Chicago River elevators view, photochrome print postcard.
Copyright 1900 by Detroit Photographic Co. Caption for similar image (LC-D4-12626) lists title as: [Chicago River elevators, Chicago, Ill.]. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53631". Forms part of: Photochrom Print ... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Monroe Street, Spanning South Branch of ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, n...
Significance: Like all Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges, the St. Charles Air Line Bridge rotates vertically, lifting to clear the river it spans. This particular bridge is unique, however, in that its des... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, LaSalle Street, Spanning Chicago River a...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful." Survey number: HAER IL-48 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful." Survey number: HAER IL-48 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful." Survey number: HAER IL-48 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful." Survey number: HAER IL-48 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Chicago & North Western Railway, Kinzie Street Bridge, Spanning North ...
Significance: The Kinzie Street Bridge occupies the site of Chicago's first railroad bridge (1852), and also the nation's first all-steel railroad bridge (1879). The line served Wells Street Station and indust... More
West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Chicago Terminal Railroad, South Branch of ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River elevators, Chicago, Ill.
Title from Detroit, Catalogue J (1901); date from jacket. "Dup" on negative. Corresponding glass transparency (LC-D4-50 x) available on videodisc frame 1A-28693. Glass transparency is close variant of original ... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Monroe Street, Spanning South Branch of ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, n...
Significance: Like all Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges, the St. Charles Air Line Bridge rotates vertically, lifting to clear the river it spans. This particular bridge is unique, however, in that its des... More
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, n...
Significance: Like all Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges, the St. Charles Air Line Bridge rotates vertically, lifting to clear the river it spans. This particular bridge is unique, however, in that its des... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, LaSalle Street, Spanning Chicago River a...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, LaSalle Street, Spanning Chicago River a...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful." Survey number: HAER IL-48 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, West Cortland Street, Spanning North Bra...
Significance: Designated a landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Cortland Street Bridge is a double-leaf bascule span that became in the early twentieth century the standard for movable bridg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Clarke Street, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Columbus Avenue, Spanning Chicago River ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Monroe Street, Spanning South Branch of ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, n...
Significance: Like all Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges, the St. Charles Air Line Bridge rotates vertically, lifting to clear the river it spans. This particular bridge is unique, however, in that its des... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, LaSalle Street, Spanning Chicago River a...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape with a watermill, water, decayed building, 18th, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Chicago Terminal Railroad, South Branch of ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Chicago Terminal Railroad, South Branch of ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Franklin Street, Spanning Chicago River ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Bridge No. Z-6, Spanning North ...
Significance: The Milwaukee Road's Bridge No. Z-6 may be the only one of its kind ever built, defying the conventional categories of center-bearing and rim-bearing swing bridges. This ingenious design answers ... More
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Bridge No. Z-6, Spanning North ...
Significance: The Milwaukee Road's Bridge No. Z-6 may be the only one of its kind ever built, defying the conventional categories of center-bearing and rim-bearing swing bridges. This ingenious design answers ... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Halstead Street lift bridge, Chicago, Ill.
Title from jacket. On ship: Conemaugh, Erie. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072291. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, LaSalle Street, Spanning Chicago River a...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful." Survey number: HAER IL-48 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Chicago Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago Rive...
Significance: The Chicago & Alton Railroad bridge was the first Page bascule erected for railroad use. Patented by John W. Page, a Chicago engineer, the Page bascule was not as extensively built as other paten... More
North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Bridge No. Z-6, Spanning North ...
Significance: The Milwaukee Road's Bridge No. Z-6 may be the only one of its kind ever built, defying the conventional categories of center-bearing and rim-bearing swing bridges. This ingenious design answers ... More
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Bridge No. Z-6, Spanning North ...
Significance: The Milwaukee Road's Bridge No. Z-6 may be the only one of its kind ever built, defying the conventional categories of center-bearing and rim-bearing swing bridges. This ingenious design answers ... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of ship dock, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a city skyline. Office of War Information P...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Columbus Avenue, Spanning Chicago River ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, n...
Significance: Like all Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges, the St. Charles Air Line Bridge rotates vertically, lifting to clear the river it spans. This particular bridge is unique, however, in that its des... More
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, n...
Significance: Like all Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges, the St. Charles Air Line Bridge rotates vertically, lifting to clear the river it spans. This particular bridge is unique, however, in that its des... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful." Survey number: HAER IL-48 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Outer Drive, Spanning Chicago River at O...
Significance: At the time of its completion in 1937, the Outer Drive Bridge was the longest and widest bascule bridge in the world. Survey number: HAER IL-54 Building/structure dates: 1929 Initial Constructio... More
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Chicago Terminal Railroad, South Branch of ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Michigan Avenue, Spanning Chicago River ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Michigan Avenue, Spanning Chicago River ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Franklin Street, Spanning Chicago River ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Franklin Street, Spanning Chicago River ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, n...
Significance: Like all Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges, the St. Charles Air Line Bridge rotates vertically, lifting to clear the river it spans. This particular bridge is unique, however, in that its des... More
Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago Rive...
Significance: The Chicago & Alton Railroad bridge was the first Page bascule erected for railroad use. Patented by John W. Page, a Chicago engineer, the Page bascule was not as extensively built as other paten... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Outer Drive, Spanning Chicago River at O...
Significance: At the time of its completion in 1937, the Outer Drive Bridge was the longest and widest bascule bridge in the world. Survey number: HAER IL-54 Building/structure dates: 1929 Initial Constructio... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, West Cortland Street, Spanning North Bra...
Significance: Designated a landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Cortland Street Bridge is a double-leaf bascule span that became in the early twentieth century the standard for movable bridg... More
West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Chicago Terminal Railroad, South Branch of ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Michigan Avenue, Spanning Chicago River ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Michigan Avenue, Spanning Chicago River ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Lake front, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois in 1865 / taken from th...
Topographic drawing shows skyline across Lake Michigan. 34516 U.S. Copyright Office "J.W.O'B 1865" inscribed lower left of image. Not clear if drawn in 1865 or 1892, when copyrighted.
![Twelfth St. Vascule [i.e. Bascule] Bridge, Chicago](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvdHdlbGZ0aC1zdC12YXNjdWxlLWllLWJhc2N1bGUtYnJpZGdlLWNoaWNhZ28tMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "Twelfth St. Vascule [i.e. Bascule] Bridge, Chicago")
Twelfth St. Vascule [i.e. Bascule] Bridge, Chicago
Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A black and white photo of a boat in the water. Office of War Informat...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
A black and white photo of a boat on a river. Office of War Informatio...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
A black and white photo of a boat in the water. Office of War Informat...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
Chicago River east from Rush St. Bridge, Chicago, Ill
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018839. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Columbus Avenue, Spanning Chicago River ...
Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Monroe Street, Spanning South Branch of ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, n...
Significance: Like all Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges, the St. Charles Air Line Bridge rotates vertically, lifting to clear the river it spans. This particular bridge is unique, however, in that its des... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, LaSalle Street, Spanning Chicago River a...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Chicago Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, West Cortland Street, Spanning North Bra...
Significance: Designated a landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Cortland Street Bridge is a double-leaf bascule span that became in the early twentieth century the standard for movable bridg... More
West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Michigan Avenue, Spanning Chicago River ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Bridge No. Z-6, Spanning North ...
Significance: The Milwaukee Road's Bridge No. Z-6 may be the only one of its kind ever built, defying the conventional categories of center-bearing and rim-bearing swing bridges. This ingenious design answers ... More
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Bridge No. Z-6, Spanning North ...
Significance: The Milwaukee Road's Bridge No. Z-6 may be the only one of its kind ever built, defying the conventional categories of center-bearing and rim-bearing swing bridges. This ingenious design answers ... More
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Bridge No. Z-6, Spanning North ...
Significance: The Milwaukee Road's Bridge No. Z-6 may be the only one of its kind ever built, defying the conventional categories of center-bearing and rim-bearing swing bridges. This ingenious design answers ... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of ship dock, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Monroe Street, Spanning South Branch of ...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, LaSalle Street, Spanning Chicago River a...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful." Survey number: HAER IL-48 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful." Survey number: HAER IL-48 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful." Survey number: HAER IL-48 Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Chicago Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, West Cortland Street, Spanning North Bra...
Significance: Designated a landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Cortland Street Bridge is a double-leaf bascule span that became in the early twentieth century the standard for movable bridg... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, State Street, Spanning Chicago River at ...
Significance: Providing for eight lanes of traffic, the State Street Bridge contains three lines of trusses, part of which serve as a railing for the roadway and sidewalks. The railing-truss height was first u... More
West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...
Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More