Dearborn Street Bridge, looking North
Title
Dearborn Street Bridge, looking North
Subject
Hunter, Walton & Co.
Cobb, Henry Ives, 1859-1931
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Street cleaners
Description
This view taken by Edward H. Bennett as a study image for redevelopment of the the Chicago river front, 1913-15, shows the Dearborn Street bridge, looking north. A trolley track follows the road north, with a street cleaner at work.
Businesses immediately north of the river at Dearborn and identifiable include: Hunter, Walton & Co., a dairy company housed in architect Henry Ives Cobb's distinctive 1895 Caravetta building (in 2010 Harry Caray's Restaurant) at 33 West Kinzie, a building relating to the former Chicago and Northwestern Railway station, and a sign on a warehouse for Italian-Swiss Colony "fine wines...."
A man is sweeping the bridge surface with a push broom, upper left.
Businesses immediately north of the river at Dearborn and identifiable include: Hunter, Walton & Co., a dairy company housed in architect Henry Ives Cobb's distinctive 1895 Caravetta building (in 2010 Harry Caray's Restaurant) at 33 West Kinzie, a building relating to the former Chicago and Northwestern Railway station, and a sign on a warehouse for Italian-Swiss Colony "fine wines...."
A man is sweeping the bridge surface with a push broom, upper left.
Creator
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954
Publisher
Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection
Date
1913-1915
Rights
Relation
Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection (Lake Forest College)
Format
image/tiff
Type
Image
Identifier
lfspbennett00036.tif
Coverage
1913-1915
Resolution
400 pixels per inch
Dimensions
4000 × 2854 pixels
Original Format
photographic print
Physical Dimensions
14.2 x 8.7 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in)
Files
Collection
Citation
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954
, “Dearborn Street Bridge, looking North,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed April 25, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/2022.