PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: PHOTOGRAPH, DOCUMENT, 2D OBJECTS Recommended for grades 3-5 A rapidly growing city built of wood. A summer-long heat wave. An exhausted and misdirected team of firefighters. Racial, … Learn More
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, DOCUMENT, PHOTOGRAPH Recommended for grades 6-12 Running Time: 9 mins 27 secs This video is based on the Stockyards section of Chicago: Crossroads of America. This … Learn More
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS, 2D OBJECTS Recommended for grades 3-5 Running Time: 11 mins 20 secs This video is based the Great Chicago Fire section of Chicago: Crossroads of America. … Learn More
In this blog post, Anita Sharma, a graduate assistant in the Research & Access Department at CHM writes about photographer Mukul Roy and her work documenting the emergence of South … Learn More
Tornadoes and severe storms are no stranger to the Chicago area. Clean-up work being done in Lemont, Illinois, after a tornado came through the area on March 27, 1991. ST-11002137-0015, … Learn More
Claude M. Lightfoot (1910–1991) was an African American author, Chicago resident, political candidate, and member of the Communist Party USA’s national committee. In 1986, he donated a collection of his … Learn More
On the 52nd anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade, Elisabeth Heissner, manager of visitor acquisition & engagement, and Hannah Johnson, member relations manager, share about … Learn More
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS Chicago Artists in the 1960s and ’70s used design to create powerful slogans, symbols, and imagery to amplify their visions for social change. … Learn More
Adapting historical recipes to fit contemporary ingredients and measurements can require some trial and error, since food production and ingredient characteristics change over time. We present to you two versions … Learn More
Each fall, people in Latine communities around the world remember their deceased loved ones during Día de los Muertos. In this blog post, CHM curator of religion and community history … Learn More
