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Chicago Water Tower, 1929 (b/w photo)

Chicago Water Tower, 1929 (b/w photo)
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IMAGE number
CHH468406
Image title
Chicago Water Tower, 1929 (b/w photo)
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Photographer
American Photographer, (20th century) / American
Location
Chicago History Museum, USA
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1929 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

The Chicago Water Tower, built in 1869 by architect William W. Boyington (1818-1898), was one of the only buildings in the burned zone to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The tower has become a symbol of Old Chicago and the city's regeneration after the fire. Photograph taken for the Chicago Daily News;

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© Chicago History Museum / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
20th century / USA / North America / America (continent) / cityscape / chicago daily news / city / street / downtown / old chicago / mid-west / exterior / conflagration / north michigan avenue / old chicago water tower district landmark / great chicago fire / photography / architecture / chicago water tower / photo / america / skysrapers / photograph / building / chicago / bird's-eye view / illinois / skyline / 1869 / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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