Saturday, June 25, 2011

Russell Lee: South Side of Chicago, April 1941


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Tavern on South Side of Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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Negro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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Having fun at roller skating party at the Savoy Ballroom: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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Having fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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Rollerskating on Saturday night at the Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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Entertainers at Negro tavern, Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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Movie theater, South Side of Chicago: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress

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Sign indicating that apartment house is being vacated by whites and will be rented to Negroes, Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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Repairing part of apartment building on South Side of Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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Back of apartment house rented to Negroes, South Side of Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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Front room of apartment rented by Negroes, Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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Detail of room gutted by fire in apartment house formerly rented by Negroes, Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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House on Federal Street in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)

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House in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois: photo by Russell Lee, April 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)