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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…
"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.
"Wowidow"
Acrylic painting of woman with red hair in a yellow shirt on jagged Plexiglas in frame painted by the artist.
1970 Gay Pride Week Midwest Conference Schedule
Typewritten schedule for Chicago's first Gay Pride Week running June 19-28, 1970, sponsored by Chicago Gay Liberation. Activities on schedule include dances, workshops, study groups, dinners, musical performances, camping, and rallies.
A BLACK MAN, ONE OF NEARLY 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE OF HIS RACE WHO MAKE UP OVER ONE THIRD OF CHICAGO'S POPULATION. 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. IN SHORT, PORTRAITS OF INDIVIDUAL HUMAN BEINGS WHO ARE PROUD OF THEIR 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…
Aerial photo of area around Wrigley Field, 1951
Photograph showing aerial view of Wrigley Field and surrounding areas, Taken in Chicago, Illinois, April 26, 1951.
Angels (feat. Saba) music video
A music video for the song Angels, by Chance the Rapper featuring Saba, from Chance's latest album Coloring Book.
Anti-Vietnam War button
White button with text reading "ON TO CHICAGO" and red arrow pointing upward. Made and distributed by the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam in the weeks leading up to the Democratic National Convention of 1968 to advocate for…
Atlantic Hotel Postcard
A postcard portraying an exterior night scene of the Atlantic Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.