Part of the Illinois Central Railroad Depot at Chicago

This image from the September 10, 1859 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a portion of the Illinois Central railroad depot at Chicago, Illinois. It illustrated an article entitled "The Great Graneries of Chicago," where it was noted "each of these immense buildings is capable of containing 700,000 bushels of wheat, and 225,000 can be received and stored in each of them in a single day."

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PART OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD DEPOT AT CHICAGO.

About this Document

  • Source: Harper's Weekly
  • Citation: page 580
  • Date: September 10, 1859