Poor conditions at apartment building on South Homan Avenue

ST-17600648

Title: Poor conditions at apartment building on South Homan Avenue Description: Beverly Purnell reading to children in a room with an electric heater, the only heat source in an apartment at 1321 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Martin Luther King Jr. assumed trusteeship of the building and promised to use the rent money for renovations. Date Depicted: 1966 April 27 Creator: Chicago Sun-Times Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: black-and-white negatives Copyright Notice: © Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Credit Line: ST-17600648, Chicago Sun-Times Collection, Chicago History Museum Storage Location: P&P: Chicago Sun-Times collection, digital image only (no associated collection materials) Max Pixels - Width: 5043 Max Pixels - Height: 4901 Help improve this content