Search results 1 - 7 of 7 for the tag Illinois
A baby’s baptism
In August 1973, John H. White photographed a baptism at the Church of the Messiah in Chicago, Illinois, as part of his Documerica assignment about African...
Crime fighter vows to defend Constitution
Eliot Ness, the Treasury Department agent famous for his long-time pursuit of Prohibition-era crime boss Al Capone, signed this Federal oath of office in Chicago,...
Growing metropolis
This aerial photograph from November 24, 1938, shows the North Side section of Chicago, Illinois. Located on the southwestern edge of Lake Michigan, the city suffered...
Michigan Avenue, Chicago
This photograph, taken by U.S. Information Agency (USIA) photographer Oliver E. Pfeiffer, shows a view of Chicago, Illinois, looking down Michigan Avenue in March...
Ratification Document for the 26th amendment from Illinois
In 1954 and 1968 Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson, respectively, championed the cause of an amendment to the Constitution lowering the voting age...
Sailboats on Lake Michigan
A photographer for the Documerica project took this image of sailboats on Lake Michigan in October 1973. The Documerica photography program was...
Severe overcrowding
Camp Douglas, the Union prison camp in Chicago, Illinois, grew quickly and was poorly administered by a series of commandants. Prisoners accused several of cruelty....
Search results 1 - 7 of 7 for the tag Illinois