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Bronzeville by address : 44th Pl. through 61st St., Image 28
Bronzeville by address : 44th Pl. through 61st St., Image 28
TitleBronzeville by address : 44th Pl. through 61st St., Image 28
CreatorCopelin Commercial Photographers

Date of Original1940s through 1960s
DescriptionBronzeville is an historically significant area of the city of Chicago. Geographically, the Second and Third Wards were bounded by 22nd Street on the north and 51st Street on the south and Cottage Grove on the east and the Rock Island Railroad on the west. Many citizens of color resented having their neighborhoods referred to as the ""Black Belt"" or ""Black Ghetto"" by the major media. The Chicago Bee, suggested that they use his coined word Bronzeville to identify the community, since it more accurately described the skin tone of most of its inhabitants. The James S. Parker Collection contains a remarkable collection of structures that were demolished in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Addresses covered: Berkeley Ave. (4334); Bowen Ave., East (435, 606, 618, 620, 661-63, 700, 731, 745); Calumet Ave. (2427, 3253. 3312, 4120, 4143, 4156, 4330-32); Champlain Ave. (4530, 4542)
Geographic LocationChicago (Ill.)
TypeImage
FormPhotographs
Physical DescriptionNegatives
Physical Extent8 x 10 in.
Format.Digitalimage/jpeg
HostUniversity of Illinois Chicago. Library.
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives.
Collection SourceJames S. Parker Collection
SeriesBronzeville
CollectionChicago - Photographic Images of Change (University of Illinois at Chicago)
CitationCite as: Copelin Commercial Photographers, [Title], [Identifier], James S. Parker and Chicago Photography (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Local IdentifierJPCC_01_0052_0526_028
RightsThis image may be used freely, with attribution, for research, study and educational purposes. The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Library does not claim exclusive ownership of the copyrights to all the original documents. We are simply granting permission to use images in our collections. This permission is nonexclusive, and nontransferable. Additional permissions may be required from the holder of copyrights in the original document. For more information, please contact the UIC Library at lib-permissions@uic.edu.
SponsorshipThis project was funded through a generous grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
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