Construction #82

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Title

Construction #82

Subject

Illinois--Chicago
Illinois--Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Canals--Design and construction
Construction workers
Construction equipment
Shuttle cars
Conveying machinery
Horses

Description

Two horses and a man stand near a conveyor system with railroad cars and tracks used to move excavated earth during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1896-06-08

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Identifier

402556
Chicago Drainage Collection
Chicago Drainage Photo Album

Original Format

photographic print
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

12 x 19 cm