Search for:

Search for:

Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 42

 

View of a Chicago Fire Department fire station at 228 West Illinois Street, on the north side of that street near the intersection with North Franklin Street. The building to the left of it is now demolished.

About this item


Title:
Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 42
Date of Original:
1975; 1887 (Chicago Fire Department)
Identifier:
bru009_03_gF.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3dx2k
Type:
Image
Notes:
The building at 228 West Illinois Street served as a firehouse until 1968, and was one of the few Chicago firehouses that had three floors.


Rights:
In copyright - non-commercial use permitted
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Cities and towns
Architecture
Fire stations

Photographer:
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002

Form:
Photographs
Medium:
color slides
Extent:
35 mm

Collection Information


Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Show more details:
Folder:
9
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Geographic Information

Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
River North (Chicago, Ill.)