These photos are available thanks to the Strahorn Library and Museum Volunteer Joe Stupar's time spent scanning them.
The photos in this section are from a subdirectory titled "Skokie Valley". These photos may or may not be from there, but in order to keep track of where we can find the photos in the future if need be, we have kept that title for this section.
The photo captions are taken from information written on the slides/photos and/or from research and are enhanced by a spreadsheet that contain additional information, provided via Joe Stupar. The numbers preceding the captions are simply inventory numbers and can be ignored.
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1-View West showing steam shovel in very wet cut at Asbury with track on North side embankment - 07/24/1924 (NSL Photo)
2-View East from in cut at Asbury showing surveyors, and steam shovel loading side dump cars on track on North side - 07/31/1924 (NSL Photo)
3-View West at Asbury showing cut being excavated and wood across cut - 07/31/1924 (NSL Photo)
4-View West at Asbury showing cut being excavated, part of cut filled with water, and wood foot trestle across water - 08/07/1924 (NSL Photo)
5-View West at Asbury showing cut being excavated, workmen down in cut - 08/14/1924 (NSL Photo)
6-View West at Asbury, steam crane in cut, wood form for South abutment constructed - 08/21/1924 (NSL Photo)
7-View West at Asbury, wood form construction for South Abutment, steam locomotive shoving dump gons full of workmen on North side - 08/21/1924 (NSL Photo)
8-View East at Asbury, steam crane in cut, rough layout for north abutment, south abutment framing - 08/21/1924 (NSL Photo)
9-View East at Asbury, lots of wood framing in cut, concrete mixer up on rails over North abutment on construction track - 08/28/1924 (NSL Photo)
10-View West from within cut at Asbury, showing wood framing, work train, and concrete pour - 08/28/1924 (NSL Photo)
11-View NW from South side Asbury, showing forms, concrete pour, and what appears to be drain tile or footing work in cut - 08/28/1924 (NSL Photo)
12-View NW showing forms removed from South Abutment Asbury, North Abutment in forms - 09/04/1924 (NSL Photo)
13-View West from cut Asbury, showing concrete work, surveyor, steam shovel, and steam locomotive on work track - 09/04/1924 (NSL Photo)
14-View East from embankment Asbury, showing construction work on North abutment - 09/04/1924 (NSL Photo)
15-View West from cut Asbury, showing both abutments complete, and bridge support footings installed - 09/11/1924 (NSL Photo)
16-View West showing North abutment with rebar sticking out, drain tiles, also rough ties for track in cut - 09/11/1924 (NSL Photo)
17-View SW from embankment Asbury, showing steam crane erecting steel bridge supports - 09/18/1924 (NSL Photo)
18-View NE from embankment Asbury, showing steam crane erecting steel bridge supports, also CNW boxcar on construction trackage - 09/18/1924 (NSL Photo)
19-View SW from embankment Asbury, showing steam crane setting steel bridge spans - 09/25/1924 (NSL Photo)
20-View SE from street Asbury, showing top of steel bridge girders - 09/25/1924 (NSL Photo)
21-View West from cut at Asbury, showing mostly complete steel for bridge - 10/02/1924 (NSL Photo)
22-View NW from street Asbury, with men working on steel bridge girders - 10/02/1924 (NSL Photo)
23-View SW from embankment Asbury of men working on steel bridge girders - 10/09/1924 (NSL Photo)
24-View NE at Asbury showing workmen laying concrete bridge deck - 10/16/1924 (NSL Photo)
25-View SW from embankment Asbury showing men laying concrete bridge deck, forms for walls installed - 10/16/1924 (NSL Photo)
26-View SW from embankment Asbury showing form for footings for station house, bridge walls - 10/23/1924 (NSL Photo)
27-View North from street Asbury, showing concrete work on bridge deck - 10/23/1924 (NSL Photo)
28-View NE from street Asbury, showing workmen and water pipe on East side of bridge - 10/30/1924 (NSL Photo)
29-View SW from embankment Asbury, showing lots of wood for forms, and workmen assembling forms in cut - 10/30/1924 (NSL Photo)
30-View SW from embankment Asbury, showing stacks of assembled forms for footings, and men working - 11/06/1924 (NSL Photo)
31-View NW from street Asbury, showing water main on bridge supports, below panels in sidewalk - 11/06/1924 (NSL Photo)
32-View SW from embankment Asbury, showing bridge walls complete, men working in cut - 11/13/1924 (NSL Photo)
33-View SW from embankment Asbury, showing workmen on bridge walls, platform footings complete - 11/20/1924 (NSL Photo)
34-View West from track Asbury, showing mostly complete track without 3rd rail, forms for station platforms - 11/27/1924 (NSL Photo)
35-View SW from embankment Asbury, showing wire mesh on platform forms for concrete pour - 12/04/1924 (NSL Photo)
36-View NE from embankment Asbury, showing steel columns for station house, forms for platforms - 12/11/1924 (NSL Photo)
37-View NE from embankment Asbury, showing steel columns for stations, forms for platform mostly complete - 12/26/1924 (NSL Photo)
38-View NE from embankment Asbury, rebar installed on platform deck for concrete pour - 01/03/1925 (NSL Photo)
39-View NE from embankment Asbury, steel erection on station continues, wood forms for station concrete work - 01/09/1925 (NSL Photo)
40-View NE from embankment Asbury, concrete on platforms poured and covered with straw, significant brick work on station house - 01/17/1925 (NSL Photo)
41-View NE from embankment Asbury, brick mostly complete, parts of station wrapped in canvas, work on roof - 01/23/1925 (NSL Photo)
42-View NE from embankment Asbury, windows being installed, wire mesh for stucco being installed, roof work - 01/30/1925 (NSL Photo)
43-View NE from embankment Asbury, stucco being installed, roof over platforms - 02/06/1925 (NSL Photo)
44-View NE from embankment Asbury, stucco mostly complete, light fixtures being installed - 02/20/1925 (NSL Photo)
45-View NE from embankment Asbury, platforms complete - 02/27/1925 (NSL Photo)