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Illinois Central R.R., freight cars in South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

The Palmolive Building Beacon
must have been time-lapse. Note the minute hand is blurred
Given the DIN/ASA/ISOs of the time it had to be a long enough exposure to be called a "time lapse" I guess.
Love this reflection
Illinois Central R.R., freight cars in South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) by The Library of Congress.
Delano, Jack,, 1914-, photographer.

Illinois Central R.R., freight cars in South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill.

1943 April

1 transparency : color.

Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Photograph shows Pabst Blue Ribbon neon sign.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Subjects:
Illinois Central Railroad
World War, 1939-1945
Railroad stations
Signs
Night
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.1a34791

Call Number: LC-USW36-1072 
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arnikristjansson says:

Very lovely shot.
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celticstoneman says:

Stunningly viseral image.
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perfgeek says:

Wartime blackout? Nah...
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jdavis417 says:

Title: The Disorient Express
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beattrapkit  Pro User  says:

That's beautiful.
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m hoek  Pro User  says:

mmmmm PBR
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reubentang says:

still a great beer hahaha
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Roaming Vegas  Pro User  says:

I can remember driving by this when I was a kid.

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Seen on thomashawk.com (?)
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chartno3  Pro User  says:

This is really great!
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ManWithCamera says:

beautiful
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open strings  Pro User  says:

Classic. Great image.
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landseer312 says:

By the same photographer: LOC link
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mattb87  Pro User  says:

Unreal, Chicago.
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