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Chicago River quayside with freight wagon traffic, a truss bridge, and an elevated train
This is one of the "before" or study photos taken by Edward H. Bennett in 1913-15 prior to planning Wacker Drive and the double-tiering of the Chicago River banks near the Loop or central business district.
Shown here are the road along the…
Shown here are the road along the…
Chicago River quay, perhaps north side looking east
One of a series of "before" or study photos by Edward H. Bennett preparatory to designing new double-tiered Chicago River quays, north of the central business district of Chicago, this probably dates from the the 1913-1915 period, as established in…
Chicago River quay near Union Station, Chicago
This photograph by Edward H. Bennett from 1913 - 1915, appears to be of the area near the old Union Passenger Station (1881-1923) located west of Chicago River. The view is through a truss bridge over the Chicago River at Adams Street, leading to a…
Chicago River bridge base, with riverbank road and freight wagons
This view shows the base of a Chicago River bridge, with freight wagon traffic on the bank next to the river, on a brick roadway.
The study photo is one of a series by Edward H. Bennett taken between 1913 and 1915 in preparation for design of…
The study photo is one of a series by Edward H. Bennett taken between 1913 and 1915 in preparation for design of…
Chicago River bend quayside scene with truss bridges above
This is one of a series of study photos of the Chicago River banks north and west of the central business diistrict, Chicago, 1913-1915, taken by Edward H. Bennett.
The exact location is not yet ascertained, but there is a bend in the river at…
The exact location is not yet ascertained, but there is a bend in the river at…
Chicago River bank and Bascule bridge, from opposite side
Shown behind the bridge, according to the sign painted on the building is the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad freight house no. 5. The 1914 telephone book lists the downtown freight headquarters as Kinzie Street. The bridge is also labelled…
Chicago River and quay, south side looking west
One of Edward H. Bennett's study or "before" photos, apparently taken between 1913 and 1915, for developing the design of Wacker Drive in Chicago. The date of the Butler Brothers building and the latest date the boat could have been present establish…
Chicago Loop interior rooftops, 1909 - 1920
This black and white photo by Edward H. Bennett awaits closer study and possibly comparison to outline drawings of rooftops in Frank A. Randall's History of Chicago Buildings (Urbana: U. of Ill. Press, 1949). It shows central city rooftops shrouded…
Sketch of column from Chartres Cathedral, north portal
A detailed sketch completed by Bennett while studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Sketch of column from Chartres Cathedral, north portal (2)
A detailed sketch completed by Bennett while studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.