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A man stands on a pipe and surveys the area during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Several workers stand at the base of a large conveyor system used to move shuttle cars full of earth excavated during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Several men stand around and on top of a large piece of digging equipment during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A crane fixed on tracks hoists material during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Construction workers load containers full of excavated earth during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

An aerial view shows a dynamite blast during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Workers add large stone blocks to a retaining wall along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

An interior view shows the workers' dining hall set up for mealtime.

An interior view shows the sleeping quarters for workers on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

An editorial cartoon demonstrates the need for the Chicago Drainage Canal through illustrations of water issues in Chicago during the late nineteenth century. The comic strip reads, left to right, top to bottom: reads: "Grinding it for coffee; Some…

Photo caption: "Some of Ye Oldest Inhabitants along the Drainage. According to Dr. O. C. Farringdon, Field Columbian Museum, they are 41 Million Years Old!!!"

A map shows Chicago in 1812, including Lake Michigan, Wolf's Point Tavern at the west end of the Chicago River, and the southern and northern branches of the "Canoe Route to the Interior."

Two officers stand next to a "Drainage Canal Stove."

A man stands on a mule-drawn shuttle car full of rocks and earth.

Several run-down stone buildings stand amidst tall gresses and trees.

A dirt road, identified as "Lover's Lane," passes through an alley of trees.

A landscape view shows a creek bending to the left.