Gelatin silver prints (2) x
Photomechanical prints (2) x
1890s (2) x
clear facets
Photographs and prints related to Isaac and Emma Atkinson and their descendants, one of the first African-American families to settle in Chicago. Isaac was the son of Richard Atkinson, who emigrated from Scotland to the United States, and Cecilia, a full-blooded Cherokee. Isaac married Emma Jane, who was half African American and half Cherokee, and they came to Chicago in
Dates: ca 1860-1929 | Extent: 4 photographic prints : b&w ; 3 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. or smaller.; 8 photographs : cabinet card photograph ; 4 1/2 x 6 in.; 4 photographs : carte de visite photograph ; 2 1/2 x 4 in.; 7 photomechanical prints : b&w ; 5 1/4 x 6 in. or smaller.; 4 photographs : tintype ; 6 1/2 x 8 in. or smaller.; 1 box of non-graphic material.
Archives: Chicago History Museum
Photographic material documenting activities of the Chicago Commons Association settlement houses in the Near West Side of Chicago (Ill.). Includes views of activities for adults, children, teenagers, and senior citizens, such as handicraft, educational, vocational, and social activities. Also includes scenes relating to nutrition, physical fitness and sports for children and teenagers; children's summer camp (ca. 1920-1969); portraits of various
Dates: 1896-1969 | Extent: 939 photographic prints : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller; 3 albums (ca. 600 photographic prints plus ephemera) ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller; 5 photomechanical prints ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller; 25 photographic prints : col., snapshots ; 9 x 14 cm. (3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.) or smaller; 13 negatives : col. ; 35 mm.; 12 transparencies : lantern slide ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller; 2 transparencies : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.; 34 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller; 25 negatives : cellulose nitrate ; 9 x 11 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.) or smaller; 1 folder of non-graphic material
Archives: Chicago History Museum