Photographs of Maxwell Street Market during its last season at original location, 1994.

  • Collection ID 2002.0057
  • Creator Names Balkin, Steven.
  • Title Photographs of Maxwell Street Market during its last season at original location [graphic].
  • Dates 1994.
  • Physical description
    • 18 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
    • 3 photographic prints : col. ; 11 x 14 in. and smaller.
  • Access and usage restrictions Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage.
  • Collection summary Photographs by Dr. Steven Balkin, showing the last summer season at the original Maxwell Street Market. Images are primarily of vendors at their stands, shoppers, and street musicians playing instruments, photographer Jeffrey Fletcher, and images of Piano C. Red and his Flat Foot Boogie Band. Attached to photographs are excerpts from interviews with their subjects, describing personal experiences at the Maxwell Street Market. The color photographs in this collection include an image of the intersection of Halsted and Maxwell Streets in the evening, as well as close-up images of Darrel and Wayne, musicians who played with Piano C. Red.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Dr. Steven Balkin (2002.0057)
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Credit photographer.
  • Names
    • Fletcher, Jeffrey.
    • Balkin, Steven.
    • Maxwell Street Market (Chicago, Ill.) Photographs.
    • Maxwell Street Historic Preservation Coalition.
    • Flat Foot Boogie Band (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • African Americans Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Children Illinois Chicago 1990-1999. lctgm
    • Hispanic Americans Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Peddlers Illinois Chicago 1990-1999. lctgm
    • Poor persons Illinois Chicago 1990-1999. lctgm
    • Street musicians Illinois Chicago 1990-1999. lctgm
    • Women Illinois Chicago 1990-1999. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Halsted Street (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1990-1999.
    • Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) 1990-1999.
  • Genre
    • Interviews. aat
    • Reminiscences. aat
    • Transcripts. aat
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints Color. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.