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Hal Fox: Chicago’s Jazz Entrepreneur

Creator: The Maxwell Street Foundation
Medium: Video
Period: 1940-1959
Creator: African American, Jewish, Latino, Various
Created by Loyola University grad students and the Maxwell Street Foundation, 2024
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Signs of Maxwell Street: Ellis Island of Chicago

Creator: The Maxwell Street Foundation
Medium: Video
Period: 1960-1979, 1980-1999
Creator: Various
Created by Loyola University grad students and the Maxwell Street Foundation, 2024
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St. Francis of Assisi: Saved from the Wrecking Ball

Creator: The Maxwell Street Foundation
Medium: Video
Period: 1980-1999
Creator: German, Mexican
Created by Loyola University graduate students and the Maxwell Street Foundation, with assistance from St. Francis of Assisi, 2024
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Zoot Suits and the Forgotten American Dream

Creator: The Maxwell Street Foundation
Medium: Video
Period: 1940-1959, 1960-1979
Creator: African American, Jewish, Mexican
Created by Loyola University grad students and the Maxwell Street Foundation, 2024
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MANY CULTURES, MANY DREAMS, ONE STREET

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