Disasters
The Great Chicago River Flood of 1849
Lady Elgin
Alvin Clark
1909—George W. Jackson Crib Fire
Chicago River
Reversing the Chicago River
Straightening of the Chicago River
Kilgubbin (Goose Island)
Chicago River House Cleaning
1902—Chicago’s Great River Harbor
Houseboat City
Chicago River Lighthouse
Municipal Pier
Chicago Water Cribs
Chicago River Bridges
Chicago River Bridges
1887 Chicago’s Swing Bridges
1897 Obstruction Report on the Chicago River
Chicago River Bridges in 1913
South Branch Bridges
North Branch Bridges
Main Channel Bridges
Outer Drive Link Bridge
Shipbuilding and Harbor Life
Ships of John Gregory
Winnipeg Ships of John Gregory
Chicago Shipbuilding & Shipyards
Chicago Shipbuilding Company
1868—Government Vessel Numbers
1859—Chicago’s Port List
1860—Chicago’s Port List
1872—Chicago Port List
1874—Chicago Tug Towing Rates.
1884—Ship Captain’s Wives
1885—Chicago Port List
1894—Lake Michigan Storm
1895—Lake Michigan Sailormen
Chicago Harbor Life Saving Station
Vessel Owners’ Towing Company
Submarines & Foolkillers
Chief Denis J. Swenie
Chicago Fire Boats
J. Pierpont Morgan Steamship
Edward Hines Lumber Company Fleet
The Paintings of James E. Forsyth
Christmas Tree Ships
Chicago’s Christmas Tree Ships
Chicago Grain Elevators
Chicago Grain Elevators
Joseph Leiter Wheat Deal
1908 Grain Elevator Fire
1939 Grain Elevator Fire
Water Works
Water Works I (1850-1866)
Water Works II (1867-1871)
Water Works III (1872-1900)
Water 1938—Water Works, the Eighth Wonder of the World
Water Tower II
Chicago Harbor in February
Chicago Tribune
February 17, 1901
Water Entrance to Chicago’s Busy Mart.
1900
The Chicago Tribune stated that the 3 vessels, the Eclipse, of Racine, the Valetta of Canada, and the Fontanelle, of Milwaukee, which were lying at the Clark St. bridge, were pumped dry, and scow Evergreen, with a steam engine on board, having been towed alongside for that purpose, large tanks are to be placed in each vessel which, when pumped out were used to raise the vessels, it took about 3 weeks.
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