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View of Lakefront, with Illinois Central Railroad Yards in Foreground, n.d.
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By the turn of the twentieth century, despite the prominent presence of the railroad, Chicago promoted its Lake Front Park as a tourist attraction as well as a recreation area for city residents. In this promotional photograph, the park is barely visible behind the railroad cars along the shoreline.
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