20 photos of Chicago in the 1950s
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20 photos of Chicago in the 1950s
Chicago River dividing the city of Chicago, Illinois.
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The Chicago Theater
View of the Chicago Theatre from State and Lake L station
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A Goldblatt’s man at home
A worker relaxes with a newspaper at home with wife and four children
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A workers cottage neighborhood
Chicago street with three young children in front of a wood-sided home and a parked car
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The end of an era
Rail streetcar on a Chicago street
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The Regal Theater
Car and show signs posted outside of the Regal Theater
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A Chicago-style protest
Protesters with dogs and signs about unemployment
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Bronzeville
Children play on and around a pickup truck
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A Chicago girl—or two
Group of women perched on an outdoor rail
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The business district
High angle view of the Chicago Business District by night
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A Chicago winter
Patrolman standing in deep snow and motions ‘drive slowly’ warnings to motorists
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Maxwell Street
Street scene on Maxwell Street near Halsted Street, Chicago
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The Gaslight Club
Waitress serving drinks at the GasLight Club
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Community outreach
Woman and children standing next to Free Vaccination sign
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The Loop
Aerial night photograph of Chicago, Illinois
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A Chicago Cubs icon
Chicago Cubs player Ernie Banks signs autographs at Wrigley Field
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Preparing for a strike
Man places sign offering “strikers special” in window of tavern
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Dining out
A waitress takes order from a family out at a restaurant
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The steel strike
A long line of striking steelworkers queue up to receive pay checks
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Maxwell Street Market
Merchants at Maxwell Street Market, Chicago
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A World Series bid
Opening Day of 1959 World Series
