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| Title: | Scrapbook of the Chicago Subway System |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1914-1919 |
| Manuscript Number: | Crerar Ms 300 |
| Size: | 1 volume |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | This is a collection of newspaper clippings on the planning, construction, and issues surrounding the Chicago subway system. |
The colletion is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Scrapbook of the Chicago Subway System, Crerar Ms 300, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
This is a collection of newspaper clippings which focus on the planning, construction, and issues surrounding the general function of the Chicago subway system. The various means of transportation of Chicago inhabitants is also a subject of some of these articles. Issues of discomforts in strap-hanging and over-crowdedness of subways as well as the worker’s rights of subway car operators are included among the topics addressed in the articles.
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| Volume 1 | Crerar Ms 300 |