Where the South Branch of the river crosses city limits

Drawing shows shows a two-tracked railroad bridge crossing the South Branch of the Chicago River near Chicago's city limits in 1898. Railroad buildings and a water tank are in the background.

Publication date: 1898-01-30

Size: 6.3 x 8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: black and white

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1898

Subject(s):

• Garfield Ridge (Chicago)--1890-1900
• Bridges--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900
• Chicago River (Ill.)--1890-1900
• Railroad facilities--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900
• Railroad tracks--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900
• Water tanks--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900
• Rivers--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Drawings
• 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 (January 30, 1898), Part 4/Editorial Sheet, p. 25

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg