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James Parker collection

James S. Parker owned the firm Copelin Commercial Photographs that operated continuously in Chicago beginning in 1856. The collection's photographic negatives and prints extensively record Chicago's built environment.
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Junior Citizen's Committee: Taylor School through Walsh School (Folder 594)
26 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Saint George School (12/10/63, 11/12/64, 2/4/66); Saint Gertrude School (1/16/64); Saint Gregory School (1/10/64, 11/13/64); Saint Helen School (3/16/64); Saint Jane de Chantal School (3/28/63); Saint Jerome School (11/13/64); Saint Jude Church with billboard nearby (11/17/64); St. Ludmilla's School (5/23/66); Saint Mary of the Angels School; Saint Mel and Holy Ghost School (12/13/63); Saint Michael School (4/10/64, 5/20/65, 2/18/66)
Date:
1963-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access