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Chicago school children buy $263,148.83 in war bonds.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Chicago school children buy $263,148.83 in war bonds.

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Title
Chicago school children buy $263,148.83 in war bonds.
Additional title: African American schoolgirl christening one of the jeeps in the War Bond Rally in Washington Park on June 4, Chicago, Illinois
Names
United States. Office of War Information (Photographer)
Collection

Education

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1942 - 1943 (Questionable)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Education
Topics
Education
African Americans -- Education
Parks -- Chicago (Ill.)
Jeep automobile
African American school children
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Biographical/historical: Original negative # : 31071 ; Caption on back: "In a special War Bond Campaign which began April 14 and was ended May 12, the public school children of the south-central district of Chicago purchased $263,148.83 in war bond and stamps, enough money to buy 125 jeeps, two pursuit planes and a motorcycle; Photo shows one of the jeeps being christened in the War Bond Rally in Washington Park on June 4; Twenty-four public schools participated in the campaign."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print; 8 x 10 in.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16173907
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a1905a40-c6b2-012f-430b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1942: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Chicago school children buy $263,148.83 in war bonds." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942 - 1943. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa68-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Chicago school children buy $263,148.83 in war bonds." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 7, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa68-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1942 - 1943). Chicago school children buy $263,148.83 in war bonds. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa68-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Chicago school children buy $263,148.83 in war bonds.