John Anthony Brooks photographs of CHA residents

Descriptive Summary

Title
John Anthony Brooks photographs of CHA residents
Identifier
BMRC.CHM.CHA_RESIDENTS_PHOTO
Repository
Chicago History Museum
Language
English
Size
0.25 Linear feet
Dates
1999

Scope and Contents note

Photographs of residents of apartments in the Rogers Park community area of Chicago (Ill.) whose rents were subsidized through the Chicago Housing Authority’s Section 8 program, allowing them to relocate from public housing projects that were in the process of being dismantled. Includes informal portraits of people inside their homes, usually posing or interacting with family members.

Custodial History note

Photography commissioned by Chicago Historical Society as part of its "My History Is Your History Project" (2000.0039).

Processing Information note

This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 October 8 by Lisa Calahan.

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