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1. Mayor and Common Council of the City of Chicago, Praying an Appropriation to Protect that City from the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Chicago, Praying an Appropriation to Protect that City from the Encroachments of Lake Michigan, February 17, 1840 Petitions; Mayors; City council members; Taxes; Mayor Alexander Lloyd and the Common Council did not plead for an appropriation of money from the Government. Instead, they asked for an "unconditional donation" of the land in the Fort Dearborn Addition...
2. 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.
3. On the Grand Basin, July 14, 1892 On the Grand Basin, July 14, 1892 Passengers; Piers & wharves; Boats Reproduction of an albumen print
4. 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...
5. 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...
6. Chicago Harbor, from the Rush Street Bridge, from Chicago Illustrated Chicago Harbor, from the Rush Street Bridge, from Chicago Illustrated Harbors; Ships; Piers & wharves; This moonlit view of the harbor is set at the mouth of the Chicago River as it empties into Lake Michigan. A sand bar at the mouth of the River obstructed entrance to heavily freighted vessels, causing...
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