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

A blueprint created by Lindon W. Bates shows details of a hydraulic dredge used during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

An Illinois Dredging Company ship outfitted with dredging equipment sits in the middle of an unidentified waterway.

Dredging equipment fixed on Illinois Dredging Company ships stands in the business's docks.

Smokestacks emit smoke around the docks of the Illinois Dredging Company.

A wide view shows a canal located near the Illinois Dredging Company office, including a barge, a small ship, and additional equipment used during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

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

Poem written by Isham Randolph, the engineer who oversaw the construction of the Sanitary and Ship Canal. The poem refers to United States Navy Admiral George Dewey's visit to Lockport after the canal opened. The poem reads: "Glad welcome gallant…

Large stone tablets lie in groups near brick and stone structures under construction at Bear Trap Dam.

Workers begin to lay stone around metal pylons during construction at Bear Trap Dam.

Large stone blocks form a stair-like end to a retaining wall under construction.

Construction workers labor near a large pile of rock along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Construction workers break up rock along the side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A large pile of broken rock stands at the end of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal construction site.

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

A wide view of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal shows the progression of construction on the retaining wall.

A landscape view shows construction taking place on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Construction workers use a crane to lift and place large stone blocks in a retaining wall.

Construction workers work on the bed of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Workers load rocks into carts on railroad tracks for transport during construction at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

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

A 1050 pound dynamite blast explodes during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A 500 pound dynamite blast goes off during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A cantilever conveyor crane dumps 1.75 tons of rock onto a large pile during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Three cantilever conveyor cranes stand above a construction site on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.