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Tag Archives: Chicago
“You’ve Got a Friend”
Vu, Radio, September 14, 1932 (2007.84.61) Lewis Hine, [Highly-skilled worker testing radio frequency alignment and making final test of chassis, RCA Victor, Camden, New Jersey], 1936-37 (957.1975) Man working in a RCA Victor Plant. Final Inspector – testing radio frequency … Continue reading
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Tagged 1932, 1937, 1942, 1984, 1990, Bernard Hoffman, Camden, Chicago, Detroit, Jack Delano, Ken Heyman, Lewis Hine, Lone Ranger, national radio day, New Jersey, radio, unidentified photographer, Vu
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Easter Sunday
Edwin Rosskam, “Boy dressed up for Easter parade, Chicago”, April 1941, (108.2003) Russell Lee, “In front of the Pilgrim Baptist church on Easter Sunday, Chicago”, April 1941, (103.2003) Baptists were by far the South Side’s largest denomination. The photographers visited … Continue reading
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Tagged 1941, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1968, Chicago, Chim, David Seymour, David Vestal, Easter, Edwin Rosskam, Henri Cartier Bresson, Illinois, Italy, Jerusalem, Leonard Freed, New York, New York City, Russell Lee
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More “Essential Human Freedoms” (Photos by by Russell Lee, James Van Der Zee, and Weegee)
Russell Lee, In front of the moving-picture theater, Chicago, April 1941 (121.2003) Russell Lee, Candy stand run by a Negro on the South Side, Chicago, April 1941 (3.2003) Russell Lee, Bartender and owner of a tavern on the South Side, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1941, Chicago, James VanDer Zee, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Russell Lee, Weegee
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“Essential Human Freedoms”
PM, January 6, 1941, pp.1 and 8 The New York Times, January 7, 1941, p1 On Monday, January 6, 1941, 78 years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his message on the state of the Union to the 77th … Continue reading
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Tagged 1941, Chicago, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John Vachon, PM, Washington D.C.
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Summer School
Two Summer Sessions of the School of Design in Chicago L. Moholy-Nagy, Director 247-257 East Ontario St. Summer Sessions June 22- August 1 Aims: The School of Design in Chicago is a non-profit corporation for the training of creative workers … Continue reading
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Tagged 1942, Bauhaus, Chicago, education, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, school, School of Design, summer
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Mamie Smith
Apeda Studio, [Mamie Smith], 1920-24 (1500.1990) Apeda Studio, [Mamie Smith], 1920-24 (1500.1990) (verso) Chicago Defender, November 20, 1920, p.3 “Crazy Blues,” Mamie Smith and her Jazz Hounds, by Perry Bradford, Addington Major, trumpet; Ward “Dope” Andrews, trombone; Ernest “Sticky” Elliott, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920, 1921, Apeda Studio, blues, Chicago, Chicago Defender, jazz, jazz hounds, Mamie Smith, New York City
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Easter
Wm. J. S. Bradway, Baptismal Service at Canton Baptist Church, Easter, Hancock’s Bridge, New Jersey, 1908 (2010.5.10) Russell Lee, [Boys on Easter morning, Chicago], April 1941 (109.2003) Russell Lee (1903-1986), Part of the Easter Parade on the South Side, Chicago, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1908, 1941, 1947, Chicago, Easter, Harlem, Henri Cartier Bresson, Manhattan, New Jersey, Russell Lee
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“It’s Chili Time”
Ferenc Berko (1916-2000), [Hamburger and chili stand, Chicago], 1949 (593.1993) Weegee (1899-1993), [Hot Dog with Chili Con Carne], ca. 1950 (19049.1993) According to foodtimline.org chili con carne originated in San Antonio, Texas in the late 1800s. Bill Wood (1912-1973), [Display … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Wood, Chicago, Chili, Ferenc Berko, Fort Worth, National Chili Day, supermarket, Weegee
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