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| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Co. of Chicago, Illinois' screw passenger cruise vessel, "South American." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The screw rail ferry, Pere Marquette 18. Flags are flying, including one with her name and the American flag. This was Chicago's largest excursion b... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Sailors passing cases of bottled Coca-Cola (soda) from an International truck to a ship docked at Chicago. City skyline in background. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the International Harvester building, as seen from the northwest. Lake Michigan is in the background. |
| Date: | 07 01 1913 |
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| Description: | The Curtiss flying boat in which Jack Vilas made the first flight across Lake Michigan. Vilas, a Chicago businessman, was greeted by a crowd of aerial enth... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | View from Outer Lake Shore Drive looking south from Foster Avenue. Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline are in the background. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Panoramic bird's-eye view of the heart of the Loop. Labeled sites include: Insurance Exchange, Continental and Commercial National Bank, Post Office, Dear... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of pedestrians and automobiles on Michigan Avenue from a window in the International Harvester building. Grant Park is across the street. |
| Date: | 09 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the U.S. Government War Exposition grounds at Grant Park. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Grant Park and cars on the adjacent street taken from the International Harvester offices. |
| Date: | 09 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the U.S. Government War Exposition at Grant Park taken from a window the International Harvester building on Michigan Avenue. A large sign... |
| Date: | 09 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the U.S. Government War Exposition at Grant Park taken from a window the International Harvester building on Michigan Avenue. A large crow... |
| Date: | 09 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the U.S. Government War Exposition at Grant Park taken from a window the International Harvester building on Michigan Avenue. A large crow... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from a window of the International Harvester offices on Michigan Avenue showing Grant Park. Company employees have written their department n... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from a window of the International Harvester offices on Michigan Avenue showing Grant Park. Company employees have written their department n... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Grant Park through a window of the offices of International Harvester on Michigan Avenue. Trains are passing in the background behind a la... |
| Date: | 01 09 1933 |
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| Description: | Bird's eye view of International Harvester's exhibit building at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago. The shore of Lake Michigan is on the ... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of International Harvester's Wisconsin Steel Works, with a river and Lake Michigan in the background. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of International Harvester's Wisconsin Steel Works (factory). |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Color illustration of the Rush Street Bridge and Chicago River as it appeared in 1861. Includes the C.H. McCormick Reaper Works on the far side of the rive... |
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