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| Title | Mayor Washington with Abigail Van Buren |
| Description | At Avenues Restaurant, 211 E. Chicago Ave., Mayor Harold Washington attended a reception and press conference on July 30, 1987 to announce the opening of an AIDS Research Center. Washington was asked to co-chair, along with Illinois Governor James R. Thompson, a fundraising event in September, 1987, the proceeds of which were divided evenly between the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) and the AIDS Foundation. Pictured with the Mayor at the press conference is Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby), a member of AMFAR. |
| Neighborhood/Street | Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Subject.TGM1 | Mayors
Receptions
Press conferences
Fund raising
AIDS (Disease)
Research facilities
Restaurants
Organizations
Women
Celebrities
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| Subject.LCSH | Washington, Harold, 1922-1987 -- Photographs
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Mayors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Van Buren, Abigail, 1918- -- Photographs
American Foundation for AIDS Research -- Photographs
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| Photographer/Artist | Schultz, Peter J.
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| Date of Original | 1987-07-30 |
| 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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| Repository Number | PHOTOGRAPH SPE-HWAC 1987.7.30.1 |
| 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 | Portrait photographs
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| Size | 21 x 26 cm; |
| Subject.LOCAL | famous persons
writers/artists/musicians/actors
African Americans
activists/politicians
women
restaurants
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