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Roger Sullivan, wife and daughter (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2010
Judge Mary Bartelme (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2009
C & NW RR, tank cars going over the hump at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Freight Depot of the U.S. Army consolidating station, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab., Glenview, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories, Glenview, Ill. She turns in her profits to war bonds to provide from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories where she lives, Glenview, Ill. She turns in her profits to war from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab., Glenview, Ill. Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories where she from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab., Glenview, Ill. Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories where she from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Two Navy wives, Eva Herzberg and Elve Burnham, entered war work after their husbands joined the service, Glenview, Ill. They assemble bands for blood transfusion bottles at Baxter Laboratories. Mrs. Burnham is the mother of two children (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab., Glenview, Ill. Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories where she from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Daniel Anastazia, blacksmith's helper, Rock Island R.R., Blue Island, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
John Kelseh, blacksmith, at his forge in the blacksmith shop at the roundhouse, Rock Island R.R., Blue Island, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Thomas Madrigal greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse, Rock Island R.R., Blue Island, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Daniel Anastazia, blacksmith's helper at the roundhouse of the Rock Island R.R., Blue Island, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Roger Sullivan, wife and daughter (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

hockadilly said:
They could almost be brothers.
Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Sullivan
swanq said:
On August 23, Roger Sullivan set sail from Liverpool (UK) to New York City on the Lusitania. See NYT of August 24. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9500E2DD123FE633A... So this might have been taken in New York when they arrived.

General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

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Kumar McMillan said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called freightyards, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Foregoing Pollution said:
also obsolete - and strangely reminiscent...

Diesel switch engine moving freight cars at the South water street freight terminal of the Illinois Central R.R., Chicago, Ill. The N.Y. Central is one of the railroads that lease terminal facilities from the I.C.R.R. (LOC)

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q124 said:
best map.html
Susan Barsy said:
Showing the Wrigley building at the right and the Jewelers Building at center? This picture is interesting because the railroad terminus appears to be at grade, whereas now it is buried under the street (Michigan Avenue) and the Avenue is lined with skyscrapers on both sides.