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History Museum Acquires 5 Million Photos from Sun-Times

Seventy-five years’ worth of images from the Chicago Sun-Times reside at a Chicago museum.

Aired 01/28/2020 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

History Museum Acquires 5 Million Photos from Sun-Times

Clip: 1/28/2020 | 9m 26sVideo has Closed Captions

Seventy-five years’ worth of images from the Chicago Sun-Times reside at a Chicago museum.

Recently, the Chicago History Museum added five million photos to its collection through the acquisition of Chicago Sun-Times photographs spanning 75 years. We learn more -- and see a sample of those images -- with John Russick, the museum’s senior vice president for interpretation and education.

Aired 01/28/2020 | Rating NR

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