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Chicago harbor
containing historical retrospect ... descriptions of the public buildings, churches

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Title
Chicago harbor
Creator
Baker, Chicago  
Description
From text: "In 1833 Congress made the first appropriation of $30,000 to improve the harbor. The north pier was run out a short distance and a light-house erected. An embankment was made to cut off the river from her old channel, which had previously emptied into the lake near the foot of Madison street. This work was commenced in the summer of 1833, and vigorously pushed forward. In the following spring came a great freshet, which cleaned out the sand from the mouth, and did more work than all the dredges. In successive years additional appropriations were made, amounting in the aggregate to $144,000. In 1839 the work was suspended, the money having been exhausted."
Date
1869  
Type
Photograph  
File Name
chicagohandbookf00chic_raw_0032.jp2
Source Page
http://www.archive.org/stream/chicagohandbookf00chic#page/32/mode/1up
Link to the Full-Text
http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicagohandbookf00chic
Subject
Harbors  
Coverage-Spatial
The Loop (Chicago, Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal
1860-1869  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Book Title
  • containing historical retrospect ... descriptions of the public buildings, churches  
  • Chicago. A hand book for strangers & tourists to the city of Chicago  
Collection Title
Picture Chicago
Collection
Picture Chicago
TitleChicago harbor
CreatorBaker, Chicago  
DescriptionFrom text: "In 1833 Congress made the first appropriation of $30,000 to improve the harbor. The north pier was run out a short distance and a light-house erected. An embankment was made to cut off the river from her old channel, which had previously emptied into the lake near the foot of Madison street. This work was commenced in the summer of 1833, and vigorously pushed forward. In the following spring came a great freshet, which cleaned out the sand from the mouth, and did more work than all the dredges. In successive years additional appropriations were made, amounting in the aggregate to $144,000. In 1839 the work was suspended, the money having been exhausted."
Date1869  
TypePhotograph  
File Namechicagohandbookf00chic_raw_0032.jp2
Source Pagehttp://www.archive.org/stream/chicagohandbookf00chic#page/32/mode/1up
Link to the Full-Texthttp://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicagohandbookf00chic
SubjectHarbors  
Coverage-SpatialThe Loop (Chicago, Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal1860-1869  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionImages in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Book Title
  • containing historical retrospect ... descriptions of the public buildings, churches  
  • Chicago. A hand book for strangers & tourists to the city of Chicago  
Collection TitlePicture Chicago
CollectionPicture Chicago

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