Street types of Chicago: character studies photograph collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Street types of Chicago: character studies photograph collection
Dates: 1891
Identifier: 1987.0191
Creator: Krausz, Sigmund, photographer
Creator
Size: 36 photographs :
card photograph ;

19 x 13 cm. (7 1/4 x 5 in.)
Language: Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Scope and Content

Studio portraits of people commonly seen on the street in Chicago (Ill.) photographed with objects of their occupations. Subjects include repairmen, newspaper boys, beggars, street musicians, ethnic stereotypes, poor people, etc.

Conditions for Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.

Preferred Citation

A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.

Acquisition Information

Lasker, A.D., gift, 1987/06/17, 1987.0191, photoprints1 8 x 10 in. box.

Custodial History

Gift of A.D. Lasker, 1931 (1987.0191).

Alternate Format Available

Also available in copy negative in Rights & Reproductions Office at Chicago History Museum: ICHi 03123-03137, 09264, 09276, 09277, 14026, 18332-18349.

Container list available (1987-191).

Contents

Collection Access