Chicago Waterworks

Artist John Carbutt (American, born England, 1832 - 1905)

Date1871

MediumAlbumen stereograph

DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 3 1/8 × 6 1/16 inches (7.94 × 15.4 cm)
Mount: 3 3/8 × 7 inches (8.57 × 17.78 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.3724

SignedOn mount recto, right edge, in black type: "CARBUTT, PHOTOGRAPHER, / Chicago, Illinois"

InscribedOn mount recto, left edge, in black type: "VIEWS OF CHICAGO, / And Vicinity"; On mount recto, lower right, in black type: "97. Chicago Waterworks.".

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DescriptionImage of a man standing next to a horse drawn carriage while looking out at a limestone building with a tall central tower. In the foreground there are rows of neatly piled stones and building fragments.

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