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Plate 115 from The Plan of Chicago by Daniel Hudson Burnham — VisualArtsDB

Plate 115 from The Plan of Chicago

Plate 115 from The Plan of Chicago

Daniel Hudson Burnham

1909

Medium: Pen and black ink with brush and translucent and opaque watercolors over graphite on paper-faced laminate board
Dimensions: 81 × 114 cm (32 × 45 in.)
Genre: architectural drawing
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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graphiteinkarchitecturearchitectural drawingillinoisurban planninglaminate boardChicagopenswatercolor20th Centuryunited states of americapaper (fiber product)

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Plate 80 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Diagram of City Center, Showing the Proposed Arrangement of Railroad Passenger Stations, the Complete Traction System, Including Rapid Transit, Subway, and Elevated Roads, and the Circuit Subway Line.

Plate 80 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Diagram of City Center, Showing the Proposed Arrangement of Railroad Passenger Stations, the Complete Traction System, Including Rapid Transit, Subway, and Elevated Roads, and the Circuit Subway Line.

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Plan of Chicago, Plate 62, Plan of a Proposed Park

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Plate 74 from The Plan of Chicago,1909: Chicago. Diagram of the City Center, Showing the General Location of Existing Freight Yards and Railroad Lines, the Present Tunnel System and Proposed Circuit, and Connections for all these Services, Running to the Central Clearing Yards.

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Bay of Tunis Through Porthole of Steamship Fürst Bismark, Tunisia, North Africa, Travel Sketch

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Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from Twenty-Second Street to Chicago Avenue, Looking Towards the East Over the Civic Center to Grant Park and Lake Michigan

Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from Twenty-Second Street to Chicago Avenue, Looking Towards the East Over the Civic Center to Grant Park and Lake Michigan

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Plate 50 B from Plan of Chicago 1909: Lake Shore from Chicago Avenue on the south to Wilmette on the North.

Plate 50 B from Plan of Chicago 1909: Lake Shore from Chicago Avenue on the south to Wilmette on the North.

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Plan of the Center of the City, the 1909 Plan of Chicago

Plan of the Center of the City, the 1909 Plan of Chicago

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Plate 49 from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago. View of the City from Jackson Park to Grant Park, Looking Towards the West. The proposed shore treatment as a park enclosing a waterway (or a series of lagoons) is shown, together with the enlarged yacht harbor, recreation piers, and a scheme for Grant Park.

Plate 49 from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago. View of the City from Jackson Park to Grant Park, Looking Towards the West. The proposed shore treatment as a park enclosing a waterway (or a series of lagoons) is shown, together with the enlarged yacht harbor, recreation piers, and a scheme for Grant Park.

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View of the Proposed Civic Center Plaza and Buildings, The 1909 Plan of Chicago

View of the Proposed Civic Center Plaza and Buildings, The 1909 Plan of Chicago

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Proposed Civic Center Square, Plan of Chicago

Proposed Civic Center Square, Plan of Chicago

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Plate 72 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Sketch Diagram of Docks Suggested at the Mouth of the Calumet River for Bulk Freight Steamers; Access To Be Had Without Opening of Bridges.

Plate 72 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Sketch Diagram of Docks Suggested at the Mouth of the Calumet River for Bulk Freight Steamers; Access To Be Had Without Opening of Bridges.

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Plate 35 from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago, and Diagram of Lake Michigan. Proposed Roadway to connect all the towns along the shores of the Lake.

Plate 35 from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago, and Diagram of Lake Michigan. Proposed Roadway to connect all the towns along the shores of the Lake.

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