We’re back on the tour of the industrial Calumet River, returning slowly to the harbor as we pass many more sites to record. With every glance, another one was approaching, so I grabbed this photo and moved on to the next. It was popular enough on social media, as Chicago’s home to many unions and union members. But as I thought about it while reviewing the pictures, it felt a little unusual. It leaves out women union members, and I have known women union members for many decades. The two characters peeking out from the yellow ladder didn’t make any sense: 0? G-Men? I couldn’t find any other photos of the scene, so I shrugged and let it be. A couple of years later, Forgotten Chicago repeated the tour, so I bought a ticket and was ready to get the entire scene as we passed — we’ll see that tomorrow and solve this.

August 29, 2010. Nikon D90 (DX sensor), 70–300mm Nikon zoom lens at 125mm (35mm equivalent: 187mm), f/8, 1/1,250, ISO 640.