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Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Crawford Parker (Indiana's lieutenant governor) and Mayor Richard J. Daley, with Tom Keane, P. J. "Parky" Cullerton, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, and others on a dais at the Calumet Skyway opening ceremony.
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Richard J. Daley accepts a rolled document from a young boy on crutches at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway, as Eleanor "Sis" Daley and other children and young people look on. The group stands on the roadway next to the traffic barricades.
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
John F. Kennedy speaks at the O'Hare Airport expansion dedication
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President John F. Kennedy standing on a dais at the airport, giving the dedication speech for the opening of an expansion to Chicago's O'Hare Airport. In his speech, the President recalls memories of Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare and discusses the technological modernity of the airport. Dignitaries standing beside Kennedy include Mayor Richard J. Daley, Governor Otto Kerner, and Eleanor "Sis" Daley (on the left). Senator Paul Douglas is standing at far right.
Date:
March 23, 1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Richard J. Daley, accompanied by Eleanor "Sis" Daley, accepts a rolled document from a group of young people. The group stands behind traffic barricades on the Calumet Skyway (later renamed Chicago Skyway). A sign marking the Indiana-Illinois state line is partially visible behind them.
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Richard J. Daley accepts a rolled document from a young boy on crutches at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway, as Eleanor "Sis" Daley and other children and young people look on. The group stands on the roadway next to the traffic barricades. A sign installed above the roadway reads "Entering Chicago - Calumet Skyway Toll Bridge".
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access

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