[Calumet-Sag Channel under construction, view down center of canal]

Open URL [Calumet-Sag Channel under construction, view down center of canal]
  • Collection ID DN-0063511
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Calumet-Sag Channel under construction, view down center of canal] [graphic].
  • Dates [1914 Sept. 13]
  • 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 View of the Calumet-Sag Channel under construction. The view is taken down the center of the channel and This image was probably taken near Blue Island, Illinois. Construction began in 1911 and the channel was completed in 1922. It was intended to shift the flow of the Little Calumet, Grand Calumet, and their tributaries and sewage from Lake Michigan to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in the Des Plaines River valley.
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  • Geographic coverage
    • Calumet Sag Channel (Ill.
    • Blue Island (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Subjects
    • Canals Illinois Blue Island 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Canal construction Illinois Blue Island 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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