Title | Pullman Athletic Island, Lake Calumet |
Description | Only good photo of the grandstands and facilities of Pullman's Athletic Island, the setting for regatas, races and other public athletic events. The brainchild of Nathan Barrett, the island was composed of fill from construction of the town and was an integral part of Pullman life until the death of George Pullman. When town maintenance decreased, the timbers rotted out soon after and the stands were demolished in 1898. It was replaced by a railroad roundhouse, Beman's last Pullman building. |
Subjects | Pullman_Views; |
Creator | H. R. Koopman |
Date | c1890-00-00 |
Format | Photograph (all forms) |
Identifier | 10644: PF2007.27.116 |
Rights | The Pullman State Historic Site provides reproductions of items from its collections for personal or research use. If an image is to be reproduced in any type of publication or on the web, written permission is required and use fees may be assessed. Digitization of some of the items in this collection was developed pursuant to a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, an Office of the Secretary of State using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act. |
Collection | Paul Petraitis Collection; Pullman State Historic Site |