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Two girls polishing candlesticks
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Two girls (one in a Girl Scout uniform) sitting on the floor polishing candlesticks at Taylor House, Chicago Commons, 915 N. Wolcott Ave.
Date:
circa 1950s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Mural
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Public art mural of apolitical figure.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Scene from parade
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Scenes from a parade on Division Street in Chicago.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Woman singing
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A woman singing and playing acoustic guitar in front of a flag.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Flags
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Flags flown at a rally.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Centro Cultural
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Exterior of the former building occupied by the Juan Antonio Corretjer Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Mural portrait paintings of incarcerated Puerto Rican nationalists in the Library at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center
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The library serving the Cultural Center and the Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School displays large murals and portraits of nationalists who are prisoners.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
José López speaking
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José López (Executive Director of the Cultural Center) behind a podium speaking.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Meeting
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Meeting at the Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Entertainers on stage
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entertainers on stage.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Group portrait of students with Puerto Rican flag
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Group portrait of students holding theflag in the library.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Tshirt stenciled with Puerto Rican flag
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Tshirt stenciled with flag
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Students screenprinting
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Students screen printing flags on t-shirts.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Mural
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Mural art in the Humboldt Park community.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Working on a Mural
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Ladders propped up against a mural on the side of a building.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Children Reading in a Library
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Children reading in the Cultural Center library.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Runners
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Runners racing down North Avenue in Humboldt Park, Chicago.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Flag bearers
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Flag bearers in a parade.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Participant
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Unidentified community member at event at Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Unidad Mural
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Mural in the Humboldt Park or West Town community area.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Students in a workshop
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Students in a workshop most likely at the Escuela Superior Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda High School.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet dinner
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Food buffet line at a banquet.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Speakers in front of Mural
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PRCC Executive Director José López and two women in front of a mural in West Town.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouses, loading docks, and storage (Folder 78)
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Bridges and viaducts: Franklin-Orleans; N. Halsted St. Viaduct; Halsted-Kinzie Viaduct. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
Date:
1969?
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: Indiana Ave. Bridge through Lake Shore Drive (Folder 107)
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Bridges and viaducts: Indiana Ave. Bridge through Lake Shore Drive. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken. Bridges and viaducts include: Indiana Ave. Bridge; Irving Park Rd. Bridge (including 1 print); Kinzie St. Ramp; W. Lake St. Bridge; Lake Shore Dr. (Irving Park Rd. Belmont); Lake Shore Dr. (Foster, Lawrence, Montrose Viaducts); Lake Shore Drive (Outer Drive Bridge. Ogden Slip; Lake Shore Drive (Wilson Ave. Viaduct).
Date:
1972
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Western Avenue railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
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View of the south end of the Western Avenue railroad station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. A parking area for passengers is in the foreground.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Parking at Western Avenue railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
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View of the parking lot for the Western station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. A train is at the station. A Georgian Revival office building at 2450 West Hubbard Street is at the right.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
1558 North Hoyne Street, house
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Queen Anne-style house at 1558 North Hoyne Street, on the west side of North Hoyne Avenue, just south of North Avenue.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, North Hoyne Avenue
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View looking north along the west side of North Hoyne Avenue from the intersection with West Cortez Street. Nineteenth century greystone and brick houses line the block. 1036 North Hoyne Avenue is the greystone at the far left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Division Street, west from Hoyne Avenue
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View looking west along West Division Street from the intersection with North Hoyne Avenue, with Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital (under construction.) Part of Roberto Clemente High School is visible behind the hospital.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Ashland Avenue
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View looking south along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of West Ohio Street. The house partially visible at the far right is located at 530 North Ashland Avenue. Next to it on the left is Samuel Caminiti Plumbing and Heating, with a large billboard advertising Sun Life of Canada Insurance installed on the property.
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial area along Chicago River at North Halsted Street
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View of an industrial area along the North Branch of the Chicago River, looking west from the North Halsted Street bridge at the southern end of Goose Island. Part of the facilities of the Material Service Corporation (later Prairie Material, Ready Mix Yard No. 32), located on the west bank of the river (835 North Peoria Street) are visible in the foreground and on the left. The North Branch of the Chicago River, which flows along the west side of Goose Island, is visible near the center, as well as a group of concrete storage silos (demolished). The Lissner Corporation plant, located on North Branch Street on Goose Island (later Kendall College), is on the right.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Avenue businesses near Damen Avenue
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View of two- and three-story buildings along the north side of West Chicago Avenue, with businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. A three-story red brick building with Stefano's restaurant on the ground level stands at the intersection with North Damen Avenue. The Victory Building (2006 West Chicago Avenue) stands to the left of Stefano's.
Date:
1970; 1916 (Victory Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Skyline with industrial area and railroad yards
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View of an industrial area with a storage building and railroad yards along the riverfront adjacent to Chicago's downtown Loop. The Merchandise Mart is visible on the left, with the Wallace Press Building in front of it.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Huron, Image 01
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Oakley Boulevard; Huron Street. Looking north.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Mural
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Mural art in the Humboldt Park community.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Parade
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Parade banner that reads "500 anos de valor y sacrificio...Desfile del pueblo."
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Parade float
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This photo shows the back of a parade float from an unidentified parade.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Vieques Rally Flags, Chicago
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Flags raised and people gathered in front of a fountain in Humboldt Park, Chicago. José López, Executive Directior of the PRCC, holds a microphone while speaking to community members rallying against the US Navy use of Vieques as a bomb target practice site.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Man giving speech
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Man giving speech at the University of Chicago.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Young people sitting beneath murals of Puerto Rican political figures
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Young people sitting beneath murals of political figures [Rafael Cancel Miranda, Andres Figuerda Cordero, Lolita Libron].
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Gathering of demonstrators
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Demonstrators gathered at the Humboldt Park Refectory.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Students painting a mural
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Two students creating a mural on a brickwall.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Float in a parade
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Float in People's Parade displaying cultural pride.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Community group
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Group photograph of community members.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
1st World's AIDS Day Event hosted by VIDA/SIDA
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Young people holding red balloons to commemorate the 1st World's AIDS Day Event hosted by VIDA/SIDA for the community.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
VIDA/SIDA
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Photograph of people standing in front of the VIDA/SIDA facility.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Students
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Students pose for a photograph
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Students in classroom
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Students in a classroom probably at the Escuela Superior Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda High School.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Students standing in front of mural
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Two students stand in front of anationalist wall mural.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access

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62 Puerto Ricans--Social life and customs 50 Cities and towns 46 Youth 43 Architecture 34 Art 31 Puerto Ricans--Political activity 28 Parades 19 Education 18 Streets 17 Industrial districts 15 Roads--Interchanges and intersections 14 Rivers 11 Automobiles 10 Parking lots 9 Bridges--Foundations and piers 8 Bridges--Maintenance and repair 8 Dwellings 8 Politicians 8 Politics and government 8 Waterfronts 7 Commercial buildings 7 Industrial buildings 6 Bridges 6 Bridges--Abutments 6 Children 6 Mayors 6 Movable bridges 6 Railroad tracks 5 Apartment houses 5 Bridges--Floors 5 Clergy 5 Iron and steel bridges 5 Stores, Retail 4 Bars (Drinking establishments) 4 Bridges--Design and construction 4 Railroad stations 4 Watchtowers 4 Wood poles 3 Barges 3 Bridges--Deterioration 3 Church buildings 3 Construction and demolition debris 3 Expansion joints 3 Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion 3 Passenger trains 3 Railroads 3 Row houses 3 Underpasses 2 African American children 2 Billboards 2 Construction workers 2 Cranes, derricks, etc. 2 Factories 2 Gasholders 2 Litter (Trash)--Prevention 2 Office buildings 2 School children 2 Storage facilities 2 Viaducts 2 Warehouses 1 Activity programs in education 1 Aerial photographs 1 African Americans 1 Alleys 1 Architectural models 1 Award presentations 1 Boats and boating 1 Bridges--Floors--Maintenance and repair 1 Building, Brick 1 Buses 1 Catholic elementary schools 1 Catholic schools 1 Ceilings 1 Citizen participation 1 Civic improvement--Citizen participation 1 Community development 1 Concrete bridges--Corrosion 1 Concrete--Cracking 1 Control boards (Electrical engineering) 1 Dinners and dining 1 Doorways 1 Electric circuits 1 Ethnic groups 1 Factories (structures) 1 Garages 1 Graffiti 1 Hospital buildings 1 Hospital buildings--Design and construction 1 Lampposts 1 Lamps 1 Local transit 1 Moveable bridges 1 Neighborhoods 1 Nuns 1 Parade 1 Parks 1 Pedestrians 1 Political participation 1 Posters 1 Printing plants 1 Public schools 1 Public works 1 Railroad yards 1 Railroads, Elevated 1 Restaurants 1 Roads 1 Service stations 1 Signs and signboards 1 Sports 1 Street-railroad tracks 1 Tall buildings 1 Teenagers 1 Teens 1 Tubes 1 Utilities buildings 1 Workers