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| Title | Mayor Washington presenting a proclamation to RIF representatives |
| Description | Mayor Harold Washington presented a proclamation to representatives of the "Reading Is Fundamental" program on November 14, 1986. The program aims to promote literacy among elementary and high school students by encouraging them to read for pleasure. Shown standing at the Mayor's desk are RIF participants, Samantha Stinson, Swift School; Valorie Wadycki, Newberry School; Antonio Mojica, Columbus School; and Malcolm Jackson, Goodlow School. |
| Neighborhood/Street | Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Subject.TGM1 | Mayors
Reading
School children
Literacy
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| Subject.LCSH | Washington, Harold, 1922-1987 -- Photographs
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Mayors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. -- Photographs
Literacy programs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
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| Photographer/Artist | Schultz, Peter J.
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| Date of Original | 1986-11-14 |
| 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 1986.11.14.1 |
| 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 | general publicity
African Americans
activists/politicians
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