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Maxwell Street Market: interview with artists Ken Josephson and Tom Palazzolo
Maxwell Street Foundation / StoryCorps Partnership
2000-Present
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Nocturnal Journal Christmas Edition with Dave Hoekstra | Maxwell Street Musician “Lefty” Vince Johnson
2000-Present
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Postcards from Maxwell Street: Witness Marks
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Postcards from Maxwell Street: The Fat of the Land
Nick Jackson
2000-Present
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Postcards from Maxwell Street: Manolo’s Tacos
Nick Jackson
2000-Present
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Maxwell Street Market: Interview with former vendor Merlyn McFarland
Maxwell Street Foundation / StoryCorps Partnership
2000-Present
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Maxwell Street Collection portfolio
2000-Present
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Maxwell Street Market: Interview with blues musician “Lefty” Vince Johnson
Maxwell Street Foundation / StoryCorps Partnership
2000-Present
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Maxwell Street Market: Interview with vendor Cindy Santilli
Maxwell Street Foundation / StoryCorps Partnership
2000-Present
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Shell Game
Tom Palazzolo
1980-1999
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And This Was Free
Maxwell Street Foundation
2000-Present
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Maxwell Street Visions
1980-1999
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Marcia and Tom Palazzolo
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with Bernie Beckman
2000-Present
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Blues Music Store Looking In
Lee Landry
1980-1999
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Gypsies
Cornel Somogy
1960-1979
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Maxwell Street musician, Blind Arvella Gray
Bernie Beckman
1960-1979
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Maxwell Street vendor
Tom Palazzolo
1960-1979
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Blues Music Store
Lee Landry
1980-1999
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Tonics and medicinals at the Maxwell Street Market
1940-1959
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Tool and Hardware sales at the Maxwell Street Market
1940-1959
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Shoe sales at the Maxwell Street Market
1940-1959
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Shoppers looking at clothing
1940-1959
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Rally around to save Maxwell Street
1940-1959
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Roving Gospel
Gene Schwartz
1980-1999
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Gospel on Sundays
Cornel Somogy
1960-1979
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Shoe Shoppers
Cornel Somogy
1960-1979
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Rev. Cherokee pamphlet
1960-1979
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Rev. Cherokee
Cornel Somogy
1960-1979
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Shopper at Market with purchase of frames
Gene Schwartz
1980-1999
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Maxwell Street Watermelon
Gene Schwartz
1980-1999
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Hats on Halsted
Tom Palazzolo
1980-1999
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Maxwell Street
Tom Palazzolo
1980-1999
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Maxwell Street: Saving Chicago’s Heritage
Maxwell Street Historic Preservation Coalition
1980-1999
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Making Money at the Market
1980-1999
Video
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Maxwell Street Mexican
Courtesy of Gorilla Gourmet
2000-Present
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I Sachs Shoe Repair Supplies Store Going-away party
Photo by Steve Balkin
2000-Present
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JFK Death Mask
Cornel Somogy
1960-1979
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For Public Interest sign
Source and location unknown
1980-1999
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Young Izrael Synagogue
Jack Sloan
1940-1959
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Frank Scott Keys
Lee Landry
2000-Present
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Mezuzah
Ron Gordon
1980-1999
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Hauber Building
Ron Gordon
1980-1999
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716 W. Maxwell
Ron Gordon
2000-Present
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Interior upper floor at 1210 S. Union, 1997
Ron Gordon
1980-1999
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Nate’s Delicatessen Sign
Ron Gordon
1980-1999
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Maxwell portraits: Interview with donor Leslie Evans
Maxwell Street Foundation / StoryCorps Partnership
2000-Present
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Pre 1912
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St. Francis of Assissi School class photo
Pre 1912
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Church on Maxwell Street
Yasuhiro Ishimoto and Marvin E. Newman
1940-1959
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Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, Sunday Service
Steve Balkin
1980-1999
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Blind Arvella Gray
1980-1999
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I. Reiss, First Roumanian Congregation of Chicago
1912-1939
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