| 1. |  | Horace Cayton with "Blue Boy," 1944 | Art collectors; Paintings; Guests; Art; Community centers; Women; Men; Windows; Draperies; Minorities; | Horace Cayton, the director of Parkway Community House, was an avid collector of the art of the Chicago Renaissance. In this photograph, he is showing Charles Sebree's painting, "Blue Boy," to visitors... |
| 2. |  | Women's Army Corps (WAC) Band, 1944 | Military bands; Musicians; Women; Big bands; Musical instruments; Wind instruments; Drums; Minorities; Ethnic groups; | Women musicians were also drafted during World War II. This all-Black WAC band, formed at an Iowa army post, played at a war bond drive at State and Madison. The band also played jazz at Servicemen's Center... |
