Glaciated bedrock
by The Field Museum Library

Glaciated bedrock. Found while digging the Sanitary and Ship canal in Chicago circa 1896. Original size and material: 8x10 inch glass negative Digital Identifier: GEO82997 Part of the Illinois Urban Landscapes Project: www.fieldmuseum.org/urbanlandscapes/

Excavating Chicago Drainage Canal
by The Field Museum Library

Excavating the Chicago Drainage [Sanitary and Ship] Canal with [verify if built by Osgood Steam Shovel Company] steam shovels, digging equipment and heavy machinery. 1896. Original size and material: 8x10 inch glass negative Digital Identifier: CSGEO8769 Part of the Illinois Urban Landscapes Project: www.fieldmuseum.org/urbanlandscapes/

Niagran limestone
by The Field Museum Library

Section of till lying on Niagran limestone. Two men are sitting at the top looking over the area. There are markings or labels on the walls possibly part of Sanitary and Ship [Chicago Drainage] canal excavation series. 1896. Original size and material: 5x7 inch glass negative Digital Identifier: CSGEO3189 Part of the Illinois Urban Landscapes Project: www.fieldmuseum.org/urbanlandscapes/

Section of Sanitary and Ship Canal
by The Field Museum Library

Section of Sanitary and Ship [Chicago Drainage] Canal. 1896. Original size and material: 5x7 inch glass negative Digital Identifier: CSGEO3188 Part of the Illinois Urban Landscapes Project: www.fieldmuseum.org/urbanlandscapes/

Sanitary and Ship Canal near Lockport
by The Field Museum Library

Looking down the Sanitary and Ship [Chicago Drainage] canal near Lockport, Illinois, people and ships. 1896. Original size and material: 5x7 inch glass negative Digital Identifier: CSGEO3187 Part of the Illinois Urban Landscapes Project: www.fieldmuseum.org/urbanlandscapes/

Faulted and moved layers of bedrock
by The Field Museum Library

Faulted and moved layers of bedrock, found while digging the Sanitary and Ship canal in Chicago circa 1896. Original size and material: 8x10 inch glass negative Digital Identifier: GEO82996 Part of the Illinois Urban Landscapes Project: www.fieldmuseum.org/urbanlandscapes/