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(via All Nite: 1941 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
July 1941. “Street scene in Chicago Black Belt.” Old-school fixie. 35mm negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
(via National Portrait Gallery | Face to Face blog: Portrait of an Artist: Paul D’Amato)
Lillian, New Covenant Church of Deliverance, Chicago, 2011 / Paul D’Amato / Ink jet print, 2011
(via Red All Over: 1942 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
Chicago, April 1942. “Dancing to the music of Red Saunders and his band at the Club DeLisa.” Photographer Jack Delano swaps the train pictures for a taste of cafe society. Medium format negative, Office of War Information. View full size.
Big Barbara, Chicago, c1965 (Danny Lyon, The Bikeriders)
I’m A Man (Steve Winwood / James Miller). Cover do clássico do Spencer Davis Group.
drum solo…
(via MAKE | Epic Building Defrost)
Chicago’s Fulton Market Cold Storage Company was housed in a 10-story building in the meatpacking district for 90 years until last July, when they decided to move to a warehouse in the suburbs. The building was sold to bike component manufacturer SRAM to be converted into their world headquarters. Architects Perkins + Will were tasked with turning the ice-encrusted building into a modern machine shop, workspace, and indoor cycling track for SRAM. What ensued was one of the most epic building defrosts in history. Fortunately talented professional photographer Gary Jensen was there to snap some amazing before shots, a sampling of which are below. Head to his site for the whole mesmerizing set…
(via Double Rich: 1941 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
July 1941. “Chicago. Waiting for a streetcar.” 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
(via WFMU’s Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban!: Sharkskin Louis Jordan)
“Giving the impression of an unwanted backstage “John,” bubble-eyed bandleader Louis Jordan is about to be expelled by resolute dancing twins, Joyce and Jean Spencer, as trio hams it up between performances at the Tivoli Theater in Chicago.” Jet magazine, 1959.
Group of girls being sent home from McKinley High School for wearing “dungarees” and “slickers,” 1946, Chicago.
dungaree and slicker rage…
(via room42)
