How the Union Loop impedes traffic in down-town thoroughfares

Four illustrations depicting traffic scenes around the Chicago Loop area where carriages and horse-drawn trolleys compete for space. Accompanies an article critical of the elevated train structures around downtown Chicago.

Publication date: 1897-09-05

Size: 34.4 x 28.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Business districts--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900
• Traffic congestion--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Illustrations

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (September 5, 1897), Part 5, p. 33

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg