Title

Wabash Avenue and elevated railroad, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1910. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Wabash Avenue and elevated railroad, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1910. Postcard showing the a train on the elevated tracks along Wabash Avenue looking north from Van Buren Street. The construction of Chicago's urban rail network, known as the 'L', began in 1892. 57.1 miles of the network runs on elevated tracks.
Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Reference

HRM19D69_355

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,4Mb (1,9Mb) / 8,6in x 13,7in / 2588 x 4103 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel transport transportation exterior city road train tracks street country railway color colour lane avenue travelling Chicago Illinois railway line location century public transport railway track outside civil engineering United States of America United States mass transit 1910s 20th century elevated railway American America USA TGN photograph postcard Curt Teich Postcard Archives Unknown Wabash Avenue photograph postcard