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BLACK SIDEWALK SALESMEN ARRANGING THEIR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE. MANY OF THE CITY’S BLACK BUSINESSMEN STARTED SMALL AND GREW BY WORKING HARD. TODAY CHICAGO IS BELIEVED TO BE THE BLACK BUSINESS CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES. BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE REPORTED IN 1973 THAT THE CITY HAD 14 OF THE TOP 100 BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE COUNTRY, ONE MORE THAN NEW YORK CITY
"The captions are John White's own, written some time after he took his photographs. In some cases White used virtually the same caption for several images.
All photographs used in Portrait of Black Chicago were made from the original DOCUMERICA…
All photographs used in Portrait of Black Chicago were made from the original DOCUMERICA…
'Cocaine'
Recording of the song 'Cocaine,' by Dick Justice in Chicago, late 1920s.
'Fly Me To The Moon'
'Fly Me To The Moon' by Frank Sinatra
"$100,000 Reward! The Murderer of Our Late Beloved President is Still at Large."
After the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton issued reward posters to aid in the capture of John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices. At the bottom of this broadside are descriptions of Booth, John H. Surratt and…
"Chicago That Toddling Town"
A song detailing a leisurely walk through the great city of Chicago.
"Chicago: City to See in ‘63"
16mm color amateur film featuring footage of Chicago with deadpan commentary. Originally produced to encourage attendance for the 1963 Photographic Society of America conference in Chicago.
"Come Sail Away"
Studio version of Styx's song, "Come Sail Away," off of their album, "The Grand Illusion."
"L" Construction at Lake and Milwaukee
The elevated rapid transit line, which would become the Chicago Transit Authorities' "L", at Lake Street and Milwaukee Avenue was under construction in 1896. Printed by the Chicago Tribune.
"L" Construction at Lake Street, 1896
Lake Street, looking west from Wabash Avenue, in 1896 when the "L" was being built. C. H. Cook received $50 dollars for this picture, printed in the Chicago Tribune.
"Lady" Live in Providence, Rhode Island, 1975
Chicago-based band Styx performing their hit song, "Lady" live in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1975. Concert recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour.