The view of Chicago, a bird's-eye view from the lake shore

Bird's eye view of Chicago, Illinois, from the shore of Lake Michigan in 1853.

Publication date: 1947-06-10

Size: 12.5 x 39 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1853

Subject(s):

• Cities & towns--Illinois--1850-1860
• Streets--Illinois--Chicago--1850-1860
• Chicago Tribune (Firm)--Buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1850-1860
• Historic buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1850-1860
• Rivers--Illinois--Chicago--1850-1860

Genre(s):

• Bird's-eye views
• Cityscape photographs
• Then & now comparisons

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 Daily Tribune (June 10, 1947), Section One, p. 28

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg