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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

Items relating to John Ragland, his family and his career, ca. 1917 to 1970's, working for the betterment of African Americans, economically and socially, in Ohio, in Chicago, in the U.S. Army during World War II; and as executive director of the South Central Association (Chicago). Also includes materials relating to his son, Albert Ragland while serving as executive director

Dates: 1890s-1979, bulk 1960s-1970s   |   Extent: 577 photographic prints : b&w ; 51 x 31 cm. (20 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.) or smaller.; 124 photographic prints : col. ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller.; 8 photographic prints : hand col. ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.; 1 photographs : tintype ; 10 x 7 cm. (4 x 2 3/4 in.); 6 photographic prints : postcard, silver gelatin ; 9 x 14 cm. ( 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.); 1 negatives : glass ; 5 x 7 in.; 18 photomechanical prints : poster, col. ; 18 x 10 cm. (7 1/2 x 4 in.) or smaller.; 1 drawing : hand col. ; 30 x 25 cm. (11 3/4 x 10 in.); 1 folder of non-graphic material.
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Includes visual materials related to the Morris Williams family, an African American family that came to Chicago (Ill.) in the 1920s. Includes two portraits of L. K. Williams, pastor of Olivet Baptist Church (Ill.), and a group portrait of members of the church including Willa. One halftone print shows the church. One portrait shows the Williams family, Morris and Annie,

Dates: 1930-1949   |   Extent: 17 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.; 1 photographic print : hand col. ; 8 x 10 in.; 2 photomechanical prints : halftone photomechanical print ; 10 x 14 in. or smaller.; 1 album (including 2 cartes de visite, 4 tintypes) ; 5 x 7 in.
Archives: Chicago History Museum