A makeshift pushcart. Chicago. 1947.
Mourners at funeral. Chicago. 1947.
"Simple" was a character that Langston Hughes used in his news column. Upon seeing the man in this photograph, Hughes said, "That's him." Chicago. 1947.
Ella Fitzgerald performing. Chicago. 1948.
Blues at the Maxwell Street flea market. Chicago. 1947.
Eddie Nichols Gymnasium at 50th and State was a popular gym for young boxers. Joe Louis worked out there. Chicago. 1947.
Dancing at the 45th Street bar that catered to slaughterhouse workers. Chicago. 1947.
A girl "reading" Ebony magazine. Chicago. 1947.
Strike captain during protest by the packing house workers. Chicago. 1948.
The painter Eldzier Cortor in his basement-apartment. Chicago. 1947.
A woman and her squatter's shack on a cold winter day, 1948. It was built of cardboard and plywood on Lake Michigan's beach. Chicago. 1948.
Watching Dunbar vs. Phillips high school football game. Chicago. 1946.
A tenement on South Indiana Avenue, the type of housing for half of the city's black children. Chicago. 1946.
Merchants, South Halsted Street. Chicago. 1946.
Keeping warm, pool hall. Chicago. 1948.
Spiritualist. 1946.