"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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
Chicago-based band Styx performing their hit song, "Lady" live in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1975. Concert recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour.