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Map shows Illinois counties, major roads, township grid, existing towns, marshlands, and mining activity during the early nineteenth century. Includes text describing township grid system. Inset: Map of the lead mine region, east of the Mississippi River. Scale [ca. 1:1,350,000] and [ ca. 1:1,000,000].

Date: 1834

Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Chicago water plan

Map shows Chicago street names, canals, and lake tunnels during the late nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:25,334].

Date: 1878

Creator: Shober & Carqueville

Item Type: Map

Location: None

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Northwest land district of Ilinois.

Map shows township grid for land "ceded to the U.S. by Treaty at Prairie Du Chien" in 1829 and portions of township grid under contract to be surveyed by James W. Stephenson and D. A. Spaulding. Includes text. Outline color. Scale not given.

Date: 1835

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Map of upper Illinois]

Map shows early nineteenth century northern Illinois township grid, existing towns, roads, marshlands and flood plains. Inset: "Vicinity of Galena, the lead region, and part of Wisconsin Territory." Includes notes on historical events with dates and text: "Public lands" and "Land districts." Scale not given.

Date: 1833

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of Chicago Harbor Illinois

Map shows railroads and dock ownership by railroads and corporations in Chicago Harbor during the late nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:2400].

Date: 1890

Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.

Item Type: Map

Location: None

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of Chicago, showing the burnt district

Map shows street names, railroads, railroad stations, parks, wards, and some buildings; area burned in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Scale not given.

Date: 1871

Creator: Freeman & Burr

Item Type: Map

Location: None

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Johnson's Illinois.

Map shows the railroads and counties of Illinois during mid- to late-nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:1,152,000].

Date: [1881..1887]

Creator: A. J. Johnson & Co.

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The tourist's pocket map of the State of Illinois: exhibiting its internal improvements, roads distances &c.

Map shows public land grid, counties, major cities and towns, "stage" roads and distances, and existing and proposed canals in Illinois. Building locations, mineral resources, and mining activity for Joe Daviess County in Illinois and Iowa County in "Ouisconsin" Territory: on inset. Inset: "Map of the lead mine region east of the Mississippi River." Includes legend, population table based on 1830 census, and table of steamboat routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:1,84… more

Date: 1837

Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Skeleton map shewing [sic] the position and connections of the Michigan Southern Rail Road (from Monroe and Toledo to Chigago) with the several great rail road routes to the Atlantic Seaborad and New York City via the South Shore of Lake Erie.

Map shows proposed and existing railroads across states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, "Pensylvania," and part of New York with measured distances between some major cities and towns along the routes. Includes legend. Scale not given.

Date: 1850

Creator: W. Endicott & Co.

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

A map shewing [sic] the continuation of the Dixon Air Line R.R. into the State of Iowa.

Map shows tributary railroad lines from Chicago to the south as far as Keokuk and to the north as far as Minneapolis. Includes table of distances. Scale not shown.

Date: [1854..1874]

Creator: Mendel, Edward, 1827-1884

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

I&GN International Route : The Mexico-St. Louis Special

Map shows railroad route from St. Louis to Mexico City. Railroads, counties, and towns in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory are indicated and areas of Indian habitation are noted. Includes text describing the advantages of "The Mexico-St. Louis Special." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Date: 1906

Creator: International & Great Northern Railroad

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Chicago Union Station - South Side]

South side of the Chicago Union Station which is used by passenger trains of the Penn Central, Burlington Northern and Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroads. The north side of this station is used by trains of the Milwaukee Road.

Date: May 16, 1969

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Concourse Area of Chicago Union Station]

Concourse area of the Chicago Union Station looking toward the main waiting rooms on May 16, 1969.

Date: May 16, 1969

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Chicago Union Station]

Early morning commuters from Chicago Union Station cross the Jackson Street bridge. In the background is the office portion which contains the Station's main waiting room.

Date: 1965

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["California Zephyr" leaving Chicago]

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's "California Zephyr", one of the nation's greatest trains, is leaving Chicago for the Pacific Coast, making a cross-over on the main line tracks south of the Chicago's Union Station in October 1963.

Date: October 1963

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Six Tracks of the Chicago Union Station]

Six tracks south of the Chicago Union Station were busy on this autumn day in 1963. Burlington commuter train (center) backs into the station. The Morning Zephyr is pulled by a switcher on its way to be washed, turned and cleaned for its return run to the Twin Cities as the Afternoon Zephyr. Pennsylvania's The General is departing for New York and the Broadway Limited, which has just arrived from the East, is backing into the terminal.

Date: 1963

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Electro-liner in the Roosevelt Road Yard]

A famous name train which operated for many years between Chicago and Milwaukee, the North Shore Line's "Electro-liner" stands on elevated railway track in the Roosevelt Road Yard, Chicago on January 18, 1963.

Date: January 18, 1963

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Chicago "Pay-Car"]

This photograph portrays an unusual rail consist: Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad's Engine No. 202, a 2-6-2 type heading the "pay-car" in Chicago. In this era the railroad's tracks were being elevated throughout the metropolitan area.

Date: 1915~

Creator: Hastman, Lee

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad's coach yard]

Aerial view of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad's fabulous 51st Street coach yard and facilities in Chicago. At this time the destruction of the nation's great network of rail passenger service was only about two years away.

Date: 1966~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["St. Louis Special" departing Chicago]

Illinois Central Railroad's "St. Louis Special" train No. 1-501, headed by Engine No. 2450 - a mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, departing from the Central Station in Chicago.

Date: 1943~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Suburban commuter train leaving Chicago]

One of Illinois Central Railroad's early suburban trains - headed by Engine No. 1050 - a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive with a consist of five handcrafted wooden cars, having open platforms and under-body truss rods - leaving Central Station in Chicago. At the turn of the century the Illinois Central Railroad was providing commuter service.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Daylight Special" at Chicago Central Station]

One of the Illinois Central's de luxe passenger trains; the "Daylight Special" train No. 19 southbound, stands in the Central Station in Chicago - as passengers entrain - prior to the departure hour : 10:02 AM. This train (and its companion, No. 20 northbound) operated between Chicago, Springfield, and St. Louis. The rail distance was 294.17 miles; and the schedule was 7 hours and 44 minutes: equivalent to a running time of about 40 miles per hour. This photograph was taken in the summer of … more

Date: 1911

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Panama Limited" departing from Chicago]

One of the nation's most well-known name trains, Illinois Central Railroad's "The Panama Limited" headed by Engine No. 1158, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive which burns coal, is departing from Central Station in Chicago. The station's tower is in the left background.

Date: 1920~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Steam engines retired at Chicago Passenger Station]

In the closing years of the "Glory Days of Steam" the Chicago and North Western Railway's work horses stand at track ends in the Chicago passenger station.

Date: 1946~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad