Posts tagged protest

A motorist is caught off guard during an anti-war protest at Grant Park, 1968, Chicago. Raymond DePardon

A motorist is caught off guard during an anti-war protest at Grant Park, 1968, Chicago. Raymond DePardon

Civil rights rally at Soldier Field, 1966, Chicago.

Civil rights rally at Soldier Field, 1966, Chicago.

Protesting a ban on women smoking, 1922, Chicago. Chicago Tribune Archives original caption: “Alderman Lyle of Chicago recently introduced an ordinance prohibiting women of Chicago from smoking in public. Quite a number of Chicago women invaded the Aldermanic Council Chambers and presto, first thing Alderman Lyle knew he was enveloped in a halo of smoke right in the aldermanic room which almost suffocated him. The women just voiced their protest and that was all there was to it.”

Protesting a ban on women smoking, 1922, Chicago.

Chicago Tribune Archives original caption:

“Alderman Lyle of Chicago recently introduced an ordinance prohibiting women of Chicago from smoking in public. Quite a number of Chicago women invaded the Aldermanic Council Chambers and presto, first thing Alderman Lyle knew he was enveloped in a halo of smoke right in the aldermanic room which almost suffocated him. The women just voiced their protest and that was all there was to it.”

Bar special for US Steel strikers, 1959, Chicago

Bar special for US Steel strikers, 1959, Chicago

Ninety three years ago today was the first full day of Prohibition, lasting a little more than 13 years. Chicago, arguably, was never dry… Protesting Prohibition on Randolph Street, 1930, Chicago.

Ninety three years ago today was the first full day of Prohibition, lasting a little more than 13 years.

Chicago, arguably, was never dry…

Protesting Prohibition on Randolph Street, 1930, Chicago.

“Only dogs are born free in Russia”, Chicago Lithuanians protesting USSR policies, along Dearborn, 1970, Chicago.

“Only dogs are born free in Russia”, Chicago Lithuanians protesting USSR policies, along Dearborn, 1970, Chicago.

A “scab” cab takes multiple hits during the taxi strike of 1937, Chicago.

A “scab” cab takes multiple hits during the taxi strike of 1937, Chicago.

Hanging Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm in effigy, State and Michigan, c.1930’s, Chicago. Thanks to Tom McGrath for catching the location. Tom also feels that the photo pre-dates the 1930’s, but further research shows that local protests against Nazi Germany also included images and references to the former imperial leader.

Hanging Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm in effigy, State and Michigan, c.1930’s, Chicago.

Thanks to Tom McGrath for catching the location. Tom also feels that the photo pre-dates the 1930’s, but further research shows that local protests against Nazi Germany also included images and references to the former imperial leader.

Protesting in Grant Park during the DNC, 1968, Chicago.

Protesting in Grant Park during the DNC, 1968, Chicago.

The night during and the morning after the MLK riots of 1968, W Madison St, Chicago. Photo by Lee Balterman.

Famous Esquire issue from 1968. The magazine had sent William S Burroughs, Jean Genet, Terry Southern and John Sack to Chicago to cover the DNC. Here’s the story behind the cover: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/convention96/retro/fischer.html

Famous Esquire issue from 1968.

The magazine had sent William S Burroughs, Jean Genet, Terry Southern and John Sack to Chicago to cover the DNC.

Here’s the story behind the cover: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/convention96/retro/fischer.html

Political rally speaker standing on the ledge of a building, 1956, Chicago. There’s no info about who he is…any ideas? The photo is not credited either, although I think it might be Art Shay. Update: Thanks to ghost-of-algren for catching this. The man in the photo is Robert Frank and the photo appeared in theseamericans.com…

Political rally speaker standing on the ledge of a building, 1956, Chicago.

There’s no info about who he is…any ideas? The photo is not credited either, although I think it might be Art Shay.

Update: Thanks to ghost-of-algren for catching this. The man in the photo is Robert Frank and the photo appeared in theseamericans.com…

A red clerical wearing priest protesting labor issues at the Jewel on Broadway in Edgewater, 1973, Chicago.

A red clerical wearing priest protesting labor issues at the Jewel on Broadway in Edgewater, 1973, Chicago.

Protests and police reaction (including beating and using mace on the press) during the DNC in Chicago,1968. Photos by Paul Sequeira.

Anti-Nazi Germany protest march, on or around Maxwell St., c.1933, Chicago.

Anti-Nazi Germany protest march, on or around Maxwell St., c.1933, Chicago.