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Exhibits

McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 104

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 104
Description
Caption: "Chicago River," c. 1923. A train crosses Michigan Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River in this photograph. The bascule bridge, engineered by the Chicago Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering, opened to traffic in 1920.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
Chicago, Illinois
Date
1923
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb-09-104
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Chicago River and Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago
Type
Still Image