File:The Great Chicago Lake Tunnel Diagram 1867.jpg

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English: From the title page of "The Great Chicago Lake Tunnel" book, this diagram depicts a cross section of the in-progress construction of the lake tunnel (to connect a water intake crib to an onshore pumping station) in Chicago, IL, U.S.A. built in the 1860's to supply clean drinking water to the growing city.
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Original publication: Wing, Jack. The Great Chicago Lake Tunnel. Chicago: Jack Wing, 1867. Print.

Immediate source: https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=jcIOAAAAYAAJ
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John M. Wing

(Life time: 1845-1916)


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