Photographs of Maxwell Street and Midway Airport, 1947-1952.

  • Collection ID 2002.0154
  • Title Photographs of Maxwell Street and Midway Airport [graphic].
  • Dates 1947-1952.
  • Physical description 51 photographic prints: b&w ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.
  • Collection summary Forty images of the Maxwell Street neighborhood taken by an unknown photographer on a single day in June 1952 (numbered 1 to 40). Includes views of commercial and evangelical religious activities, the built environment, and the diverse groups that populated and frequented the Maxwell Street market. Also present are 1947 interior views and exterior views of Municipal Airport (later called Midway Airport ) some showing airplanes on the runways; and a few aerial views of buildings in and near the Chicago Loop, such as the Chicago Daily News building, Butler Brothers building, and Union Station.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Jim Bohenstengel of Gallerie St. James, who acquired them at an estate auction (2002.0154).
  • Names
    • Maxwell Street Market (Chicago, Ill.) Photographs.
    • Municipal Airport (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Buildings Illinois Chicago.
    • African Americans Illinois Chicago 1950-1959.
    • Airports Illinois Chicago. 1940-1949. lctgm
    • Airplanes Illinois Chicago. 1940-1949. lctgm
    • Ethnic neighborhoods Illinois Chicago. 1950-1959. lctgm
    • Marketplaces Illinois Chicago.
    • Markets Illinois Chicago. 1950-1959. lctgm
    • Peddlers Illinois Chicago. 1950-1959. lctgm
    • Poor persons Illinois Chicago. 1950-1959. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1940-1959.
    • Garfield Ridge (Chicago, Ill.) 1940-1949.
    • Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) 1950-1959.
  • Genre
    • Interior views. aat
    • Exterior views. aat
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.