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High-angle view of the Wrigley Building, the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company, and the Tribune Tower, headquarters of the Chicago...

N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

View of the iconic, historic Chinatown of Chicago, Illinois, circa 1930-1960.

Steelworker processes molten iron into steel in an open hearth furnace at U.S. Steel's South Works mill, Chicago, IL, ca.1950s.

Open Hearth Furnace At US Steel

1940s 1950s THE LOOP DOWNTOWN SKYLINE CHICAGO ILLINOIS USA

1940s 1950s THE LOOP...

The cargo ship Cliff's Victory is towed through Chicago on the Chicago River.

Cargo Ship on Chicago River

View of the Chicago Theatre from State and Lake L station looking southeast along State Street in Chicago, Illinois, January 1951.

Chicago Theatre St Scene

Fe-Mail Call...Communication via the written word, be it by the Palmer Method or Sanskrit, will be saluted during National Letter Writing Week,...

Stewardess Posing with Letters

Ricard J. Daley, Democratic Candidate for Mayor of Chicago, prepares to cast his vote in the primary election as his family gathers around to wish...

Richard J. Daley Prepares to Cast His Vote

Cars Parked in Front of Nightclubs

Congressman John F. Kennedy of Mass., who is expected to make the "Draft Stevenson" motion before the Democratic National Convention points to a...

John F. Kennedy Pointing to a Poster

The scoreboard above the centerfield bleachers gives the score of the moment for this game and those around Major League Baseball prior to the top of...

Cincinnati Reds v Chicago Cubs

Blues musicians on Maxwell Street in Chicago, Illinois, circa 1950.

Blues musicians on Maxwell Street

Crowd Watching Acrobat Act while Holding "Swing for Ewing Signs" for Candidate Oscar R. Ewing, Democratic National Convention, International...

Crowd Watching Acrobat Act while Holding "Swing for Ewing Signs" for Candidate Oscar R Ewing, Democratic National Convention

View of the Michigan Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River, 19. To the left are: Sheraton Hotel, the Tribune Tower, and the Wrigley Building. At right...

Michigan Avenue Bridge

Skyline of Chicago

Frank Micholowsky holds his exhausted sister and dance partner Marie Micholowsky after a marathon dance competition.

Dancer Holding His Exhausted Partner

View of African American and Caucasian children playing together in the courtyards at 107th and Racine, at the Racine Courts low income housing...

1950s 1960s Pedestrians Cars Lights Traffic Chicago Theater Marque North State Street Downtown Scene At Night Chicago Illinois USA

Pedestrians in Chicago

Teacher from the Moody Bible Institute takes a Sunday school class of mainly African-American boys, Chicago, circa 1950.

Sunday School Class

Interior view of the corporate headquarters of the Morton Salt Company, located at 110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, 1958. The view shows a board room.

Morton Salt Building

Los Angeles, CA- Referee Mushyu Callahan motions Sugar Ray Robinson back to his corner after he ko'd Carl "Bobo" Olson in the fourth round of their...

Sugar Ray Robinson Winning Match

Somewhere en route to Chicago to attend the Democratic National Convention, Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts is interviewed by Frank Coniff,...

John F Kennedy Speaking with Frank Coniff

The newly opened Edens Expressway in Chicago, ca. 1955

The newly opened Edens Expressway in Chicago, ca. 1955

Exterior of a McDonald's drive-in fast food restaurant, which advertises 15-cent hamburgers, Chicago, Illinois.

McDonald's Drive-In

authentic 1950s christmas tree - 1950s chicago stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Authentic 1950s Christmas Tree

View of Meyer Litman & Co eggs and poultry section, located at 953 West Fulton Market, Chicago, Illinois, September 29, 1955.

Meyer Litman & Co.

News reports from the 1952 Republican National Convention , Chicago, Illinois, July 11, 1952. Pictured seated and center is CBS newsman Walter...

News coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. July 25, 1952. Pictured is Edward R. Murrow in the studio.

The Superdawg drive-in on Chicago's North side is one of the few remaining restaurants featuring car hop service.

Chicago, IL- A long line of striking steelworkers queue up at the gate of the South Works of the United States Steel Co. Here July 20th to receive...

Striking Workers in Line to Receive Last Paycheck

Charles Gioe, top ranking Capone organization gangter,was found shot to death tonight on Chicago's near North Side.Police said Gioe's assassination...

Bullet-Riddled Gangster Body In Car

View of the Chicago skyline from across Lake Michigan, Illinois, circa 1955. The Conrad Hilton hotel is shown at far left, at right are the...

Chicago Skyline Across Lake Michigan

Mrs Mamie Bradley reacts as the body of her son, Emmett Till, is lowered into his grave during the funeral, September 1955. Her son, fourteen year...

Emmett Till Funeral

Exterior view of the Carson Pirie Scott & Company department store in Edens Plaza shopping center in Wilmette, IL, 1957.

Carson Pirie Scott And Company Store

Blues band leader Muddy Waters with musicians Henry Armstrong, Otis Spann , Henry Strong , Elga 'Elgin' Edmonds and Jimmy Rogers rehearses with his...

The Muddy Waters Blues Band

Maxwell Street Market, located on Jefferson Street near 12th Street, Chicago, Illinois, September 1959.

Maxwell Street Market

1950s 1953 NIGHT SCENE OF CHICAGO STATE STREET WITH TRAFFIC AND MOVIE MARQUEE WITH PEDESTRIANS ON THE SIDEWALKS

1950s 1953 NIGHT SCENE OF...

Exterior view at dusk of the Inland Steel Building at 30 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, March 24, 1958.

Inland Steel Building

Group of children are transfixed by the television program Hopalong Cassidy, which aired from 1949-1952. In the front row, , are Bobby Barret, Jr.,...

Hopalong Cassidy Fans Watch the Show

New York: Mrs. Sharon Reny , 19-year-old Chicago housewife, has faith in her cooking. She didn't let a shortage of babysitters prevent her from...

Woman With Sleeping Daughter During Cooking Competition

Chicago, Illinois- Great Danes and German Shephreds, but not bird dogs, are represented as this picket line, calling attention to Secretary of...

Protesters with Dogs and Signs for Unemployed

Chicago, IL - With a daily capacity of 1500 tons of iron each, these two new twin blast furnaces ---- standing 235 feet tall---- at the South Chicago...

New Twin Blast Furnaces In Chicago

Chicago, IL: General view of the Stagg Field Nuclear Reactor at the University of Chicago.

Stagg Field Nuclear Reactor

This is an exterior view of the South Side restaurant in Chicago, outside of which Alex "Louie" Greenberg, a financier of Capone mob business...

Exterior View of a Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois: Sen. John Kennedy is on the rostrum as he puts the name of Adlai Stevenson in nomination before the Democratic National Convention...

Senator John Kennedy Is On The Rostrum

Chicago, Illinois: Renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright points out features of "Robie House" here March 18th, after arriving to try and save the...

Frank Lloyd Wright Points Out Features

Clean, well-stocked prescription drug department of a modern drug store is shown, Chicago, Illinois, 1950. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images

Prescription Drug Department

Pictured: NBC News Ray Scherer at the 1956 Democratic National Convention held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Il from August 13-17,...

1956 Democratic National Convention

Model Lillie Jones records her voice at a studio in Chicago, USA, 1957. Operating the tape recorder is Bettye Everett-Lightsy , a former model, who...

Little Jimmy Phillips, just 3 1/2 takes time out from tricycle riding to give Maxine Holda, 2 1/2 a very sound kiss.

Water tower rising above brick-built buildings of a slum area on West O'Brien Street, in the Maxwell Street area of Chicago, Illinois, December 1957.

Slums Of Maxwell Street, Chicago

The Lindbergh Beacon, named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh, atop the Palmolive Building, pictured by night through the window of an unspecified...

Lindbergh Beacon, Chicago

Group of men arrive by Checker Taxi at the 606 Club, a burlesque club at 606 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 1952. Performer Carrie Finnell...

Rookery Building lobby from balcony with Frank Lloyd Wright's 1905 alterations, woman walking through lobby, Chicago, Illinois, undated.

Rookery Building lobby

Rookery Building lobby frieze with birds and geometric pattern, Chicago, Illinois, undated.

Rookery Building lobby

Interior views showing the lobby as remodeled by Naess & Murphy, with rectangular granite and metal columns and ceiling lighting system, of the...

Chicago's Insurance Exchange Building

Gospel singer Reverend James Cleveland and Reverend Jesse Jackson perform onstage at the PUSH "Save The Children" concert in a film still from the...

"Save The Children" Film Still

Smoke billows from Our Lady of the Angels Parochial school as seen from the air. As fireman battle the blaze that killed 87 students and three nuns...

Fire and the Aftermath at Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic School

Interior view of the merchandise and displays at the Mandel Brothers department store, located at the corner of State and Madison streets, Chicago,...

Interior Of Mandel Brothers Department Store

Jazz fans enter the Blue Note Cafe under its bright marquee, Chicago, 1955.

At The Blue Note Cafe

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