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South Chicago - 88th Street and Commercial Avenue

Streetscape of 8800 block of Commercial Avenue, c1923. Signs read "Dever for Mayor". William Dever defeated William "Big Bill" Thompson for mayor of Chicago in 1923. Church visible in background is Immaculate Conception, a Catholic church founded in 1882 by Polish Catholics. This photo shows a well-developed shopping district.

See also: SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago;

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Item Data

Title	South Chicago - 88th Street and Commercial Avenue
Description	Streetscape of 8800 block of Commercial Avenue, c1923. Signs read "Dever for Mayor". William Dever defeated William "Big Bill" Thompson for mayor of Chicago in 1923. Church visible in background is Immaculate Conception, a Catholic church founded in 1882 by Polish Catholics. This photo shows a well-developed shopping district.
Subjects	SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago;
Creator
Date	Unknown; 2007-01-29
Format	Photograph_(all_forms)
Identifier	1551; http://www.pullman-museum.org/cgi-bin/pvm/mainRecordDisplayXML.pl?recordid=10443; 81-3-4
Rights	The Industrial Heritage Archives provides reproductions of items from its collections for personal or research use. If an image is to be reproduced in any type of publication or on the web, written permission is required and use fees may be assessed.
Collection	Southeast Chicago Historical Society

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