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[Illinois Central Railway depot, Chicago, Ill.] – Antique Wall Art

[Illinois Central Railway depot, Chicago, Ill.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Illinois Central Railway depot, Chicago, Ill.], [between 1900 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Chicago collection.

(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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A window into the past: [Illinois Central Railway depot, Chicago, Ill.], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Illinois Central Railway depot, Chicago, Ill.]

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This 8-by-10-inch glass negative records a depot of the Illinois Central Railroad in Chicago, a line whose lakefront route and passenger stations shaped the city's south side in the years around 1900. The Detroit Publishing Company, which issued photographs and color prints of American cities and railroads, catalogued it as number 034703, and the record notes a possible attribution to photographer Hans Behm, though that remains unconfirmed. The negative's broken and taped upper-left corner is a reminder that such plates were handled heavily in the darkroom and the warehouse. Railroad stations like this one were often the first sight of the city for arriving travelers.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Possibly by Hans Behm. Negative broken upper left and taped. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034703. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsRailroad stations.United States--Illinois--Chicago.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan798 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-67516

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