Description: Imposing police force in uniform w/ badges. Rifle display behind & mascot boy dead center top line. Identified Sanitary District Police in negative. Chicago undertook a monumental sewage treatment project from 1889 to the opening of the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal in 1900 to protect it’s drinking water at Lake Michigan. The new canal ran parallel to the I&M Canal, but substantially deeper, reversing the flow of the Chicago River. Very likely these men are Pinkerton Police, as the company was both based in Chicago and widely used by industry at the time to suppress labor and or here, property disputes. Strong clarity & contrast photo w/ nothing more than light soiling to white sky. Flimsy 11 x 14” board mount w/ corner loss & dirt.
Price: 750 USD
Location: Irwin, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-24T16:29:43.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Antique: Yes
Type: Photograph
Image Orientation: Landscape
Number of Photographs: 1
Theme: Americana, Cities & Towns, History, Industrial, Social History, Working Life, Labor
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Cities & Towns, History, Industrial, Labor, Social History, Working Life
Vintage: Yes
