Street scene atop the Dearborn Street Bridge, looking north
Title
Street scene atop the Dearborn Street Bridge, looking north
Subject
Chicago River (Ill.)
Chicago Varnish Company Building
Cobb, Henry Ives, 1859-1931
Caravetta Building
Wagons
Street cleaners
Description
Pictured here as one of Edward H. Bennett's study photos, 1913-1915, is the top of the Dearborn Street Bridge, looking north to the Caravetta or Chicago Varnish Co. Building, designed by Henry Ives Cobb, 1895 (AIC Burnham Library archives site).
The view is fascinating for its glimpse of street life in Chicago in ca. 1913-1915 when this sequence of photos apparently was taken, in preparation for design of Wacker Drive and the Chicago River bridges. There are single business-garbed men walking on both directions, wagons traveling in both directions on their own lanes, and a no-longer-young street sweeper at work with a push broom in the north-bound lane.
The bridge is of riveted metal, with no tall superstructure.
The view is fascinating for its glimpse of street life in Chicago in ca. 1913-1915 when this sequence of photos apparently was taken, in preparation for design of Wacker Drive and the Chicago River bridges. There are single business-garbed men walking on both directions, wagons traveling in both directions on their own lanes, and a no-longer-young street sweeper at work with a push broom in the north-bound lane.
The bridge is of riveted metal, with no tall superstructure.
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
lfspbennett00037.tif
Coverage
1913-1915
Resolution
400 pixels per inch
Dimensions
3999 × 2712 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, “Street scene atop the Dearborn Street Bridge, looking north,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed December 30, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/2023.