards the General Growth Building (110 N. Wacker Drive, originally Morton International Inc. headquarters, demolished 2018) and the skyscraper 150 North Wacker. The Washington Street bridge over the South Branch of the Chicago River is in the foreground. Part of the Merchandise Mart is visible in the background.
Date:
1973; 1968-1970 (150 North Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
IBM Building and Sun-Times Building from the Chicago river
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View along the Chicago River towards the IBM Building and Sun-Times building (demolished), with a bridge over the river in front of these. The Marina City towers are partially visible behind the IBM Building.
Date:
1972; 1969-1971 (IBM Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
City of Chicago Central Office Building
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View looking northwest across the Chicago River with the Clark Street bridge in the foreground. Behind the bridge is the Reid Murdoch Center (City of Chicago Central Office building). The Merchandise Mart is visible in the distance on the left.
Date:
1989; 1914 (Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Skokie Valley Project; National Park Service, State Park Emergency Conservation Work; scale: 1 in. = 100 ft
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Construction Plan
Date:
August, 1934
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Ned Brown preserve--Driveway and Parking Areas, scale: not noted
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Standard Reinforced Concrete Headwalls, Types "A" and "B" and Drop Box for Type "A" Headwall; Northwest Division; Job no. 76-20; file no. 8-21 (loc. 1), 8-28 (loc. 2), 8-19 (locs. 3 and 4); sheet 67 of 67 sheets
Date:
ca. 1960s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Marquette Park
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View of the lagoon at Marquette Park.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Branch of the Chicago River and Loop skyscrapers
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View looking northeast along the South Branch of the Chicago River from the West Cermak Road bridge. The South Canal Street bridge is on the right, and the warehouse building at 329 West 18th Street/1891 South Lumber Street is visible behind it. A number of Loop high-rises are visible against the sky, including the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) at the far left.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River east of the Michigan Avenue bridge
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Aerial view looking east along the Chicago River to Lake Michigan, from 330 North Wabash. The Wrigley Building is in the left foreground, and the Michigan Avenue bridge is to the right of it. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) and Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are visible on the left part of the image. Upper Wacker Drive is on the right of the image, running along the south bank of the river.
Date:
1994; 1965 (Equitable Building); 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River
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View southwest along the Chicago River, with high-rise buildings along the south bank of the river. The State Street bridge is in the foreground. 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) is near the center of the image, flanked on both sides by taller high-rises - the Leo Burnett Building on the left, and the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) on the right.
Date:
1995; 1968 (55 West Wacker); 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Randolph Street Bridge
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View of the Randolph Street Bridge over the South Branch of the Chicago river, looking northeast from the river. The lower part of 150 North Wacker is visible behind it.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Branch Chicago River and Loop Skyscrapers
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View northeast along the South Branch of the Chicago River looking towards the skyscrapers 150 North Wacker and 333 Wacker Drive. The General Growth building (110 N. Wacker Drive, originally Morton International Inc. headquarters, demolished 2018) is in the center of the image, behind the Washington Street bridge. Part of the Civic Opera Building is visible on the right.
Date:
1984; 1958 (General Growth Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River towards Lake Michigan
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Aerial view to northeast along the Chicago River. The Dearborn Street bridge is in the foreground, and the two Marina City towers stand on the left. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) is in the middle distance on the north side of the river. To the right, on the south side of the river, are 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building), 75 East Wacker Drive (originally Mather Tower), and the Executive House Hotel (later Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront).
Date:
1967
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marina City and Chicago River
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View looking west along the Chicago River with the Marina City towers (300 N. State Street) in the foreground. Part of the Marina City Office Building is visible adjacent to the towers on the far right.
Date:
1959-1967 (Marina City)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Parking lots along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Kinzie Street bridge spans the river in the lower foreground, and large parking lots cover the land on either side. Further upriver, in the upper part of the photograph, are the West Grand Avenue bridge and, directly behind it, the Ohio Street bridge. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are just visible on the upper right of the photograph.
Date:
1978; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Kinzie Street bridge spans the river in the lower foreground, and large parking lots cover the land on either side. Further upriver, in the upper part of the photograph, are the West Grand Avenue bridge and, directly behind it, the Ohio Street bridge. The Wallace Press Building stands along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. Behind it are the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), the Montgomery Ward Administration building, and the Montgomery Ward Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums).
Date:
1978; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building); 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hubbard Street Railway Yard and Near North Side
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View from the Hubbard Street Yard of the Chicago & North Western Railway, with Near North Side buildings beyond. The John Sexton Building (located at Illinois and Orleans Streets) is visible at the right, behind the passenger train. Behind that is the John Hancock Center. The Wallace Press Building is partially visible at the far left.
Date:
1970; 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and West Wacker Drive office buildings
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View of office buildings on West Wacker Drive, looking west along the main branch of the Chicago River. The R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) is visible at the far left. Adjacent to it to the west are the La-Salle Wacker Building, and 222 North LaSalle (Builders Building). The Dearborn Street bridge is in the foreground.
Date:
1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River at Wolf Point
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View looking east along the Chicago River from Wolf Point. The Franklin Street bridge spans the river, and the Merchandise Mart is behind it on the left. 211 West Wacker (originally the Chicago Evening Post Building) is at the far right.
Date:
1960s; 1930 (Merchandise Mart)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Merchandise Mart and Chicago River
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View of the Merchandise Mart, looking northwest along the Chicago River. The Wells Street bridge crosses over the river.
Date:
1989; 1930 (Merchandise Mart)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ned Brown Preserve, Bike Trail, scale: not noted
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Bridge Approach Section, along Golf Road
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Ned Brown preserve--Driveway and Parking Areas, scale: 1 in. = 100 ft
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Staking Plan; Northwest Division; File no. 8-29
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Women Crossing A Bridge
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Bridge across ravine at Bowen Country Club
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Exterior. Six children on wooden bridge spanning ravine to boys camp .
Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access

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71 Cities and towns 58 Rivers 54 Architecture 16 Waterfronts 11 Industrial districts 11 Office buildings 10 Parking lots 9 Commercial buildings 9 Skyscrapers 6 Apartment houses 6 Building 6 Cycling 6 Trails 5 Industrial buildings 5 Storage facilities 5 Warehouses 4 Exhibition buildings 4 Movable bridges 4 Trees 3 Barges 3 Boats and boating 3 Boys 3 Elevated highways 3 Lagoons 3 Landscape architecture 2 Bridge cranes 2 Bridges--Deterioration 2 Bridges--Foundations and piers 2 Bridges--Maintenance and repair 2 Children 2 Community development, Urban 2 Gasholders 2 Lakes 2 Litter (Trash)--Prevention 2 Parks 2 People 2 Railroad yards 2 Railroads 2 Roads 2 Streams 2 Trails & paths 2 Transparencies 2 Watchtowers 1 Aerial photographs 1 Aerial views 1 Airplanes 1 Amusement parks 1 Art 1 Automobiles 1 Award presentations 1 Bas-relief 1 Bridge railings 1 Bridges--Design and construction 1 Buildings--Remodeling for other use 1 Central business districts 1 Citizen participation 1 City Traffic 1 City traffic 1 Clay 1 Coasts 1 Cofferdams 1 Community development 1 Construction 1 Docks 1 Freight cars 1 Housing, Single family 1 Iron and steel bridges 1 Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion 1 Land use--Maps 1 Litter (Trash) 1 Meetings 1 Models 1 Pageants 1 Pedestrains 1 Pipelines 1 Pipes 1 Planning Drawings 1 Posters 1 Public art 1 Railroad cars 1 Roads--Design and construction 1 School children 1 Sculpture 1 Stone carvings 1 Teens 1 Theater 1 Theaters 1 Tunnels 1 Water treatment plants 1 Winter 1 Youth