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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Under the Pabst Blue Ribbon Sign in 1943

1943 Jack Delano photograph of Chicago's downtown freight terminal, below the Pabst Blue Ribbon sign

A 1943 Jack Delano photograph of the train tracks in the freight terminal in downtown Chicago, below the Pabst Blue Ribbon sign. The photo was taken for the Farm Security Administration's photography program. You can download a free high-resolution version of this photo from the Library of Congress.

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