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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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President of the Polish National Alliance Al Majewski, Alderman Roman Pucinski, and Congressman Frank Annunzio pose with booklets about the Katyn Forest Massacre
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President of the Polish National Alliance Al Majewski, Alderman Roman Pucinski, and Congressman Frank Annunzio (middle) pose with booklets about the Katyn Forest Massacre. This massacre occurred after a March 5th, 1940 order allowing the killing of Poles en masse was signed by Stalin. The Soviets denied this until a public admission by Gorbachev in 1989. Photo taken in 1988.
Date:
1988
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
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President of the Polish National Alliance Al Mazewski, Alderman Roman Pucinski, and Congressman Frank Annunzio pose with booklets about the Katyn Forest Massacre
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President of the Polish National Alliance Al Majewski, Alderman Roman Pucinski, and Congressman Frank Annunzio (middle) pose with booklets about the Katyn Forest Massacre, in which approximately 22,000 Poles, including thousands of servicemen were killed in 1940. The Soviets denied the massacre until a public admission by Gorbachev in 1989. Photo taken in 1988.
Date:
1988
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access

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Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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