Tis an ill wind that blows nobody good

Men shovel snow off of the Michigan Avenue bridge in Chicago, Illinois, at night. The task of shoveling snow from the streets of Chicago after the March blizzard supplied jobs for 40,000 in 1931.

Publication date: 1931-03-15

Size: 9.8 x 17.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Blizzards--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Snow removal--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Winter--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Night photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (March 15, 1931), p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Madsen, A.

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)