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Claude A. Barnett collection of visual materials

Primarily photoprints of Afro-Americans collected during Barnett's career as founder and director of the Chicago-based Associated Negro Press (1919-1964), some images photographed by Gordon Parks. Includes Black events and significant personalities in diverse fields supplied to the ANP for distribution to Black newspapers, 1920s-1960s; his topical interests (higher education, agriculture, entrepreneurship, entertainment, medicine, politics, civil rights, sports, armed forces, and

Dates: 1890-1969,   |   Extent: 1879 photographic prints : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller.; 5 albums (containing 500 photographic prints) ; 8 x 10 in.; ca. 75 photomechanical prints : b&w ; 47 x 32 cm (23 1/2 x 16 in.) or smaller.; 14 photomechanical prints : broadside, few col. ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller.; 7 photomechanical prints : envelope, col. ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.; 14 negatives : cellulose nitrate ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.; 5 negatives : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.; 4 negatives : col. ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.; 1 folder of non-graphic material.; 17 broadsides ; large format.
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Gads Hill Center visual materials

Visual materials primarily relating to the activities, facilities, and people serving and using the Gads Hill Settlement House. The bulk of the collection consists of images of children of all ages. Many of the photographic prints are small snapshots (3 x 5 in. or smaller). Activities show children in mainly educational and play settings or in groups. Also included are

Dates: 1900-1970s   |   Extent: 1500 photographic prints : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller; 43 photographic prints : col. ; 9 x 13 cm. (3 1/2 x 5 in.) or smaller; 380 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.) or smaller; 44 negatives : cellulose nitrate ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 12 negatives : col. ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.) or smaller; 6 transparencies : slide, col. ; 35 mm; 1 folder of non-graphic material
Archives: Chicago History Museum