Union Station

Title: Chicago-Union Station-information booth in main concourse
Creator: Bubley, Esther
Date Created: 1948-05

Photograph of people gathered around the information booth at Chicago's Union Station. More images of Union Station can be found here.

These images are part of the Newberry digital collection Daily Life Along the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The CB&Q archives at the Newberry (ca. 5,000 cubic feet) mainly document the nineteenth century operations of the Burlington and its component roads.

Other items of interest include:

Bach, Ira J. A guide to Chicago’s train stations : present and past. Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press/Swallow Press, c1986. Call No. folio TF302.C48 B33 1986

DeRouin, Edward M. Chicago Union Station : a look at its history and operations before Amtrak. Elmhurst, Ill. : Pixels Pub., c2003. Call No. folio TF302.C48 D47 2003

Also check out Union Station related maps at the Newberry.