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Franklyn Atkinson Henderson collection of photographs of African American old settlers of Chicago

Primarily photographic portraits of the first African American settlers in the Chicago area collected by Henderson as historian for the Chicago Old Settlers Social Club (ca. 1902-1918). Includes portraits of Mary Davenport (first black police matron), Edward Hopkins Morris who served in the Illinois Legislature from 1890-1902, John Jones (first black Cook County Commissioner) who was elected to office in

Dates: ca 1865-1900   |   Extent: 50 photographic prints : card photographs ; mounted to 8 x 10 in.; 2 photographic prints : crayon photographs ; 16 x 20 in. or smaller.
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