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Roz Payne took the more than 500 photos during the 1968 Chicago Democratic National Convention. The protests degenerated into a police riot when Democratic mayor and party stalwart, Richard Daley, ordered an estimated 23,000 riot-clad police officers to attack roughly 10,000 demonstrators in and near Grant Park.
The 1960 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, from July 25 to July 28, 1960, at the International Amphitheatre. It was the 14th and most recent time overall that Chicago hosted the Republican National Convention, more times than any other city.
Browse 1,736 chicago 1960 photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Delegates carrying placards in support of US presidential nominee, Richard Nixon, at the 1960 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois,...
Between 1860 and 1996, Chicago hosted 14 Republican National Conventions and 11 Democratic (12 in 2024) National Conventions. These conventions are held every four years to select the party’s nominee for U.S. president in the popular election.
These stunning vintage photographs show what Chicago looked like in the 1960s — capture streets scenes, roads, markets night life and everyday life in stunning colors.
May 17, 2012 · The 1968 Democratic National Convention tour pins these records from the holdings of the National Archives onto modern-day street maps and inside Google StreetView. We see not only changes in the landscape, but a progression of historic events culminating in violence involving the police and protestors.
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Apr 12, 2023 · President Harry Truman shakes hands with Illinois Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson on July 26, 1952, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Stevenson became the party’s presidential nominee.
