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A contractor's camp labeled "A summer resort" stands on the edge of 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 the main drainage channel from Chicago to Joliet.

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."

Two unidentified children sit outside a wooden building.

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 worker stands near a large hole in the side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal which was the result of a dynamite blast while other workers labor at a location nearby.

A landscape view shows a waterway lined with trees on the far side.

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

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

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

A landscape view shows a creek bending to the left.