Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Chicago River Elevators, Etc. Chicago, Ill.

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Stereographs
Description
Stereoview of a busy day on the Chicago river. In the front right corner is the two-masted schooner QUEEN OF THE LAKES of Kingston with a load of timber on the deck. A pair of tugboats work their way down the river past a three masted schooner. A grain elevator is in the background.
Inscriptions
"Popular Series"
Date of Original
c1880
Dimensions
Width: 17.7 cm
Height: 8.8 cm
Subject(s)
Grain elevators
Rivers
Schooners
Queen of the West (schooner)
Local identifier
621
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Chicago River
    Illinois, United States
    Latitude: 41.8884929053161 Longitude: -87.6197004318237
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Chicago River Elevators, Etc. Chicago, Ill.


Stereoview of a busy day on the Chicago river. In the front right corner is the two-masted schooner QUEEN OF THE LAKES of Kingston with a load of timber on the deck. A pair of tugboats work their way down the river past a three masted schooner. A grain elevator is in the background.