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CTL-W-0344 · Work · 1990s

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Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Only Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Only Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, collector, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Only Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Only Negro store of its kind in the U.S., at 2933 State St., Chicago, Ill, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, collector, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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