Grant Park, aerial view, Illinois Central Railroad Tracks (no. 2)
Title
Grant Park, aerial view, Illinois Central Railroad Tracks (no. 2)
Subject
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Description
This is one of two aerial views, which focuses on the land east-south-east of the photographer Edward Bennett's vantage point on the Railway Exchange Building, Michigan Avenue. The occasion is a military encampment, 1909-1912, with many small tents across the tracks east of them. The land is built up so that the tracks are below the land level.
Bennett's study views from his rooftop near his office reflected his systematic approach to analyzing the interaction of crowds with the not yet developed Grant Park site, at that time an open fairgrounds.
Bennett's study views from his rooftop near his office reflected his systematic approach to analyzing the interaction of crowds with the not yet developed Grant Park site, at that time an open fairgrounds.
Creator
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954
Source
Box 1, white binder, first page, under other photos
Date
1909? - 1912?
Rights
Relation
Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection (Lake Forest College)
Format
image/tiff
Type
Image
Identifier
lfspbennett00055.tif
Coverage
1909 - 1912
Original Format
photographic image
Files
Collection
Citation
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954, “Grant Park, aerial view, Illinois Central Railroad Tracks (no. 2),” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed November 23, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/1896.