Portrait photographs (2) x
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Buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago (2) x
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Collection of black and white photographic negatives created by staff photographers of the Chicago Daily News. Primarily contains images of events, people, and activities in the Chicago area as well as national events that held a local interest. Topics include civic ceremonies, public demonstrations, court cases, festivals, ethnic celebrations, and persons in the news, especially politicians, local celebrities, and criminals.
Dates: ca. 1901-1973 | Extent: ca. 243 negatives : glass ; 8 x 10 in.; ca. 17,731 negatives : glass ; 5 x 7 in.; ca. 65,000 negatives : glass ; 4 x 5 in.; 7,767 negatives : nitrate ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller.; 1 negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.; ca. 200,000 negatives : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.; ca. 10,500 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm.
Archives: Chicago History Museum
Visual materials from the office of the Federation News, owned and controlled by the CFL-IUC, the federation of unions in Chicago. Subjects include members and leaders, conventions and banquets, international events, interiors of their radio station WCFL, and their members participation in community affairs. Large oversize color photographs show the St. Patrick's Day parade (ca. 1970s) and a composite group
Dates: 1914-1984 | Extent: 4,568 photographic prints : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller.; 5 albums (176 photographic prints) : b&w, col. ; 26 x 31 cm. (10 x 12 in.) or smaller.; 37 photographic prints : col. ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller.; 2 photographic prints : col. ; 24 x 36 in. or smaller.; 3,468 negatives : b&w ; 70 mm. or smaller.; 117 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.; 40 photomechanical prints : b&w ; 18 x 28 cm. (7 x 11 in.); 3 reels of 3 ; 16 mm.; 1 transparency : col. ; 8 x 10 in.; 1 photograph : cabinet card ; 17 x 11 cm. (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 folder of non-graphic material.
Archives: Chicago History Museum