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First Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago, for the year ending December 31, 1858: reported to the Chicago Board of Trade by Seth Catlin, Superintendent


Title	First Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago, for the year ending December 31, 1858: reported to the Chicago Board of Trade by Seth Catlin, Superintendent
Description	Included in this commerce report to the Chicago Board of Trade is a listing of the various craft which sailed between Chicago and other lake ports during the 1859 season. Schooners made up the majority vessels, numbering 571, followed by brigs and propellers. Only six steamers sailed for commercial purposes to Chicago in that year. While nearly 750 vessels were officially recorded in the 1859 report, the listing did not include the tugs and other craft that were employed exclusively in the Chicago River and Harbor. This would have more than doubled the figure of marine activity to 1, 658.
Neighborhood/Street/Venue	Michigan, Lake
Subject.TGM1	Ships Shipping Documents Commerce
Subject.LCSH	Tonnage
Photographer/Artist/Creator	Catlin, Seth
Contributors	Chicago Board of Trade
DateOfOriginal	1858
Time Period	1850; 1851; 1852; 1853; 1854; 1855; 1856; 1857; 1858; 1859
Repository Name	Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
Repository Number	DOCUMENT SPE-CCW 4/31 page 40
Language	eng;
Collection	Chicago City-wide Collection
Rights	http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
Type	Digital image;
Format	image/jpeg;
Original format	Documents
Size	4.9 x 7.8 in.
Subject.LOCAL	Harbor

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