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Airplane view of Chicago River, Wacker Drive and Michigan Boulevard Bridge, Chicago.
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Title
Airplane
view
of
Chicago
River
,
Wacker
Drive
and
Michigan
Boulevard
Bridge
,
Chicago
.
Description
Chicago
skyline
looking
down
the
Chicago
River
. There are
several
tall
buildings
in
background
, and a
bridge
is
visible
near
the
mouth
of the
river
. There
is
a
water
tank
on the
roof
of a
building
in the
foreground
, and there are
trains
on the
tracks
near
the
water's
edge
.
Streets
and
cars
can
be
seen
below
.
Several
buildings
are
labeled
: the
Medinah
Athletic
Club
, the
Tribune
Tower
, the
Wrigley
Buildings
, the
333
Building
, the
London
Guarantee
and
Accident
Building
,
Mather
Tower
, and the
Union
Carbide
and
Carbon
Building
.
Text
printed
on the
verso
reads
, "A
bird's-eye
view
looking
down
the
Chicago
River
towards
Lake
Michigan
,
showing
the
skyscrapers
that
front
Michigan
Avenue
north
and
south
of the
River
[sic]
. This
part
of
Michigan
Avenue
is
fast
becoming
the
business
center
of
Chicago.
"
Published
by
Max
Rigot
Selling
Co
.,
printed
by
Curt
Teich
.
Bears
Teich
number
3111-29
,
which
dates
this
card
to
1929
.
Subject
Skyscrapers
Cityscapes
Rivers
Bridges
Water tanks
Railroads
Streets
Location Depicted
Chicago River (Ill.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Date Original
1929
Object Type
Postcards
Source
3x5 color postcard, published by Max Rigo Selling Co., Chicago; printed by Curt Teich, Chicago. Item no. 008.185 in the Newton Owen Postcard Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Citation Information
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http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/ulua001/#conditions
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Collection
Newton Owen Postcard Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ulua001/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copying.html/.
Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number
ULUA.008.185
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