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491 Chicago's Prairie Avenue Elite in 1886, ( Map )
...cities. As the twentieth century dawned, and industry crept closer to the district, Prairie Avenue's...
492 Chicago's Evolving Economic Geography, ( Map )
...a manufacturing city of staggering proportions, and industry of all types spread across the urban...
...a disproportionate amount of heavy industry. For all its diversity, Chicago's manufacturing pattern...
493 Homes on Goose Island, 1909, Photographer: Chicago Daily News( Historical Source )
...Despite the fact that many industries were noxious (and sometimes toxic) neighbors, a small...
...the closing decades of the century by Polish workers drawn to the many new industries on the island....
Date Created: 1909, Date Depicted: 1909
494 Joliet Iron Works Historic Site, 2005, Photographer: Douglas Knox( Historical Source )
...There are no museums devoted to the history of industry and labor in the Chicago...
...region, but landscapes of defunct industries still exist, and in some cases have been preserved and...
Date Created: 2005, Date Depicted: 2005
495 Chicago Miniature Opera Theater, Rigoletto, Photographer: Unknown( Historical Source )
...and his puppets were recruited by the Gas Industries of America to perform at the 1939 New York...
...of the theater's puppets and sets are on permanent exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry....
Date Created: 1939, Date Depicted: 1939
496 The Historic Illinois & Michigan Canal Corridor in 1851, ( Map )
...paper towns." Water power and minerals added industry to the commercial base of many of the canal...
497 Lakefront at 59th Street, 1920-1929, Photographer: Unknown( Historical Source )
...what would soon be the Museum of Science and Industry is still under construction. Outer Lake Shore...
Date Created: c.1920, Date Depicted: c.1920
498 Calumet River and Harbor, 1920s, Photographer: Unknown( Historical Source )
...By the 1920s, the Calumet Harbor was built up with industry and commercial venues. Seen here is the...
Date Created: 1920s, Date Depicted: 1920s
499 Cracker Jack Co. Plant, 1958, Photographer: William S. Engdahl, Hedrich-Blessing( Historical Source )
...produced by E. J. Brach, Tootsie Roll Industries, Wrigley Co. , Curtiss Candy Co. , Blommer...
Date Created: 1958, Date Depicted: 1958
500 O'Leary's on South Halsted Street, 1906, Photographer: Chicago Daily News( Historical Source )
...of the Union Stock Yard, many of the area's customers were affiliated with the meatpacking industry....
Date Created: 1906, Date Depicted: 1906
501 U. S. Department of Defense Access Road, 1970, Creator: U. S. Department of Defense( Historical Source )
...The national importance of defense-related industries in the area led to a recommendation to improve...
Date Created: 1970, Date Depicted: 1970
502 "Chicago's Place In Industrial America," 1952, Creator: Chicago Plan Commission( Historical Source )
...sunbelt and the city's traditionally important industries like railroads and farm equipment began to...
Date Created: 1952, Date Depicted: 1952
503 Ethnic Classifications of Pullman Co. Employees, 1890, ( Historical Source )
...town manager, organized the data by the "industry" in which employees worked (e.g. Pullman Car...
Date Created: , Date Depicted:
504 Reproduction of Memory, Page 2, ( Historical Source )
...Douglas Knox There are no museums devoted to the history of industry and labor in the Chicago...
...region, but landscapes of defunct industries still exist, and in some cases have been preserved and...
505 Soldiers in Gary during Steel Strike, 1919, Photographer: Chicago Daily News( Historical Source )
...Gary, Indiana, while strikers look on. The steel industry's notoriously long hours and the antiunion...
...of prosperity will open for us in the steel industry. But if we falter and fail to act this great...
Date Created: 1919, Date Depicted: 1919
506 Workers in the Hold of a Barge on Goose Island, 1911, Photographer: Chicago Daily News( Historical Source )
...Chicago River to Goose Island. Coal was used on the island and in industries elsewhere in the area....
Date Created: 1911, Date Depicted: 1911
507 "Typical Goose Island Residence," 1891, Creator: Chicago Times( Historical Source )
...Paul Railroad and the smokestacks of local industries, Goose Island residents still appeared to live...
Date Created: 1891, Date Depicted: 1891
508 Advertisement for D. S. Taylor Property, c. 1873, Cartographer: Unknown( Historical Source )
...River, as well as adjacent railroads, provided excellent transportation for industry and trade....
Date Created: c.1873, Date Depicted: c.1873
509 Bird's-Eye View of Stock Yard, 1860s, Creator: James Washington Sheahan( Historical Source )
...view of Union Stock Yard suggests the impact of industries on the residential geography of the city....
Date Created: 1866, Date Depicted: 1866
510 Riverside in 1871, Creator: Riverside Improvement Company( Historical Source )
...stops along these rail lines for farmers, industries, commuters, and various institutions. Real...
Date Created: 1871, Date Depicted: 1871

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