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| Title | Mayor Washington at the Bud Billiken Parade |
| Description | A very important date for Mayor Harold Washington was the annual Bud Billiken Parade. On August 8, 1987, he took part in the 58th parade. Over 500, 000 people lined the route, making it one of the largest parades in the country. The Bud Billiken Parade was the brainchild of Robert S. Abbott, the late publisher of the Chicago Defender, who wanted to pay tribute to the newspaper's newsboys. Bud Billiken is a mythical character who serves as a symbol of pride, happiness, and hope for young black people. |
| Subject.TGM1 | Mayors
Parades & processions
Ethnic groups
Ethnic neighborhoods
Newspaper vendors
Newspapers
Youth
Fictitious characters
Crowds
Automobiles
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| Subject.LCSH | Washington, Harold, 1922-1987 -- Photographs
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Mayors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Sengstacke, John Herman Henry, 1912-1997 -- Photographs
Parades -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
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| Photographer/Artist | Schultz, Peter J.
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| Date of Original | 1987-08-08 |
| Time Period | 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989 |
| Repository Name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Language | eng; |
| Repository Number | PHOTOGRAPH SPE-HWAC 1987.8.8.1 |
| Collection | Harold Washington Archives & Collections
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| Rights | http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php |
| Type | Digital image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Original Format | Photographs
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| Size | 21 x 26 cm; |
| Subject.LOCAL | constituency groups
special events
writers/artists/musicians/actors
activists/politicians
African Americans
businesspeople
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