A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and...
Scale ca. 1:1,270,000. Hand colored. LC copy annotated in pen-and-ink. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Prime meridian: Philadelphia and London. Shows military bounty lands. Includes historical and des... More
A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, an...
Scale ca. 1:1,270,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: Philadelphia and London. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Includes descriptive and historical notes. Supplements the author's A topographical descri... More
A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and...
Scale ca. 1:1,270,000. LC copy annotated in ink. One annotation shows "Indian line as of treaty in 1784." Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Prime meridian: Philadelphia and London. Includes historical a... More
A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and...
Scale ca. 1:1,300,000. Hand colored. Annotated in ink. One annotation shows where "Genr. Wayne defeated the Indians Augt. 20, 1794." Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Prime meridian: Philadelphia and Lo... More
Pivot Bridge over Illinois River at Peru. (Iron Chords and Iron Turnin...
. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![Map shewing the several routes proposed for the passage of gunboats to the Lakes via: Erie and Oswego Canal; Champlain [Canal]; Illinois River and Chicago [Canal]; Wisconsin, Green Bay [Canal]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvbWFwLXNoZXdpbmctdGhlLXNldmVyYWwtcm91dGVzLXByb3Bvc2VkLWZvci10aGUtcGFzc2FnZS1vZi1ndW5ib2F0cy10by10aGUtM2Q3MzU3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/17/webp "Map shewing the several routes proposed for the passage of gunboats to the Lakes via: Erie and Oswego Canal; Champlain [Canal]; Illinois River and Chicago [Canal]; Wisconsin, Green Bay [Canal]")
Map shewing the several routes proposed for the passage of gunboats to...
Scale ca. 1:3,600,000. Shows canals and navigation routes in northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Civil War maps (2nd... More
Pivot bridge over Illinois River at Peru (Iron chords and iron turning...
Photograph shows a man standing on the banks of the Illinois River with the pivot bridge in the background. Boyington & Rust, Bridge Builders. Office, 157 La Salle Street, Chicago.
Illinois River from "The History of Delaware County, Iowa, containing ...
This image has been taken from scan 000282 from "The History of Delaware County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns &c., a biographical directory of its citizens ... &c. Illustrated". T... More
Sketch of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the proposed Hennepin Ca...
Communications from the President to the House Committee on Railways and Canals of the 48th Congress Regarding the Cession of the Illinois and Michigan Canal to the United States by the State of Illinois
Illinois River from Starved Rock, Panoramic Photograph
J194537 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; July 18, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44823. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O. No. 2.
Illinois River and Valley from Starved Rock, New State Park, Ill. (1)
No. 18372. Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fishing for Mussels, Illinois River, Beardstown, Ill
No. 18380. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Steamboat Traffic on the Illinois River, Beardstown, Ill
No. 18436. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The home of an island farmer on the Illinois River near Ottawa, Illino...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
The home of an island farmer on the Illinois River near Ottawa, Illino...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Slums at Cinder Point between railroad and Illinois River, Peoria, Ill...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a shack, possibl...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
A black and white photo of a man walking down a street, Great Depressi...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
A group of people standing outside of a house. Great Depression FSA ph...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Slums at Cinder Point between railroad and Illinois River, Peoria, Ill...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chillicothe, Illinois. Crossing the Illinois River along the Atchison,...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
STS058-80-020 - STS-058 - Earth observations during STS-58
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-58 mission from the space shuttle Columbia including: McKinney, Texas (034). Strip mining area, Texas (035). Su... More
STS058-80-021 - STS-058 - Earth observations during STS-58
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-58 mission from the space shuttle Columbia including: McKinney, Texas (034). Strip mining area, Texas (035). Su... More
STS058-80-022 - STS-058 - Earth observations during STS-58
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-58 mission from the space shuttle Columbia including: McKinney, Texas (034). Strip mining area, Texas (035). Su... More
Chicago, Illinois as seen from STS-60
STS060-103-089 (3-11 Feb. 1994) --- The Chicago, Illinois area is in this northeast looking low oblique view obtained in February, 1994. Lake Michigan, a good portion covered with ice due to the very cold winte... More
STS090-752-057 - STS-090 - Earth observations taken during STS-90 miss...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-90 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-90, COLUMBIA (O... More
STS090-752-056 - STS-090 - Earth observations taken during STS-90 miss...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-90 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-90, COLUMBIA (O... More
Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route - Eagle Surveying the Illinoi...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A noble eagle overlooks the Illinois River while perched on top of a snowy cliff. Location: Illinois River, Illinois Status: Public do... More
STS090-752-055 - STS-090 - Earth observations taken during STS-90 miss...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-90 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-90, COLUMBIA (O... More
STS090-752-059 - STS-090 - Earth observations taken during STS-90 miss...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-90 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-90, COLUMBIA (O... More
Plan of development for civil works /
"June 1995." Includes index to levees on the Mississippi, Illinois, and Kaskaskia rivers. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
STS090-752-061 - STS-090 - Earth observations taken during STS-90 miss...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-90 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-90, COLUMBIA (O... More
STS090-752-060 - STS-090 - Earth observations taken during STS-90 miss...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-90 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-90, COLUMBIA (O... More
STS090-752-058 - STS-090 - Earth observations taken during STS-90 miss...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-90 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-90, COLUMBIA (O... More
STS079-822-007 - STS-079 - Earth observations taken during STS-79 miss...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-79 mission from the space shuttle Atlantis. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-79, ATLANTIS (O... More
STS079-787-101 - STS-079 - Earth observations taken during STS-79 miss...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-79 mission from the space shuttle Atlantis. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-79, ATLANTIS (O... More
STS085-736-057 - STS-085 - Earth observations taken from orbiter Disco...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation views taken from orbiter Discovery during STS-85 mission. Subject Terms: STS-85, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)... More
Coast Guard Cutter Sangamon, US Coast Guard Photo
The Coast Guard Cutter Sangamon is shown moored amongst sheets of ice at its home port in Peoria, Ill., during a Coast Guard over flight to evaluate the ice conditions on the upper Mississippi River and Illinoi... More
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard verify proper documentation
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard verify proper documentation and interview a boat operator and deckhand during a safety inspection at Monroe Harbor in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2017. The Coast Guard and Illinois Departm... More
Steel bridge over Illinois River at Pearl, Ill
Videodisc images are out of sequence; actual left to right order is 1A-21266, 21265. "943" on L negative; "944" on R negative; "JC" on both negatives. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 047021. Gift; State Historical S... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Steel bridge over Illinois River at Pearl, Ill
Videodisc images are out of sequence; actual left to right order is 1A-21266, 21265. "943" on L negative; "944" on R negative; "JC" on both negatives. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 047021. Gift; State Historical S... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...
Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard verify proper documentation
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard verify proper documentation and interview a boat operator and deckhand during a safety inspection at Monroe Harbor in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2017. The Coast Guard and Illinois Departm... More
Bo Shindler is presented a Meritorious Public Service
Bo Shindler is presented a Meritorious Public Service Award by Rear Adm. Richard Gromlich, commander Coast Guard 13th District, during an awards ceremony at Coast Guard Station Chetco River in Brookings, Ore., ... More
Waterfront in Peoria, Illinois - Public domain image of a steam boat
From the University of Maryland Digital Collections website: "The waterfront in Peoria, Illinois with factories and ships visible in the distance. Postmark: January 1909."
Boyce Grave 5
Graves of William D. Boyce, his wife Mary Jane Boyce, and their children in Ottawa, Illinois, USA. Boyce was a founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
I-39lincolnbridge2
Looking east over the Illinois River on the en:Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge.
FMIB 51849 Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) Illinois ...
Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque). Illinois River. Family Siluridae Subject: Channel catfish, Ictalurus Tag: Fish
Plum Island from Starved Rock
North end of Plum Island in the Illinois River viewed from the Starved Rock overlook
Chautauqua levee road
Closed gravel road on levee between two pools of the Illinois River at Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge near Havana Illinois.
View upstream from Starved Rock
View up the Illinois River from the northern side of Starved Rock at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois.
Murray Baker Bridge at night
Photo by Jay Babin Photo Taken with Canon Digital Rebel from the East Peoria Side of the Illinois River
Griggsville Landing
Illinois River flooding at Griggsville Landing (now a ghost town) in Flint Township, Pike County, Illinois
Gfp-illinois-starved-rock-state-park-across-the-river
A large State Park emcompassing over 2600 acres with many overlooks on the Illinois River and many Canyons as well. View Across the River
Gfp-illinois-starved-rock-state-park-shoreline-landscape
Starved Rock State Park, Illinois River
Gfp-illinois-starved-rock-state-park-up-the-river
Starved Rock State Park, Illinois River
Plumisland
Plum Island view from "Lovers Leap" area of Starved Rock State Park
Fort Pimiteoui - A drawing of a landscape with a river
Français : Iconographie représentant le Fort Pimiteoui situé en Nouvelle-France en 1702.
Biennial report of the director (20343389536)
Title: Biennial report of the director Identifier: biennialreportof18871900i (find matches) Year: [1] (s) Authors: Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Subjects: Publisher: Urbana, Ill Contributing L... More
Bulletin (1904) (20239166690) - Public domain natural history illustra...
Title: Bulletin Identifier: bulletin719041909illi (find matches) Year: 1918 (1910s) Authors: Illinois. Natural History Survey Division Subjects: Natural history; Natural history Publisher: Urbana, State of Il... More
Bulletin (1932) (19807239243) - Public domain natural history illustra...
Title: Bulletin Identifier: bulletin2019321935illi (find matches) Year: 1918 (1910s) Authors: Illinois. Natural History Survey Division Subjects: Natural history; Natural history Publisher: Urbana, State of I... More
Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History (1901) (1...
Identifier: bulletinofillino6190103illi (find matches) Title: Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Year: 1876 (1870s) Authors: Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Subjects: ... More
Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History (1901) (1...
Identifier: bulletinofillino6190103illi (find matches) Title: Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Year: 1876 (1870s) Authors: Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Subjects: ... More
Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History (1910-191...
Title: Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Identifier: bulletinofillino09illi (find matches) Year: 1910-1913 (1910s) Authors: Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Subjects: Na... More
Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History (1901) (1...
Identifier: bulletinofillino6190103illi (find matches) Title: Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Year: 1876 (1870s) Authors: Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Subjects: ... More
Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History (1910-191...
Title: Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Identifier: bulletinofillino09illi (find matches) Year: 1910-1913 (1910s) Authors: Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Subjects: Na... More
Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History (1901) (1...
Identifier: bulletinofillino6190103illi (find matches) Title: Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Year: 1876 (1870s) Authors: Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Subjects: ... More
Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History (1878-(19...
Title: Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Identifier: bulletinofillino07illi (find matches) Year: 1878-(1918) (1870s) Authors: Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Subjects: ... More
Mill "C" Complex, South of Dee Bennet Road, near Illinois River, Ottaw...
Significance: A unique example of industrial architecture, the Sand-Sorting Building contains a large pyramidal roof with multi-light gable dormers. It and the adjacent Sand Draining and Drying Building consti... More
Mill "C" Complex, South of Dee Bennet Road, near Illinois River, Ottaw...
Significance: A unique example of industrial architecture, the Sand-Sorting Building contains a large pyramidal roof with multi-light gable dormers. It and the adjacent Sand Draining and Drying Building consti... More
Mill "C" Complex, South of Dee Bennet Road, near Illinois River, Ottaw...
Significance: A unique example of industrial architecture, the Sand-Sorting Building contains a large pyramidal roof with multi-light gable dormers. It and the adjacent Sand Draining and Drying Building consti... More
Mill "C" Complex, South of Dee Bennet Road, near Illinois River, Ottaw...
Significance: A unique example of industrial architecture, the Sand-Sorting Building contains a large pyramidal roof with multi-light gable dormers. It and the adjacent Sand Draining and Drying Building consti... More
Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois Ri...
Significance: In 1855 the spanning of the Illinois River by the Illinois Central Railroad Bridge was a major engineering achievement; although reconstructed in 1893, the bridge was used from 1855 until it was a... More
Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois Ri...
Significance: In 1855 the spanning of the Illinois River by the Illinois Central Railroad Bridge was a major engineering achievement; although reconstructed in 1893, the bridge was used from 1855 until it was a... More
Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois Ri...
Significance: In 1855 the spanning of the Illinois River by the Illinois Central Railroad Bridge was a major engineering achievement; although reconstructed in 1893, the bridge was used from 1855 until it was a... More
Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois Ri...
Significance: In 1855 the spanning of the Illinois River by the Illinois Central Railroad Bridge was a major engineering achievement; although reconstructed in 1893, the bridge was used from 1855 until it was a... More
Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois Ri...
Significance: In 1855 the spanning of the Illinois River by the Illinois Central Railroad Bridge was a major engineering achievement; although reconstructed in 1893, the bridge was used from 1855 until it was a... More
Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois Ri...
Significance: In 1855 the spanning of the Illinois River by the Illinois Central Railroad Bridge was a major engineering achievement; although reconstructed in 1893, the bridge was used from 1855 until it was a... More