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21. Iowa State Building along the Lakefront, ca. 1893. Iowa State Building along the Lakefront, ca. 1893. State government; Beaches; Walking; People; Children Albumen print.
22. Electric Launch on the Grand Basin, 1893 Electric Launch on the Grand Basin, 1893 Fairs; Monuments; Flags; Flagpoles; Fountains; Canals; Gondolas; Buildings; Optical illusions; Waterways; Albumen print.
23. S.S. "Christopher Columbus" (Whaleback), 1893 S.S. "Christopher Columbus" (Whaleback), 1893 Ships; Passengers; Piers & wharves; Whalebacks; Steamboats The S.S. Christopher Columbus is the most famous "whaleback" of the 43 ships of this type built. Whalebacks were developed in Duluth, Minnesota, by Captain Alexander MacDougall for freight service. The...
24. Construction Stage: Dredging, June 1891 Construction Stage: Dredging, June 1891 Dredging; Progress photographs; Digital reproduction of a photograph. Albumen print. Construction for the World's Columbian Exposition: dredging, Chicago's lakefront, June 1891
25. Century of Progress Closing Day, October 31, 1934 Century of Progress Closing Day, October 31, 1934 Certificates; Gondolas; Fountains; Passengers Certificate of attendance
26. To the National Commissioners of the World's Columbian Exposition from Frank I. Bennett, Charles T. To the National Commissioners of the World’s Columbian Exposition from Frank I. Bennett, Charles T. White and James R. Mann, n.d. Research; Committees Frank Bennett, Charles White and James Mann were members of the committee to research the suitability of Jackson Park for the World’s Columbian Exposition. Among the reasons cited by the committee was...
27. Steamship pass #19, assigned to James W. Ellsworth by the World's Fair Steamship Company, July 22, Steamship pass #19, assigned to James W. Ellsworth by the World’s Fair Steamship Company, July 22, 1892 Correspondence; Typed letter, signed, with manuscript additions.
28. S.S. Missouri, August 11, 1934 S.S. Missouri, August 11, 1934 Steamboats; Lakes & ponds; Built in 1904 for the Northern Michigan Transportation Company of Chicago, the Missouri was sister ship to the S.S. Illinois. In the days before highway transportation for freight and mail, these vessels...
29. Sunset on the Dream City Sunset on the Dream City Gondolas; Sailboats; Boats; Sunrises & sunsets; Clouds; Smoke; Buildings; Facsimile watercolor.
30. First Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago, for the year ending December 31, 1858: reported 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 Ships; Shipping; Documents; Commerce; 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...
31. View from the Breakwater, Michigan Avenue, ca. 1860s View from the Breakwater, Michigan Avenue, ca. 1860s Jetties; Stereograph. View from the Breakwater, Michigan Avenue, ca. 1860s. Copelin & Melander, photographers
32. Recreation [Navy] Pier, seen from the Lake, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1921 Recreation [Navy] Pier, seen from the Lake, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1921 Piers & wharves; Amusement piers; Sports & recreation facilities; Waterfronts Postcard.
33. Lake Shore, from Foot of 23rd Street, ca. 1893 Lake Shore, from Foot of 23rd Street, ca. 1893 Debris; Beaches; Coastlines; Lakes & ponds; People Reproduction from a viewbook. Lake Shore, from Foot of 23rd Street, ca. 1893. Rubbish from the Fire was used to fill in the area on the lakeshore between the outlying Illinois Central railroad track and...
34. Plan of Chicago in 1925: Fifteen Years Work of the Chicago Plan Commission, 1925 Plan of Chicago in 1925: Fifteen Years Work of the Chicago Plan Commission, 1925 Plans; Reclamation of land; Coastlines; Digital reproduction of a page on Chicago lake front from the book The Plan of Chicago in 1925: Fifteen Years Work of the Chicago Plan Commission. Issued from the headquarters of the Chicago Plan Commission,...
35. Plan of Chicago Harbor Plan of Chicago Harbor Maps; This 1839 plan for the Chicago harbor illustrates five years of shoreline encroachments and marks the position of the piers on the Chicago River. The blueprint notes that the public ground at Randolph...
36. On the Grand Basin, July 14, 1892 On the Grand Basin, July 14, 1892 Passengers; Piers & wharves; Boats Reproduction of an albumen print
37. World's Fair Steamship Company passenger steamer, 1893 World’s Fair Steamship Company passenger steamer, 1893 Steamboats; Fairs; Water transportation line available from downtown Chicago to the fairgrounds at Jackson Park.
38. Gondolier, 1893 Gondolier, 1893 Gondolas; Rowers; Digital reproduction of a photograph: a gondolier on a gondola, Chicago, 1893.
39. S.S. Minnesota, n.d. S.S. Minnesota, n.d. Steamboats; Lakes & ponds; The S.S. Minnesota began as the iron-package freighter, the Harlem, in Wyandotte, Michigan in 1888. In 1911, she was converted to a passenger steamer for her new owner, the Chicago & Duluth Transportation...
40. S.S. Mabel Bradshaw under way in the late 1890s S.S. Mabel Bradshaw under way in the late 1890s Steamboats; Lakes & ponds; Ships; Sea walls This small, wooden passenger steamer was built in the Spring of 1889, and named for a relative of her owner, Hugh Bradshaw of Chicago. The Mabel Bradshaw's original service ran between Holland, Michigan...
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