Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930
1919
Al Capone moves to Chicago
Chicago Race Riot
Illinois ratifies 18th Amendment and passes State prohibition statutes
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Timeline of the City's History : 1919


Chicago Race Riot

Chicago Race Riot
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Chicago race riot, five policemen and one soldier with rifle standing on street corner

Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.

Created/Published
ca. 1919 July-Aug

Summary
Image of five policemen and one soldier with a rifle standing on a street corner during a race riot in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois.

Notes
This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper.

Cite as: DN-0071298, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society
Reproduction Number: DN-0071298
Digital ID: ichicdn n071298

        

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