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  • Chicago River E. fr. Clark st. Bridge, open
    Chicago River E. fr. Clark st. Bridge, open
    Image       Stereoview of propeller and two tugboats, one towing a three-masted schooner, in the Chicago River about 1900.
    Image     Stereoview of propeller and two tugboats, one towing a three-masted schooner, in the Chicago River about 1900.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Inside the breakwater
    Inside the breakwater
    Image       Stereoview of a tug towing a pair of barges out of Chicago harbour. A white yacht with a boat out is moored to the left of the picture.
    Image     Stereoview of a tug towing a pair of barges out of Chicago harbour. A white yacht with a boat out is moored to the left of the picture.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • State Street Bridge
    State Street Bridge
    Image       Stereoview of the Chicago River looking east towards Lake Michigan with the State Street Bridge in the foreground. The blur under the right span is probably a tug. Between State Street and the Rush Street bridge several schooners are moored. A forest of masts can be seen beyond Rush. In …
    Image     Stereoview of the Chicago River looking east towards Lake Michigan with the State Street Bridge in the foreground. The blur under the right span is probably a tug. Between State …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Chicago River, elevators Etc.
    Chicago River, elevators Etc.
    Image       Stereoview of the Chicago River about the time of the great fire of 1871. The collection of equipment and sails scattered about the deck of the schooner to the fair right suggests that this may be fitting out for spring. The dark hull in the centre of the screen is …
    Image     Stereoview of the Chicago River about the time of the great fire of 1871. The collection of equipment and sails scattered about the deck of the schooner to the fair …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Chicago River
    Chicago River
    Imagemystery       JAPAN was launched in 1871, but normally ran out of Detroit for Lake Superior ports. The picture appears to date from before the Chicago fire of 1872.
    Imagemystery     JAPAN was launched in 1871, but normally ran out of Detroit for Lake Superior ports. The picture appears to date from before the Chicago fire of 1872.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Chicago River on a Foggy Morning
    Chicago River on a Foggy Morning
    Image       Coloured stereoview of two tugboats and a schooner in the Chicago River about 1898.
    Image     Coloured stereoview of two tugboats and a schooner in the Chicago River about 1898.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Loading the Great Whaleback Ship at the Famous Grain Elevators, Chicago
    Loading the Great Whaleback Ship at the Famous Grain Elevators, Chicago
    Image       An earlier version of this view exists that co-incides with the Columbian Exposition at Chicago and is copyright 1893. A later version of this view was published by Underwood and Underwood.
    Image     An earlier version of this view exists that co-incides with the Columbian Exposition at Chicago and is copyright 1893. A later version of this view was published by Underwood and …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Lake View, Chicago
    Lake View, Chicago
    Image       A small yacht in full sail off Chicago, with a few vessels on the horizon
    Image     A small yacht in full sail off Chicago, with a few vessels on the horizon
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Chicago River, Shipping &c. Chicago
    Chicago River, Shipping &c. Chicago
    Image       Stereoview of at least four tugboats and three schooners in the Chicago River about 1900. Across the river is a grain elevator and a steel swing bridge.
    Image     Stereoview of at least four tugboats and three schooners in the Chicago River about 1900. Across the river is a grain elevator and a steel swing bridge.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Shipping, Chicago, Ill.
    Shipping, Chicago, Ill.
    Image       Two three-masted schooners and a steamboat lie along the banks of the Chicago river. On the near side of the river are a smaller sailing vessel, a ship's boat and a small barge.
    Image     Two three-masted schooners and a steamboat lie along the banks of the Chicago river. On the near side of the river are a smaller sailing vessel, a ship's boat and …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Chicago River
    Chicago River
    Imagemystery       Stereoview of a busy scene on the Chicago River. One of the swing bridges is open to allow the tug to tow the propeller driven steamboat up the river. Schooners line both sides of the river, some with their sails up drying. More masts can be seen in the background, …
    Imagemystery     Stereoview of a busy scene on the Chicago River. One of the swing bridges is open to allow the tug to tow the propeller driven steamboat up the river. Schooners …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Union Steamboat Co.
    Union Steamboat Co.
    Imagemystery       Stereoview of a Union Steamboat Company steamboat moored in front of a second propeller and Chicago Central Elevator A.
    Imagemystery     Stereoview of a Union Steamboat Company steamboat moored in front of a second propeller and Chicago Central Elevator A.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Chicago River and Elevators, Chicago Ill.
    Chicago River and Elevators, Chicago Ill.
    Image       Stereoview from the deck of a steamboat looking at Chicago's grain elevators A and B, with some railroad cars entering B.
    Image     Stereoview from the deck of a steamboat looking at Chicago's grain elevators A and B, with some railroad cars entering B.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • On board the Santa Maria, Columbus' Flagship
    On board the Santa Maria, Columbus' Flagship
    Image       Stereoview of the reproduction of Christopher Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria, on display at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.
    Image     Stereoview of the reproduction of Christopher Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria, on display at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Storm on Lake Michigan
    Storm on Lake Michigan
    Image       Stereoview of waves crashing over a pier near Chicago.
    Image     Stereoview of waves crashing over a pier near Chicago.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The Great Whale Back Steamer, World's Columbian Exposition
    The Great Whale Back Steamer, World's Columbian Exposition
    Image       Stereoview of the whaleback passenger steamboat CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS delivering passengers to the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.
    Image     Stereoview of the whaleback passenger steamboat CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS delivering passengers to the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Lake Front, Michigan Ave., Chicago
    Lake Front, Michigan Ave., Chicago
    Image       Stereoview of a number of people standing and sitting on a wooden pier opposite Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
    Image     Stereoview of a number of people standing and sitting on a wooden pier opposite Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Central Elevator
    Central Elevator
    Imagemystery       Stereoview of a propeller lying off the Central Elevator in the Chicago River.
    Imagemystery     Stereoview of a propeller lying off the Central Elevator in the Chicago River.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Chicago River before the great fire
    Chicago River before the great fire
    Image       This "before" image was published some years earlier by J. Carbutt, of Chicago as number 188 of his "Views of Chicago and Vicinity" series entitled "Chicago River from the Rush Street Bridge" with Carbutt identified as the photographer. Carbutt also marketed this as "No 75 Junction North and South Branches …
    Image     This "before" image was published some years earlier by J. Carbutt, of Chicago as number 188 of his "Views of Chicago and Vicinity" series entitled "Chicago River from the Rush …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Chicago River after the great fire
    Chicago River after the great fire
    Imagecomment       The "after" face of a before-and-after pair of stereoviews illustrating shipping in the Chicago River at the time of the Great Fire of 8 Oct 1871. The perspective is from the vicinity of the Rush Street bridge.
    Imagecomment     The "after" face of a before-and-after pair of stereoviews illustrating shipping in the Chicago River at the time of the Great Fire of 8 Oct 1871. The perspective is from …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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