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  • Collection ID 1986.0591
  • Title Construction of railway bridges and roads in Chicago lantern slide collection [graphic].
  • Dates 1896-1924, bulk 1903-1904.
  • Physical description 87 transparencies : lantern slide, b&w ; 9 x 11 cm. (3 1/3 x 4 in.)
  • Access and usage restrictions To consult this collection in the Research Center it is necessary to make an advance appointment (email: Research@chicagohistory.org ).
  • Collection summary Collection about construction of railroad bridges, trestles, and stations in the Englewood community, 1903-1904, with one photo of a bridge in 1924. Also excavation, curbing and putting down cedar block roads in various areas of Chicago and Oak Park in 1896 and views of the dirt and cedar block roads after rains.
  • Finding Aids Note Container list available (1986-591).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959 (1986.0591).
  • Names
    • Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company Photographs.
    • Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company Photographs.
    • Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railway Company Photographs.
    • Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Photographs.
    • Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company Photographs.
    • Chicago and North Western Railway Company Photographs.
    • Illinois Central Railroad Company Photographs.
  • Subjects
    • Railroad bridges Illinois Chicago 1890-1909. lctgm
    • Trestles Illinois Chicago 1890-1909. lctgm
    • Railroad construction & maintenance Illinois Chicago 1890-1909. lctgm
    • Streets Illinois Chicago 1890-1909. lctgm
    • Streets Illinois Oak Park 1890-1909. lctgm
    • Construction industry Illinois Chicago 1890-1909. lctgm
    • Construction industry Illinois Oak Park 1890-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Pictorial works.
    • Englewood (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Oak Park (Ill.) Pictorial works.
  • Genre Lantern slides. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1986/591.htm