Plan to connect the Chicago and Calumet Rivers : Chicago's commerce and the pro[blem]s of the new drainage canal

Map of Chicago with side illustrations depicting the proposal of a drainage canal connecting the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. Includes illustrations of the elevators at the Calumet entrance, cut offs proposed for the Jackson Street, Taylor Street, Maxwell Street, 18th Street, and Throop Street bridges, Deering Street, and Stewart Avenue. Accompanies an article about the drainage canal project.

Publication date: 1898-02-06

Size: 52 x 85.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)
• Calumet River (Ill.)
• Hennepin Canal (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Bridges--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900
• Sewerage--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Illustrations
• Maps

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 (February 6, 1898), Part 5, p. 40
• Chicago Sunday Tribune (February 6, 1898), Part 5, p. 41

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg