Maxwell Street Exhibition photographs

Descriptive Summary

Title: Maxwell Street Exhibition photographs
Identifier: BMRC.CHM.MAXWELL_ST_EXHIBIT_PHOTOS
Repository: Chicago History Museum
Language: English
Size: 10.0 Linear feet
Dates: 1966-1983
Creator: Newberry, James, 1937-

Scope and Contents note

Views of residents of Maxwell Street area of Chicago (Ill.) 1966-1983. Include buyers and sellers at the Maxwell Street market and goods for sale. Also includes unposed views of people dancing, singing, lounging on the streets. James Newberry, photographer.

Related Archival Materials note

Photographs of Maxwell Street Market During its Last Season at Original Location – Chicago History Museum

Maxwell Street Photo Collection - University of Illinois at Chicago - Special Collections and University Archives

Steven Balkin Maxwell Street, Chicago Collection - Chicago State University Library and Information Services Archives and Special Collections

Custodial History note

Gift of James Newberry, 1987 (1987.0206).

Processing Information note

This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 October 19 by Andrew Steadham.

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