CHICAGO COLLECTION:“Chicago Stockyards”(1965)
Chicago,Illinois Stockyards,Main Bldg,Schuster &Co Bldg,1965.
CHICAGO COLLECTION:“Photo Exhibit at Old Orchard Bank”(1960)
Chicago Illinois Photo Exhibit at Old Orchard Bank. Photo dated Nov 28,1960.
CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTION:“Black Power Rally”(1966)
Black Power rally at Soldier Field,Chicago,Illinois. Photo is dated 7/10/66.
CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTION:“Fleeing Police”(1963)
Chicago woman flees police during school segregation demonstration. Photo is dated Aug 13,1963.
CHICAGO COLLECTION:“Mr. Leather Contest”(1979)
Chicago’s underground Gay Community,circa 1979. Mr. Leather Contest.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Graduating Nurse”(1950)
Graduating nurse,Jean Brandhing,from Barnes Hospital at Michael Reese Hospital,Oct 23,1950.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Store Opening”(1959)
Robert Hall Store front door ribbon cutting,Grand Opening in Glenview,Illinois,March 5,1959.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Newsboys and Girls”(1959)
Newsboys and girls taking scholarship exams at DePaul University,April 18,1959.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Bullet Holes in Sweet’s Car”(1962)
Officers Bob Collins and Bob Perkins looking over bullet holes in Sweets car stopped in the alley in the 1800 block on Madison St,MORE
PRESS COLLECTION:“Girl Gang Assault”(1957)
Police woman Maude E. Dennis with Genevive Shelton,one of five teenage girls that was involved in a girl gang assault on the north MORE
PRESS COLLECTION:“Mexican Boy Scouts”(1963)
Mexican Boy Scouts,Chicago IL. Photo dated June 11,1963.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Cicero Midway Airport”(Undated)
Plane coming in for landing over 63rd &Cicero Midway Chicago.
CRIME COLLECTION:“Corpse of Bank Robber”(1957)
Bank Guard and retired police officer,Ed Vyzral,shot this hold up man during an attempted robbery at Chicago Savings and Loan on State MORE
TRAIN COLLECTION:“Between Trains”(1947)
Crowds Relaxing Between Trains . Chicago IL Photo dated Aug 19,1947.
CHICAGO COLLECTION:“VP Nixon”(1955)
Rotarians in their final meeting in Chicago Stadium,Vice President Richard Nixon speaks to group. June 2,1955.
CHICAGO COLLECTION:“Girls Gym Class”(1971)
Lyons Township High School gym class directed by Miss Margaret Dunlop,PE Instructor,Oct 26,1959.
CHICAGO COLLECTION:“Farewell Party for Marlin”(1962)
Farewell Party for Marlin Perkins on E Jackson Blvd,Peter B Bensinger,Mrs Pierre Blouke,Mrs Marlin Perkins and Marlin leaving Chicago for St Louis,Sept 21 1962 MORE
NEGATIVE COLLECTION:“Chicago Girl Gang Assault”(1957)
Police woman Maude E Dennis with Genevive Shelton,one of five teen age girls that was involved in the girl gang assault on the MORE
PRESS COLLECTION:“Home for Refugees and Polish People”(1962)
Franciscan Brother Francis Maciaszik and Stanislaw Pliszeynski in the Home for Refugees and Polish People at 1343 N. California Avenue in Chicago. Brother Maciaszik MORE
PRESS COLLECTION:“Tryouts for Playboy Bunnies”(1963)
Tryouts for Playboy bunnies,Playboy Club on E Walton,as applicants listen to instructions from Joanie and Keith Hefner,Jan 7,1963.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Brides of Christ”(1944)
The novices of St. Casamir’s Academy at 2601 Marquette Rd. lie prostrate on the floor of the chapel during a ceremony in which they MORE
PRESS COLLECTION:“President Lyndon B. Johnson at Chicago’s McCormick Place”(1964)
President Lyndon B Johnson at Dinner for Democratic Party at McCormick Place,April 23,1964.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Chicago Coastline”(1979)
Chicago Residents Enjoy Downtown Coastline. September 9,1979. Beaches closed but that doesn’t stop the crowds from enjoying the coastline.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Harry Truman at the Chicago Sun-Times”(1956)
Harry Truman at Chicago Sun-Times. Former President Harry Truman and members of the Chicago Sun-Times at a luncheon,August 13,1956 in Chicago.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Aerial of Oak St. Beach,Chicago”(1968)
Ariel View of Oak St. Beach Chicago. Oak Street Beach August 19,1968. Overhead view of beach almost deserted due to polluted water.
PRESS COLLECTION:“American Indian Conference”(1961)
Jaunita Groves,Glen Lloyd and Stella LaRosa have a reunion for the first time in 40 years at the American Indian Conference at Soldier MORE
PRESS COLLECTION:“Chicago Ghetto”(1958)
This ghetto area behind St. Pauls Church at 50th and Blackstone was pictured Feb 20,1958.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Future Homemakers of America”(1956)
FHA National Officers 1956
Shirley Fleagle of Maryland and Milda Kussler of N. Dakota are standing. Pat Lormand of Kaplan Louisiana,Carol Pierson of Alton MORE
PRESS COLLECTION:“Arsonist”(1964)
Eugene Kopezynski being led out of the Hollywood Hotel at 677 N. Clark Street in Chicago after he re-enacted setting off a fire on the MORE
PRESS COLLECTION:“X-Mas Packages at the Post Office”(1948)
Massive Amount of X-mas packages at The Chicago Post Office in 1948.
PRESS COLLECTION:“Bad Smog Over Chicago,Illinois”(1960)
Bad smog is covering Michigan Avenue in Chicago in this January 1960 photo taken from the top of a nearby building.
CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTION:“Congress Plaza Civil Rights Rally”(1963)
Crowd gathered at Congress Plaza in Chicago to hear comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory speak on May 13,1963.
CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTION:“Chicago Civil Rights Stall-ins”(1964)
Protesters picketing in front of the State of Illinois Building on LaSalle Street in Chicago,April 22,1964. The were supporting the stall-in civil MORE
PRESS COLLECTION:“Model Home”(1959)
Model home of Lieblich Home Builders at 320 W. Roosevelt Road in the Villa Park suburb of Chicago. The photo was taken on September MORE
CHARLES CUSHMAN COLLECTION:“Jackson Park Lagoon” (1941)
Jackson Park Lagoon South of Wooded Islands,Chicago,IL.
Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection
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PRESS COLLECTION:“Pajama Dance”(1961)
Northwestern University’s Sigma Pi fraternity doing the bunny hop during their Pajama Costume Dance at Lake Tower Hotel,February 17,1961.
CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTION:“Arrested in Chicago”(1965)
A group of civil rights demonstrators who were arrested for protesting in front of Chicago City Hall,March 9,1965. (1st District police station) MORE
RAILROAD COLLECTION:“Electric Line”(1941)
Photo of Electric Line Follows Steam Railroad by Streamlining Chicago.
RUSSELL LEE:“Street in Negro section of Chicago,Illinois.” (1941)
Street in Negro section of Chicago,Illinois. 1941
TRAIN COLLECTION:“L Train Derails”(1960)
L Train Derails Chicago 63rd &Calumet. Photo is dated April 21,1960 L Train derailment at 63rd &Calumet Chicago.
TRAIN COLLECTION:“Truman Changing Trains in Dearborn”(1962)
Former President Harry S. Truman changing trains,Dearborn Station,on his way to Washington DC,August 8,1962.
RAILROAD COLLECTION:“Train Accident”(1959)
Passengers Of Train Accident On L Track Move To Station Chicago. Photo is dated May 18,1959.
DOCUMERICA (1971-1977):Photographer –Danny Lyon,Chicago,Illinois,USA.
TWO YOUTHS IN UPTOWN,CHICAGO,ILLINOIS,A NEIGHBORHOOD OF POOR WHITE SOUTHERNERS. THE INNER CITY TODAY IS AN ABSOLUTE CONTRADICTION TO THE MAIN STREAM AMERICA MORE
DOCUMERICA (1971-1977):John H. White,Chicago,Illinois,
BLACK RESIDENTS ON ONE OF THE BALCONIES OF THE ROBERT TAYLOR HOMES,A LOW INCOME HIGHRISE APARTMENT BUILDING IN CHICAGO. IT IS A COMPLEX OF MORE
TRAIN COLLECTION:“Children as King Train Passes”(1939)
Children as King Train Passes CA. Photo dated Jun 10,1939.
TRAIN COLLECTION:“Chicago Northwestern Commuter Train”(1948)
Chicago Northwestern Commuter Train. Photo Is Dated As Nov 2,1948.
DOCUMERICA (1971-1977):Photographer –John H. White,Chicago,Illinois.
“THE FRUIT OF ISLAM”,A SPECIAL GROUP OF BODYGUARDS FOR MUSLIM LEADER ELIJAH MUHAMMAD,SIT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PLATFORM WHILE HE DELIVERS HIS MORE