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YOUNG WOMAN SOLICITING FUNDS FOR A CHICAGO ORGANIZATION IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. SHE IS ONE OF THE NEARLY 1.2 MILLION BLACK PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP OVER A THIRD OF THE POPULATION OF CHICAGO. IT IS ONE OF THE MANY BLACK FACES IN THIS PROJECT THAT PORTRAY LIFE IN ALL ITS SEASONS. THE PHOTOS ARE PORTRAITS THAT REFLECT PRIDE, LOVE, BEAUTY, HOPE, STRUGGLE, JOY, HATE, FRUSTRATION, DISCONTENT, WORSHIP, AND FAITH. SHE IS A MEMBER OF HER RACE WHO IS PROUD OF HER HERITAGE
"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…
World's Fair Lamp
Copper and glass Art Deco lamp modeled after the Travel and Transportation pavilion at the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair.
Winged Man
Winged Man sculpture by Richard Hunt 1987, Chicago
Weaving Class
A group of students practicing weaving on tabletop and lap looms.
Washington Street Looking East from Wells Street Postcard
A postcard portraying an exterior day view of Washington Street looking East from Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois.
Washington Park Garden Postcard
A colorized photograph of the garden in Washington Park, Chicago, Ill. appearing on the front of a postcard.
Walked All The Way From Missouri
Vocal performance performed by John Lowry Goree in his home.