• Collection ID DN-0063549
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Columbus Day caravels, people embarking onto boat on Lake Michigan] [graphic].
  • Dates 1914 Oct. 12.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Image of people embarking onto a boat in Lake Michigan in Jackson Park as a re-enactment of Christopher Columbus' journey to the Americas. The view is of the side of the boat and of the dock area. Another boat is visible behind it, and both boats are flying American flags. Jackson Park, located in the Hyde Park and Woodlawn community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is bounded on the north by East 56th Street, the east by Lake Michigan, south by East 67th Street, and West by South Stony Island Avenue.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction The online images are supplied for reference purposes only. All other uses are restricted. To acquire copies, including improved copies, or permission for use, please contact Chicago History Museum, Rights and Reproductions Dept., 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Subjects
    • People 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Boats Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Flags American Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Jackson Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Michigan, Lake 1910-1919.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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