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Subject: [CHEEK] 1927 photographs of Tom Cheek, 103 years old, in Chicago
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:15:37 EST

Does anyone know who this might be ???

I found two 1927 Library of Congress photographs of Tom Cheek, 103 years old,
with the following two descriptions:

1) "Tom Cheek standing in profile next to a horse, holding on to the reins,
on a racetrack."

Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED 1927.

SUMMARY: Full-length portrait of Tom Cheek standing in profile next to a
horse, holding on to the reins, on a racetrack near Chicago, Illinois. Text
on image reads, in part: Tom Cheek.race track.103 years.

NOTES: This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer
may have been published in the newspaper. Cite as: DN-0083445, Chicago Daily
News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society

2) "Tom Cheek, a 103 year-old man, looking to the left of the camera,
standing outdoors."

Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: 1927.

SUMMARY: Half-length portrait of Tom Cheek, a 103 year-old man, looking to
the left of the camera, standing outside in Chicago, Illinois. A platform
structure is visible in the background.

NOTES: This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have
been published in the newspaper.

Cite as: DN-0083446, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago
Historical Society.

SUBJECTS
Chicago (Ill.)--1920-1929.
Dry plate negatives.
Gelatin dry plate negatives.
United States--Illinois--Cook County--Chicago.

MEDIUM: 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
REPRODUCTION NUMBER: DN-0083446
REPOSITORY: Chicago Historical Society, Clark Street at North Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60614-6071.
DIGITAL ID: (original negative) ichicdn n083446

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