Speakers John Lamb and Dennis Cremin of Lewis University emphasize the development of Chicago in relation to the Illinois and Michigan Canal. They discuss and demonstrate the features of a new web exhibit based on Lamb's influential publication A Corridor in Time. Drawing on material in Lewis University's Illinois and Michigan Canal history collection, the web exhibit features essays by experts in the field, photos, maps and more.

Recorded Thursday, September 06, 2007 at The Newberry Library.