Photograph, Black-and-White

Name/Title

Photograph, Black-and-White

Entry/Object ID

2026.1.36

Description

Photo taken during the opening of the Christmas holiday season on State Street at Madison Street in Chicago. Santa Claus is joined by Michael Manning, a young artist; Sheila Smith as Captain Merry Christmas, Salvation Army; and Arthur Osborne, president of the Chicago Stores Division, Marshall Field & Co. and the chairman of the State Street Council as they turn on the holiday lights. A Salvation Army brass band can be seen on a platform below Santa and friends and people can be seen on the sidewalks below. The streets are filled with cars, taxis, and buses.

Acquisition

Accession

2026.1

Source or Donor

Central Territory Museum - Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

Central Territory Museum Collection

Made/Created

Date made

Nov 21, 1977 - Nov 21, 1977

Place

City

Chicago

County

Cook County

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

printed in the Chicago Tribune Nov 22, 1977. The photo is credited as "Tribune Photo by Quentin Dodt"

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

back of photo

Transcription

Left to right: SANTA CLAUS; MICHAEL MANNING, designer of the 1977 Illinois Christmas Seal, Chicago Lung Assn; CAPTAIN MERRY CHRISTMAS (Sheila Smith), Salvation Army; and ARTHUR E. OSBORNE, chairman of the State Street Council and president, Chicago Stores Division, Marshall Field & Co.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Label, Typed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

North & Central Illinois Division / Metropolitan Division

Related Places

Place

City

Chicago

County

Cook County

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America