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Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933

[Pedestrian bridge over the tracks at the elevated railroad station at South State and VanBuren Streets, viewed at an angle slightly above the tracks and including nearby buildings, a train in the station, and pedestrians on the sidewalk below].

Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
1913 Nov. 1.

SUMMARY
Image of the pedestrian bridge over the tracks at the elevated railroad station at South State and VanBuren Streets, viewed at an angle slightly above the tracks and including nearby buildings, a train in the station, and pedestrians on the sidewalk below. The image was taken previous to the consolidation of the Northwestern Elevated lines with the South Side Elevated lines which occurred on November 3, 1913. The pedestrian bridge facilitated the free transfer of passengers between lines at the same stop which had been previously unavailable.

NOTES
This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer was published in the newspaper on November 1, 1913.

Cite as: DN-0061435, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.

SUBJECTS
Pedestrian bridges--Illinois--Chicago--1910-1919.
Railroad stations--Illinois--Chicago--1910-1919.
Elevated railroads--Illinois--Chicago--1910-1919.
Business districts--Illinois--Chicago--1910-1919.
Pedestrians--Illinois--Chicago--1910-1919.
Wabash Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
Adams Street (Chicago, Ill.)--1910-1919.
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--1910-1919.
Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--1910-1919.
Dry plate negatives.
Gelatin dry plate negatives.
United States--Illinois--Cook County--Chicago.

MEDIUM
1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.

REPRODUCTION NUMBER
DN-0061435

REPOSITORY
Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614-6038.

DIGITAL ID
(original negative) ichicdn n061435 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/ichicdn.n061435

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