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[Pere Marquette 18 passing State Street bridge, Chicago, Ill.] – Historic Photograph Print

[Pere Marquette 18 passing State Street bridge, Chicago, Ill.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Pere Marquette 18 passing State Street bridge, 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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[Pere Marquette 18 passing State Street bridge, Chicago, Ill.]

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A lake vessel named the Pere Marquette 18 moves along the Chicago River past the State Street bridge, with the drawbridge span and the city's riverfront rising behind it. Chicago's river bridges had to lift or swing open for ships traveling between the river and Lake Michigan, and tugboats often helped larger vessels through the narrow channel, so the scene shows a working waterway at its busiest. The glass negative dates from between 1900 and 1910 and belongs to the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers recorded American cities and transportation in those years. The record suggests it may be the work of Hans Behm.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Possibly by Hans Behm. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034721. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsPere Marquette 18 (Freighter) Cargo ships. Drawbridges. Tugboats.United States--Illinois--Chicago.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 786 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-67533

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