Railway Exchange and Gas bldgs., Chicago, Ill.. – Antique Wall Art
![Railway Exchange and Gas bldgs., Chicago, Ill.., [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/27/2705e1a6e1a3-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Railway Exchange and Gas bldgs., Chicago, Ill.. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Railway Exchange and Gas bldgs., Chicago, Ill..
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Two Michigan Avenue landmarks anchor this view: the Railway Exchange Building on the left and the Peoples Gas Company Building on the right, both in Chicago's downtown Loop. The Railway Exchange, completed in the early 1900s, housed railroad offices and was known for its ornate facade and its place in the city's commercial core. The photograph is a glass plate negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, which documented American cities and landscapes in the years before and after 1910. Its record also shows the image was a later gift to the State Historical Society of Colorado.
| Created / published | [between 1910 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Railway Exchange Building at left; the Peoples Gas Company Building at right. G 8260" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072295. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Public utility companies. Office buildings.United States--Illinois--Chicago. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 786 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-73375 |
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