Mildred Mead photograph collection, 1951-1958

Finding Aid for the Collection at the Chicago Historical Society

By Margaret Heller, 2005.

 

© Copyright 2005, Chicago Historical Society, Clark St. at North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614-6071

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Main entry: Mead, Mildred,

Title: Mildred Mead photograph collection, 1951-1958

Inclusive dates: 1951-1958

Size and Call#:

ca. 1000 photographic prints : b&w, contact sheets ; c8 x 10 in. and smaller. Series 1.

            Call #: 1997.0118 PPL

ca. 6000 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 4 in. or smaller. Series 2.

            Call #: 1997.0118 PPN-0345-0354

3 transparencies : col. ; 35 mm. Series 3.

            Call #: 1997.0118 PCT-0213

Accession number: 1997.0118

 

This finding aid contains

1. Description of the collection,

2. Processing note,

3. Provenance statement,

4. List of online catalog headings for the collection,

5. Storage designation,

6. Container list of box/folder numbers and titles.

 

Description of the collection::

Photographs, nearly all by Mildred Mead, a photographer for the Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council, showing neighborhoods in Chicago (Ill.) targeted by the Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council for urban renewal. The photographs depict slum conditions, homes in revitalized areas (including homes operated by the Chicago Housing Authority), and other aspects of community life in Chicago, including churches and parishioners, schools, street markets, parades, road construction, newly integrated communities, and children at play. Community areas represented by many images in the collection include: Englewood, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Near West Side, Near North Side, and New City. Market streets areas include Fulton Street Market (fish), Randolph Street Market, South Water Market (produce), Wood Street Terminal “Potato Yard,” Maxwell Street Market and nearby areas.

 

Contact prints in series 1 correspond generally to negatives arranged in series 2.

 

Processing note:

Originally processed in 1997 by Tracy Jones. Finding aid written June 8, 2005 by intern Margaret Heller.

 

Provenance statement:

Gift of Gary E. Husted (1997.0118).

 

List of online catalog headings for the collection:

Subject headings:

Mead, Mildred

Chicago Housing Authority.

Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council (Chicago, Ill.)

African Americans--Housing--Illinois--Chicago.

Apartment houses--Illinois--Chicago. lctgm

Children--Illinois--Chicago--1950-19059.

Churches--Illinois--Chicago--1950-1959.

Schools--Illinois--Chicago--1950-1959.

Urban renewal--Illinois--Chicago

Housing--Illinois--Chicago. lctgm

Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--1950-1959.

Chicago (Ill.)--Social conditions--1950-1959.

Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations--1950-1959.

Englewood (Chicago, Ill.)--Social conditions--1950-1959.

Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)--Social conditions--1950-1959.

Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.)--Social conditions--1950-1959.

Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.).)--Social conditions--1950-1959.

Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.).)--Social conditions--1950-1959.

New City (Chicago, Ill.)--Social conditions--1950-1959.

 

Form/genre headings:

Cityscape photographs. gmgpc

Contact sheets. gmgpc

Film negatives. gmgpc

Film transparencies--Color. gmgpc

Panoramic views--Color. gmgpc

Silver gelatin prints. gmgpc

 

Added entries:

Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council (Chicago, Ill.)

 

Storage designation:

Series 1: ca. 1000 photographic prints : b&w, contact sheets ; c8 x 10 in. and smaller.

            Call #: 1997.0118 PPL

Series 2: ca. 6000 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 4 in. or smaller.

            Call #: 1997.0118 PCT-0213

Series 3: 3 transparencies : col. ; 35 mm.

            Call #: 1997.0118 PPN-0345-0354

 

Container list of box/folder numbers and titles.

 

Call #: 1997.0118 PPL:

Series 1: ca. 1000 Black and white contact prints; c8 x 10 in. and smaller

Box 1

Folders:

1 Aerial Views-Taken from the Board of Trade Building

2 Aerial Views-Taken from the LaSalle Wacker Building

3 Aerial Views-Taken from the Lawson YMCA Building-Chicago Avenue & Dearborn St

4 Aerial Views-Taken from the Pure Oil Building

5 Aerial Views-Taken from the Wrigley Building

6 Bodies of Water-Harbors-Belmont Harbor

7 Bodies of Water-Lakes & Ponds-Lake Calumet

8 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Bridgeport

9 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Douglas

10 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Englewood

11 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Englewood

12 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Englewood

13 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Englewood

14 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Englewood

15 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Fuller Park (West Kenwood)

16 Cityscapes-Street Scenes Fuller Park (West Kenwood)

17 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Greater Grand Crossing (Park Manor)

18 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

19 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

20 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

21 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

22 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

23 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

24 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

 

Box 2

Folders:

1 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

2 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

3 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

4 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

5 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

6 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

7 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

8 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

9 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near North Side

10 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near North Side

11 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near North Side

12 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near South Side

13 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near West Side

14 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near West Side

15 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near West Side

16 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New City (Lake Town)

17 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New City (Lake Town)

18 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New City (Lake Town)

19 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New City (Lake Town)

20 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New City (Lake Town)

21 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New Rockwell-Near West Side

 

Box 3

Folders:

1 Cityscapes-North Lawndale (3056 West Roosevelt Road)

2 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Oakland-Kenwood

3 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-South Shore

4 Cityscapes-Robbins, Illinois

5 Construction-Building Construction-New Construction-1955

6 Construction-Road Construction-Congress Expressway

7 Construction-Road Construction-Northwest Super Highway

8 Demolition-Building Demolition-29th Street & Lake Park Avenue

9 Demolition-Building Demolition-Old St. Stephen’s Church (420 West Ohio Street)

10 Demolition-Building Demolition-Morgan & Grand & St. Wenceslaus Church

11 Events-Accidents-Marine Accidents

12 Events-Exhibitions-Housing Exhibition at the Chicago Public Library-1-13-1956

13 Events-Festivals-Art Festivals-57th Street Art Fair-1953, 1956-1957

14 Events-Festivals-Art Festivals-Lake Meadows Art Fair-1958

15 Events-Festivals-Art Festivals-Old Town Art Fair-1958

16 Events-Parades & Processions-City Clean-up Parade-5-18-1956

17 Facilities-Commercial-Mercantile-Markets-Fulton Street Market

18 Facilities-Commercial-Mercantile-Markets-Produce Wholesale Market

19 Facilities-Commercial-Mercantile-Markets-Randolph Street Market

20 Facilities-Commercial-Mercantile-Markets-South Water Market

21 Facilities-Commercial-Mercantile-Markets-Wood Street Terminal “Potato Yard”

22 Facilities-Commercial-Mercantile-Markets-Maxwell Street Market

23 Facilities-Commercial-Mercantile-Markets-Areas Adjacent to the Maxwell Street Market

 

Box 4

Folders:

1 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Bowsefield School (4545 South Drexel Avenue)

2 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Doolittle School (35th Street & Cottage Grove)

3 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Future site of Dunbar Trade School (31st & South Parkway)

4 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Bret Harte School (1556 East 56th Street)

5 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Hendricks School (43rd Place & Princeton Avenue)

6 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Kazminski School (936 East 54th Street)

7 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Kenwood School (4959 South Blackstone Avenue)

8 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Phillip Murray School (Kenwood School Branch) (5335 S. Kenwood Avenue)

9 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Ogden School-Old Building

10 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Ogden School-New Building

11 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Parker Elementary School, Parker High School, Wilson Junior College Campus

12 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Ray School (57th & Kimbark Avenue)

13 Facilities-Educational-Church Schools-St. Bernard Parochial School, St. Loretto High School (Stewart Avenue at 66th Street)

14 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Shakespeare School (1119 East 46th Street)

15 Facilities-Educational-Schools-Skinner School (111 South Throop Street)

16 Facilities-Health Care-Westside Medical Center-1951

17 Facilities-Health Care-Westside Medical Center-1952

18 Facilities-Health Care-Westside Medical Center-1952-3

19 Facilities-Health Care-Westside Medical Center-1955

20 Facilities-Health Care-Rest Homes-Kings Home for Men (360 East Garfield Blvd.)

21 Facilities-Parks-Grant Park

22 Facilities-Religious-Churches-St. Joseph Church (Hill & Orleans Streets)

23 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Apartment Houses-2500 West Estes

24 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Francisco Terrace (253-57 North Francisco Avenue)

25 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Grace Abbot Homes (Roosevelt Road & Loomis Avenue

26 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Jane Addams Houses (Roosevelt Road & Racine)

27 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Archer Courts (22rd Street & Archer)

28 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Robert H. Brooks Homes (14th Street & Racine)

29 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Cabrini Homes

30 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Chatham Park

31 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Dearborn Homes

32 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Harrison Courts (Harrison Street & Sacramento Avenue)

33 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Ickes Homes (2400 South State Street)

34 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Julia Lathrop Homes (Clybourn & Damen Avenues)

35 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Lawndale Gardens (26th Street & California Avenue)

36 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Loomis Courts (1342 West 15th Street)

37 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Lowden Homes (95th Street & Wentworth Avenue)

 

Box 5

Folders:

1 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Maplewood Courts (Jackson Blvd. & Maple Street)

2 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Michigan Blvd. Garden Apartments (54 East 47th Street)

3 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Midway Gardens Apartments (60th Street & Langley Avenue)

4 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Victor Olander Homes (39th Street & Lake Park Avenue)

5 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Prairie Courts (26th Street & South Parkway)

6 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Racine Courts (108th Street & Racine)

7 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Town and Garden Apartments (Marshall Field Garden Apartments)

8 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Ida B. Wells Homes (35th, 37th Streets)

9 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Ida B. Wells Homes Extension (39th Street & South Parkway Blvd.)

10 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Wentworth Gardens (39th Street & Wentworth Avenue)

11 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-West Kenwood Gardens (46th Street & Princeton Avenue)

12 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Mansions

13 Facilities-Sports & Recreation-Playgrounds-City Playground-Near 73rd Street & Vincennes Avenue-10-18-1952

14 Facilities-Transportation-Bridges-Jackson Park Lagoon

15 Facilities-Transportation-Bridges-Michigan Avenue Bridge

16 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Chestnut Street 0-50 W, Dearborn Street 800 North, LaSalle Street 800 North, State Street 800 & 900 North

17 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Clark Street-North Clark Street “Skid Row”

18 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Dearborn Street 4500 South, 5000 South

19 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-DeKoven Street 558 West

20 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Erie Street 60-64 West

21 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Escanaba Avenue 8830 South

22 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Federal Street 3800 S, 3900 South

23 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Honore Street 3500 South

24 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Indiana Avenue 4500 South

 

Box 6

Folders:

1 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Madison Street-West Madison Street “Skid Row”

2 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-May Street 7347 South

3 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-State Street 4500 S, 4600 S, 4700 S, 6200 South

4 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-State Street-South State Street “Skid Row”

5 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Vincennes & Wentworth Avenues

6 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Wabash Avenue 4105 S, 4500 S, 4600 South

7 Fires-1951-2, 1955-6

8 Land-Waterfronts-Lakefront, Near Navy Pier & Entrance to Chicago River

9 Organizations-Chicago Urban League

10 Organizations-Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference-1950-1952

11 Organizations-Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference-1953

12 Organizations-Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference-1954-1955

13 Organizations-West Kenwood Community Council

14 People-Peddlers

15 People-Peddlers

16 Remodeling-Lincoln Park-309 W. Wisconsin Avenue

17 Remodeling-Near North Side-164 W. Burton Place

18 Transportations-Railroads-Elevated Railroads-47th Street Elevated Station-Interior (10-31-1952), Under the El, Near 44th Street (11-2-1952)

 

Call #: 1997.0118 PPN-0345-0354:

Series 2: Black and white negatives, 8 x 4 in. or smaller

Box 1

Folders:

(Negatives relate to contact prints in Series 1, Box 1)

1 Aerial Views-Taken from the Board of Trade Building

2 Aerial Views-Taken from the LaSalle Wacker Building

3 Aerial Views-Taken from the Lawson YMCA Building-Chicago Avenue & Dearborn St

4 Aerial Views-Taken from the Pure Oil Building

5 Aerial Views-Taken from the Wrigley Building

6 Bodies of Water-Harbors-Belmont Harbor

7 Bodies of Water-Lakes & Ponds-Lake Calumet

8 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Bridgeport

9 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Douglas

10 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Englewood

11 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Englewood

12 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Englewood

13 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Englewood

14 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Englewood

15 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Fuller Park (West Kenwood)

 

Box 2

Folders:

16 Cityscapes-Street Scenes Fuller Park (West Kenwood)

17 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Greater Grand Crossing (Park Manor)

18 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

19 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

20 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

21 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

22 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

23 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

24 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

 

Box 3

Folders:

(Negatives relate to contact prints in Series 1, Box 2)

1 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

2 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

3 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

4 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

5 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

6 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

7 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

8 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Hyde Park-Kenwood

9 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near North Side

10 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near North Side

11 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near North Side

 

Box 4

Folders:

(Negatives relate to contact prints in Series 1, Box 2)

12 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near South Side

13 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near West Side

14 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near West Side

15 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Near West Side

16 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New City (Lake Town)

17 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New City (Lake Town)

18 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New City (Lake Town)

19 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New City (Lake Town)

20 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New City (Lake Town)

21 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-New Rockwell-Near West Side

 

Box 5

Folders:

(Negatives relate to contact prints in Series 1, Box 3)

1 Cityscapes-North Lawndale (3056 W. Roosevelt Road)

2 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-Oakland-Kenwood

3 Cityscapes-Street Scenes-South Shore

4 Cityscapes-Robbins, Illinois

5 Construction-Building Construction-New Construction-1955

6 Construction-Road Construction-Congress Expressway

7 Construction-Road Construction-Northwest Super Highway

8 Demolition-Building Demolition-29th Street & Lake Park Avenue

9 Demolition-Building Demolition-Old St. Stephen’s Church (420 West Ohio Street)

10 Demolition-Building Demolition-Morgan & Grand & St. Wenceslaus Church

11 Events-Accidents-Marine Accidents

12 Events-Exhibitions-Housing Exhibition at the Chicago Public Library-1-13-1956

13 Events-Festivals-Art Festivals-57th Street Art Fair-1953, 1956-1957

14 Events-Festivals-Art Festivals-Lake Meadows Art Fair-1958

15 Events-Festivals-Art Festivals-Old Town Art Fair-1958

16 Events-Parades & Processions-City Clean-up Parade-5-18-1956

17 Facilities-Commercial, Mercantile-Markets-Fulton Street Market

18 Facilities-Commercial, Mercantile-Markets-Produce Wholesale Market

19 Facilities-Commercial, Mercantile-Markets-Randolph Street Market

20 Facilities-Commercial, Mercantile-Markets-South Water Market

21 Facilities-Commercial, Mercantile-Markets-Wood Street Terminal “Potato Yard”

22 Facilities-Commercial, Mercantile-Markets-Maxwell Street Market

23 Facilities-Commercial, Mercantile-Markets-Areas Adjacent to the Maxwell Street Market

 

Box 6

Folders:

(Negatives relate to contact prints in Series 1, Box 4)

1 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Bowsefield School 4545 South Drexel Avenue)

2 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Doolittle School 35th Street & Cottage Grove)

3 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Future site of Dunbar Trade School (31st & South Parkway)

4 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Bret Harte School (1556 East 56th Street)

5 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Hendricks School (43rd Place & Princeton Avenue)

6 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Kazminski School (936 East 54th Street)

7 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Kenwood School (4959 South Blackstone Avenue)

8 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Phillip Murray School (Kenwood School Branch, 5335 S. Kenwood Avenue)

9 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Ogden School-Old Building

10 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Ogden School-New Building

11 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Parker Elementary School, Parker High School, Wilson Junior College Campus

12 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Ray School (57th & Kimbark Avenue)

13 Facilities, Educational-Church Schools-St. Bernard Parochial School, St. Loretto High School (Stewart Avenue at 66th Street)

14 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Shakespeare School (1119 East 46th Street)

15 Facilities, Educational-Schools-Skinner School (111 South Throop Street)

16 Facilities-Health Care-Westside Medical Center-1951

17 Facilities-Health Care-Westside Medical Center-1952

18 Facilities-Health Care-Westside Medical Center-1952-1953

19 Facilities-Health Care-Westside Medical Center-1955

20 Facilities-Health Care-Rest Homes-Kings Home for Men (360 E. Garfield Blvd.)

21 Facilities-Parks-Grant Park

22 Facilities-Religious-Churches-St. Joseph Church (Hill & Orleans Streets)

23 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Apartment Houses-2500 W. Estes

24 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Francisco Terrace (253-57 N. Francisco Avenue)

25 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Grace Abbot Homes (Roosevelt Road & Loomis Avenue

26 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Jane Addams Houses (Roosevelt Road & Racine)

27 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Archer Courts (22nd Street & Archer)

28 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Robert H. Brooks Homes (14th Street & Racine)

29 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Cabrini Homes

 

Box 7

Folders:

(Negatives relate to contact prints in Series 1, Box 4)

30 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Chatham Park

31 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Dearborn Homes

32 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Harrison Courts (Harrison Street & Sacramento Avenue)

33 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Ickes Homes (2400 South State Street)

34 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Julia Lathrop Homes (Clybourn & Damen Avenues)

35 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Lawndale Gardens (26th Street & California Avenue)

36 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Loomis Courts (1342 West 15th Street)

37 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Lowden Homes (95th Street & Wentworth Avenue)

 

Box 8

Folders:

(Negatives relate to contact prints in Series 1, Box 5)

1 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Maplewood Courts (Jackson Blvd. & Maple Street)

2 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Michigan Blvd. Garden Apartments (54 East 47th Street)

3 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Midway Gardens Apartments (60th Street & Langley Avenue)

4 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Victor Olander Homes (39th Street & Lake Park Avenue)

5 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Prairie Courts (26th Street & South Parkway)

6 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Racine Courts (108th Street & Racine)

7 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Town and Garden Apartments (Marshall Field Garden Apartments)

8 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Ida B. Wells Homes (35th, 37th Streets)

9 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Ida B. Wells Homes Extension (39th Street & South Parkway Blvd.)

10 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-Wentworth Gardens (39th Street & Wentworth Avenue)

 

Box 9

Folders:

(Negatives relate to contact prints in Series 1, Box 5)

11 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Housing-West Kenwood Gardens (46th Street & Princeton Avenue)

12 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Mansions

13 Facilities-Sports & Recreation-Playgrounds-City Playground-Near 73rd Street & Vincennes Avenue-10-18-1952

14 Facilities-Transportation-Bridges-Jackson Park Lagoon

15 Facilities-Transportation-Bridges-Michigan Avenue Bridge

16 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Chestnut Street 0-50 W, Dearborn Street 800 N, LaSalle Street 800 N, State Street 800 & 900 N

17 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Clark Street-North Clark Street “Skid Row”

18 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Dearborn Street 4500 S, 5000 S

19 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-DeKoven Street 558 W

20 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Erie Street 60-64 W

21 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Escanaba Avenue 8830 S

22 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Federal Street 3800 S, 3900 S

23 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Honore Street 3500 S

 

Box 10

Folders:

(Negatives relate to contact prints in Series 1, Box 6)

1 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Madison Street-West Madison Street “Skid Row”

2 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-May Street 7347 S

3 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-State Street 4500 S, 4600 S, 4700 S, 6200 S

4 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-State Street-South State Street “Skid Row”

5 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Vincennes & Wentworth Avenues

6 Facilities-Transportation-Streets-Wabash Avenue 4105 S, 4500 S, 4600 S

7 Fires-1951-1952, 1955-1956

8 Land-Waterfronts-Lakefront, Near Navy Pier & Entrance to Chicago River

9 Organizations-Chicago Urban League

10 Organizations-Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference-1950-2

11 Organizations-Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference-1953

12 Organizations-Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference-1954-1955

13 Organizations-West Kenwood Community Council

14 People-Peddlers

15 People-Peddlers

16 Remodeling-Lincoln Park-309 W. Wisconsin Avenue

17 Remodeling-Near North Side-164 W. Burton Place

18 Transportations-Railroads-Elevated Railroads-47th Street Elevated Station-Interior (10-31-1952), Under the El, Near 44th Street (11-2-1952)

 

Call #: 1997.0118 PCT-0213:

Series 3: Color slides : 35 mm.

Box 1

Folders:

1 Facilities-Residential-Dwellings-Francisco Terrace (253-57 N. Francisco Avenue)