“ CHICAGO: A SEAPORT ON THE PRAIRIE ” 1970s CHICAGO, ILLINOIS GREAT LAKES SHIPPING FILM XD43854

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This color film from 1971, “A Seaport on the Prairie“, documents cargo ship traffic in and around the Port of Chicago, Illinois, concentrating on Calumet Harbor, as well as the Illinois River near Beardstown. Directed by Dave Viera for the Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development, the film was presented by International Trade Division, an Illinois Information Service Production. The Port of Chicago consists of several major port facilities operated by the Illinois International Port District. The central element of the Port District, Calumet Harbor, is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Port of Chicago links inland canal and river systems in the Midwestern United States to the Great Lakes, giving the global shipping market access to the St. Lawrence Seaway and linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico by way of the Mississipp