Washington, west from Wabash, 1885, Chicago
The Open Door Cocktail Lounge, 100 E Superior at Rush, 1947, Chicago
Kodachrome view south from Randolph, 1964, Chicago
1954 graphic showing the effects of an h-bomb on downtown Chicago.
Beauty pageant, Lincoln Park, 1950, Chicago.
Belmont Rocks, 1975, Chicago. Charles Traub
Sun Bath, 1985, Chicago. Ferdinando Scianna
South Side Beach, 1947, Chicago. Wayne Miller
On-leave servicemen and their girlfriends playing volleyball at North Ave Beach, 1943, Chicago
Clarendon Beach, between Wilson and Montrose, 1916, Chicago.
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Age of Adolescence, 1959-64, Chicago. Joseph Sterling
Untitled, 1965, Chicago. Vivian Maier
Local water polo players at the Chicago Pan Am Games, 1959, Chicago
Japanese Americans who had been “relocated” to Chicago during WW 2, enjoy a day at Oak Street Beach, 1949.
Early morning, Maxwell Street, 1917, Chicago
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