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A young woman stands atop a grand birthday cake parade float in evening attire with photo caption

Unidentified photographer

1933

Black-and-white photo of a man walking to the left, past remnants of gas station or general store

Unidentified photographer

1956

Black-and-white photo of child posing before a sign that reads “CHICAGO WELCOMES GENERAL MacARTHUR”

Unidentified photographer

ca. 1951

Family snapshot of woman holding baby, near house front steps, with young boy in formal hat at right

Unidentified photographer

October 25, 1947

Beach city scape, shore and clothed figures in foreground, bathers and and buildings in background

Unidentified photographer

1910 - 1915

Person in skirt and top stands by bicycle rack, Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry in backgrou

Unidentified photographer

1959

Staged photo with two seated women and two standing men in front of backdrop for 1933 World’s Fair

Unidentified photographer

1933

A snapshot of a person in a hat, encircled by the words “Century of Progress 1933 Chicago”

Unidentified photographer

1933

Black-and-white photo of distant view of three people in front of Buckingham Fountain in Chicago

Unidentified photographer

mid-20th century

Black-and-white photo of a male-presenting person in front of a wood wagon and a railroad car

Unidentified photographer

early 20th century

Black-and-white photograph of child and adult posing in front of Heald Square Monument in Chicago

Unidentified photographer

ca. 1960/75

Two men and two women in late 19th or early 20th century clothing stand in line against brick wall

Unidentified photographer

late 19th/early 20th century

Man in double-breasted suit and hat walking down a busy street in front of storefronts

Unidentified photographer

mid-20th century

Snapshot of girl with light skin tone walking down sidewalk and licking an ice cream cone

Unidentified photographer

1946

Woman with light skin tone in lapel coat and heels walking down a crowded street

Unidentified photographer

mid-20th century

Two women with light skin tone in coats, hats, and heels pose on a crowded city sidewalk

Unidentified photographer

ca. 1940s

Woman with light skin tone wearing dropped-waist dress and heels stands at the corner of a sidewalk

Unidentified photographer

ca. 1920s

Woman with light skin tone wearing knee-length skirt, sweater, heels, and pearls walks on sidewalk

Unidentified photographer

1939

Woman with light skin tone in dress suit standing on city sidewalk in front of men in navy uniforms

Unidentified photographer

1945

Group of people with dark skin tone, some posing and laughing, sit atop craggy rocks

Unidentified photographer

mid-20th century

A white woman dressed in hat and coat with highrise buildings in the background

Unidentified photographer

1948

Teenage girl standing with hands in pockets of pants on a beach with people in the background

Unidentified photographer

1949

Black-and-white photo of woman with dark skin tone wearing a bathing suit and smiling into camera

Unidentified photographer

ca. 1961

Woman with light skin tone wearing bathing suit lies face down on towel, head turned toward camera

Unidentified photographer

mid-20th century

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