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View of Lakefront, with Illinois Central Railroad Yards in Foreground, n.d.

View of Lakefront, with Illinois Central Railroad Yards in Foreground, n.d.
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.