Mid-Century Chicago Entertainment

This is a picture of the bar at the Berghoff in the 1950s.

The Sutherland Lounge was a music venue in the Sutherland Hotel that hosted some of the most famous jazz and blues musicians to make it from Chicago

Maxwell Street was famous for it's market and the blues musicians who would play out front of stores and on the corners

Blues song recorded by Muddy Waters

Nightlife depicts a crowded cabaret in the South Side neighborhood of Bronzeville, with people seated around tables on the right and at a bar on the left.

Cocktail dress, circa 1955, worn by Mrs. Philip D. Block, Jr., to the Commercial Club of Chicago (founded in 1877) after her husband was made a member. Dress designed by James Galanos (American, 1924-2016). Wool jersey and silk chiffon.

Photograph showing aerial view of Wrigley Field and surrounding areas, Taken in Chicago, Illinois, April 26, 1951.

Hand puppet of the character Beulah Witch created by Chicago puppeteer Burr Tillstrom around 1947 for the popular children's television show Kukla, Fran and Ollie.