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  • Collection: Chicago Drainage Collection

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A side view shows the incomplete floodgates of the Bear Trap Dam during construction.

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An engineer examines the progress of the construction of the Bear Trap Dam at the base of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport.

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Construction materials and equipment lie on the top of the Bear Trap Dam.

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An internal view shows wooden support beams underneath an unidentified structure.

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Construction materials lie near a waterway in an unidentfied town.

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Construction workers stand in and along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal as a large cantilever conveyor crane moves excavated earth.

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A landscape view shows a small house along the left side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

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A train passes over a bridge that extends across the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

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A landscape view shows a small waterway that runs parallel to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near an unidentified town.

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A man sits on a large concrete pillar in front of the Bear Trap Dam located at the base of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport.

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Workers and engineers examine the progress of the construction of the Bear Trap Dam at the base of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

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An aerial view shows the construction taking place on the Bear Trap Dam at the base of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

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A man poses for a picture under a large cylinder built into the wall of the Bear Trap Dam at the base of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport.

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Construction materials lie next to the Bear Trap Dam at the base of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport.

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Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago pose for a group photo at the base of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport. The Bear Trap Dam is visible in the background on the left.

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Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago pose for a picture as construction on the Bear Trap Dam nears completion.

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A small stone arch bridge stands over a creek in a wooded area.

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A man poses with two dogs near a stream and bridge in a wooded area.

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Construction workers labor on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal behind a truss bridge.

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Water fills a portion of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal as workers labor under a truss bridge.

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A view of the spoil banks, called the "Sierra Mountains," shows several piles of earth created by the digging of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

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4450 pounds of dynamite sits in boxes in preparation for use blasting sections of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal during construction. Photo caption: "1376 6-28-99 Danger!! 4,450lbs. Dynamite."

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Construction materials lie at a worksite on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal neaxt to a truss bridge.

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Construction nears completion on the Bear Trap Dam at the base of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport.

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A view taken from the top of the construction at the Bear Trap Dam shows a portion of the dam with a large wheel on top.
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