Wabash Avenue, North from Adams Street, Chicago, 1900
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Artifact Overview
Some cities built municipal elevated urban railways to move people quickly. This postcard shows the Chicago "L" about 1900. Note the pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles on the street below.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1900
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.111
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photolithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 6.688 in
Width: 8.938 in
Inscriptions
In lower left corner: 53630 WABASH AVENUE NORTH FROM ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO
In lower right corner: COPYRIGHT 1900 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPH CO.
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