• Collection ID DN-0064412
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [U. S. Coast Guard crew putting boat in water] [graphic].
  • Dates [1915]
  • 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 a crew putting a boat in the water at the U.S. Coast Guard Station at the mouth of the Chicago River. Three rowboats are in the foreground, and cranes and smokestacks are visible in the background. This image was taken in Chicago, Illinois. The station formerly belonged to the U.S. Life Saving Service, which merged into the U.S. Coast Guard in 1915.
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  • Names
    • United States. Coast Guard
    • Chicago Harbor Coast Guard Station (U.S.)
  • Subjects
    • Military personnel Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Piers & wharves Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Rowboats American Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago River (Ill.) 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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