Wabash Avenue, North from Adams Street, Chicago, 1900

THF118831 / 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

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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