General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)I believe this is the Metropolitan Tower. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Tower_(Chicago) PBR. This was the Montgomery Ward & Co. building; the cupola was later removed. Auditorium Theater, if I'm not mistaken. What is this building? Future site of Millennium Park Formerly the C.A.A.
Delano, Jack,, 1914-, photographer.
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General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. 1943 April 1 transparency : color. Notes: Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. Subjects: Illinois Central Railroad World War, 1939-1945 Railroad stations Railroad freight cars Office buildings United States--Illinois--Chicago Format: Transparencies--Color Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-11 (DLC) 93845501 General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a34780 hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3j00096 Call Number: LC-USW36-598 CommentsChicagoGeek
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Great image- showing how the rails / transport system "built' this great City..
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