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Workers in the Hold of a Barge on Goose Island, 1911

Workers in the Hold of a Barge on Goose Island, 1911
Several coal yards were located on Goose Island over the course of its history. Coal coming northward along the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and then the Sanitary and Ship Canal, made its way on barges up the north branch of the Chicago River to Goose Island. Coal was used on the island and in industries elsewhere in the area.