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Illinois Central [Railway] station, Chicago, Ill. – Antique Print

Illinois Central [Railway] station, Chicago, Ill., [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
Illinois Central [Railway] station, 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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This historic photograph of Illinois Central [Railway] station, Chicago, Ill. brings a moment of history to your wall. 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] station, Chicago, Ill.

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This view shows the Illinois Central station in Chicago, the railroad's main passenger terminal in the city, which handled a steady stream of commuter and long-distance travelers in the early 1900s. The Detroit Publishing Company, which issued views of American towns and rail lines for sale as prints and postcards, probably made this glass negative between 1900 and 1910. The record suggests the photographer may have been Hans Behm, and two variant negatives survive, which points to more than one exposure of the scene. The station's surroundings, with its tracks and lakefront approach, show how central railroads were to Chicago's growth at the time.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium2 negatives : glass ; 10 x 8 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesPossibly by Hans Behm. Negatives are variants. Dup" on B negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070181. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsRailroad stations.United States--Illinois--Chicago.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan778 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-71767

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