Caissons in the foundations of Tribune Tower rest upon Bedrock

Cross-sectional diagram of the Tribune Tower foundation showing its caissons with the depth from Michigan Avenue to bedrock at 144.5 feet. The illustration shows the boiler room, coal bunkers, press room mailing room, paper storage, and railroad tracks near Austin Avenue.

Publication date: 1934-10-14

Size: 14.5 x 14.1 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Foundations--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Tribune Tower (Chicago, Ill.)

Genre(s):

• Diagrams

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
• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Advertisement Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (October 14, 1934), n.p.

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg