Laying the corner stone of the present water tower

A crowd gathers to witness the laying of the cornerstone of the Chicago Water Tower on March 25, 1867.

Publication date: 1938-04-24

Size: 9.5 x 9.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1867-03-25

Subject(s):

• Building construction--Illinois--Chicago--1860-1870
• Cornerstone laying--Illinois--Chicago--1860-1870
• Water towers--Illinois--Chicago--1860-1870

Genre(s):

• Photographs

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 (April 24, 1938), Graphic Section/Camera News Review, p. 4

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Historical society