Sujet
Maxwell Street market, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1941. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Maxwell Street market, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1941. Postcard. The view shows outdoor stalls, vendors and customers. Maxwell Street was the site of a huge outdoor market. A cultural and ethnic melting pot, it was nicknamed the Ellis Island of the Midwest. The area was also associated with the birth of Chicago Blues music in the 1930s and 1940s, with an influx of musicians from the South intermingling with local performers. Playing outdoors, in order to be heard by large numbers of people, they developed a new sound using electric guitars and amplifiers. Traders and shopkeepers encouraged the musicians, recognising that the audiences they attracted represented potential customers for their wares.
Curt Teich Postcard Archives
Date
1980
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Curt Teich Postcard Archives
Notre référence
HRM19D69_319
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,0Mo (1,8Mo) / 34,5cm x 21,8cm / 4071 x 2577 (300dpi)