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Earl B. Dickerson photographs

Includes photographs related to the career of Earl Burrus Dickerson, a Chicago area businessman, president of Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Company, and politician. Dickerson is shown at banquets, at his desk, and with groups of men and women. Several photographs show Dickerson with Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall at a civil liberties program held at an Elks convention in 1954.

Dates: 1939-1985   |   Extent: 17 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in or smaller.; 2 photographic prints : b&w ; 13 1/4 x 8 in.; 7 photographic prints : col. ; 3 x 5 in. or smaller.
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Leon Despres photograph collection

Includes photographs relating to the career of former Chicago 5th ward alderman Leon Despres of Chicago (Ill.). Includes portraits of Despres and views of Despres with other Chicago municipal officials, such as mayors Jane Byrne and Harold Washington. Despres is shown at various events, such as ground breaking ceremonies, elections, and meetings. Includes a group of large format photographs showing

Dates: ca 1957-1989   |   Extent: 591 photographic prints : b&w ; 12 x 20 in. or smaller.; 27 photographic prints : b&w, contact sheet ; 8 x 10 in.; 18 photographic prints : col. ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.; 49 negatives : b&w ; 1 x 1 cm.; 1 folder of non-graphic material.
Archives: Chicago History Museum