70's Street

Robert Natkin

Robert spent the early 1970's revisiting the areas of Chicago that he had photographed in the 1950's, roaming the streets every day with a camera bag full of film and any number of different formats of cameras, matching them to the subject at hand.

Click on the photos below to view them full screen.

Baloon Man

1973
Chicago, IL

A man selling baloons on the street on the  south side of Chicago.

Young Black Man

1973
Chicago, IL

A young man leaning against a car at a performance of the Free Street Theater on the southside of Chicago

Two Young Girls

1973
Chicago, IL

Two young girls pretending to be models on the south side of Chhicago.

Two Young Girls

1973
Chicago, IL

Two young girls playing in a swimming pool on the south side of Chhicago.

Boy Eating Lunch

1973
Chicago, IL

A young boy eating lunch at a free lunch program.

Protester

1972
Chicago, IL

A woman protesting in downtown Chicago.

Young Lady

1974
Chicago, IL

A young lady on the street outside a convenience store.

Family and Nazi Youth

1972
Chicago, IL

A family in Humboldt Park in Chicago coming across a young man wearing a Nazi shirt.

A family sits outside their home

1972
Chicago, IL

A family sits outside their home in the Robert Taylor Homes (a public housing project).

Young people on bench with an old lady

1975
Chicago, IL

Young people sitting on a banch as an old lady reads.

Kids playing in an abandoned car

1975
Chicago, IL

Kids playing in an abandoned car in a "Playground" underneath the train tracks in Uptown in Chicago.

Interracial Couple

1972
Chicago, IL

Photograph of an interracial couple used to illustrate an article about tolerance for Sepia Magazine.

hello world!
The Chicago Photo Collection
Copyright ©[code_snippet id=4 php] Photography is Art.
It is a violation of Title 17, United States Code, to modify, enhance, or reproduce these images without the express consent of the copyright holder.