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| Title | Mayor Washington at the KOCO groundbreaking ceremony |
| Description | This photograph was taken at the last public event before Mayor Harold Washington's death. At the urging of the City's Department of Housing, Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) in 1983 won a grant of $1.8 million as start-up money for the building of 70 low-and-moderate income housing units. With additional funding provided by the Department of Housing, the project broke ground on November 25, 1987, a few hours before the Mayor collapsed at his desk in City Hall. KOCO was the type of neighborhood organization Washington had particularly strong admiration for and he was especially proud to be able to work so closely with Chicago communities. |
| Neighborhood/Street | Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
Oakland (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Subject.TGM1 | Mayors
Ground breaking ceremonies
Housing
Neighborhoods
Construction workers
Assistance
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| Subject.LCSH | Washington, Harold, 1922-1987 -- Photographs
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Mayors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Housing development -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Community organization -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Community development, Urban -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Conferences -- Photographs
Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization -- Photographs
Evans, Timothy C. -- Photographs
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| Photographer/Artist | Schultz, Peter J.
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| Date of Original | 1987-11-25 |
| 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 1987.11.25.1 |
| 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 | groundbreaking
special events
construction
African Americans
activists/politicians
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