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Caption
Navy Pier. Chicago, Ill. The Wonderful Navy Pier at the foot of East Grand Avenue, is one of the great sights of the Middle West. Cost over $4,500,000. It is 3,000 feet long, 292 feet wide. The freight and passenger buildings are each 340 feet long and 100 feet wide and have the largest passenger sheds in the world. On the roof of the two passenger sheds are board-walks, each nearly 1/2 mile long, the longest board-walks between the Oceans.
Physical Description
One linen postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by the Gerson Brothers in Chicago, Illinois and printed by the Metropolitan Post Card Company in Everett, Massachusetts.
Condition
Unused
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–Illinois–Cook County–Chicago
Publisher
Gerson Bros.
Printer
Metropolitan Post Card Co.
Printing Process
Chromolithography
Technique
Artist rendering
Date Issued
1930-1955
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Print Series
1633
Publisher Series
519
Postcard Collection Number
Illinois-11
Digital Collection
San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2013
Image File Size
368 KB
Image Format
Image/Jpeg
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\Illinois\IL-11A
Copyright
This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.
Keywords
Navy Pier (Chicago, Illinois), Piers & Wharves, Lake Michigan Coast (Illinois)
