Chicago River, State Street Bridge with trolley car and South Bank building

Title

Chicago River, State Street Bridge with trolley car and South Bank building

Subject

Chicago River (Ill.)
Trolley Cars
Graham and Morton Transportation Company

Description

This photograph is one of a series taken by Edward H. Bennett in preparation for designing Wacker Drive which is north and west of the central business district in Chicago.

The photograph captures a trolley car traveling across the north-south State Street Bridge; further east is the "Graham & Morton Line" building, according to a summer 1915 schedule in a brochure for the St. Joseph, Michigan-based G & M Line. The Chicago office was at the end of Wabash street at the river.

Creator

Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954

Publisher

Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection

Date

1913-1915

Relation

Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection (Lake Forest College)

Format

image/tiff

Type

Image

Identifier

lfspbennett00030.tif

Coverage

1913-1915

Resolution

400 pixels per inch

Dimensions

3999 × 2681 pixels

Original Format

photographic print

Physical Dimensions

14.2 x 8.7 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in)

Files

lfspbennett00030.tif

Citation

Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954, “Chicago River, State Street Bridge with trolley car and South Bank building,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed October 5, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/2016.

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