Title
Proviso Freight Yard
Subject
Railroads--Freight
Railroad yards
Illinois--Chicago
Railroad trains
Description
The freight yard, located in the northwest Chicago suburbs, was one of the largest switch yards in the world in the early and mid-twentieth century.
Photo caption: "Proviso freight yards, largest switch yards in the world."
Photo caption: "Proviso freight yards, largest switch yards in the world."
Creator
Matsoukas, Nick John
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
401211
Federal Writers Project
Original Format
commercial print
b&w
16
9 x 15 cm