Title
Canal #2
Subject
Illinois--Chicago
Illinois--Chicago Sanitary District
Trusts and trustees
Illinois--Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Illinois--Lockport
Shovels
Description
Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago stand with shovels while awaiting approval to open the Bear Trap Dam at Lockport, which would send the water from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the Des Plaines River, eventually reaching the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1900-01-02
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
402424
Chicago Drainage Collection
Chicago Drainage Photo Album
Original Format
photographic print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
12 x 17 cm