1919: Chicago Race Riot, Walgreen Drugs

Chicago Race Riot, Walgreen Drugs

Chicago race riot, African American men standing in front of Walgreen Drugs, 35th and State

Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.

Created/Published ca. 1919 July-Aug

Summary Image of a crowd of African American men standing on the sidewalks in front of a Walgreen Drugs at the corner of 35th and South State Street in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois, during a race riot. Police officers are standing at the forefront of the crowd.

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

Cite as: DN-0071297, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society. Reproduction Number: DN-0071297 Digital ID: ichicdn n071297

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