On verso: "Home State Honor - goes to Chicago born actress-singer Abbey Lincoln in recognition of her portrayal of the title role of the current movie hit "For Live of Ivy." James W. Howard, chairman of the Chicago Sesquicentennial committee presented her with the official medallion and wall plaque. Born Anna Marie Wooldridge, Miss Lincoln selected her professional name to be synonymous with freedom and another famous Illinoisian."
Illinois Sesquicentennial Chairman Ralph Newman throws out the first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game during which Illinois' Sesquicentennial was honored.
Members of the Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission stand with Governor Otto Kerner under the John Hancock Center's space capsule-themed time capsule and a signed I-beam prior to installation on the roof of the building. Several construction workers line the first two floors of the building.
Creator
Brandt & Associates
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1968-xx-xx
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
405799
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission Collection
Original Format
photographic print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
25 x 20.7
]]>https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/31630Tommorow is a Day honoring the Illinois Sesquicentennial.]]>2022-02-16T18:11:12+00:00
Title
Charlton Heston Narration
Subject
Illinois. Sesquicentennial Commission
Heston, Charlton, 1923-2008
Illinois
Narration (Rhetoric)
Sound--Recording and reproducing
Description
Charlton Heston records the narration for the film Tommorow is a Day honoring the Illinois Sesquicentennial.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1968-xx-xx
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
405798
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission Collection
Original Format
photographic print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
20.7 x 25
]]>https://chroniclingillinois.org/items/show/31629I Remember Illinois]]>I Remember Illinois. The special aired on February 18, 1968.]]>2022-02-16T18:11:12+00:00
Title
Mahalia Jackson on I Remember Illinois
Subject
Illinois. Sesquicentennial Commission
Church buildings
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
Illinois
Singers
African American singers
Women singers
Organists
Description
Mahalia Jackson stands in the choir area of an unidentified church while recording a performance for the Illinois Sesquicentennial television special, I Remember Illinois. The special aired on February 18, 1968.
Illinois Governor Otto Kerner and Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission Chairman Ralph G. Newman look at a folder during a meeting of the Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission in Champaign.
Richard Daley Receives Special Olympics Certificate
Subject
O'Brien, Kevin, 1954-2015
Special Olympics
International Special Olympics Summer Games
Athletes
Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976
Shriver, Eunice Kennedy, 1921-2009
Illinois--Chicago
Illinois. Sesquicentennial Commission
Description
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley receives an Honorary Chairman certificate from Special Olympics athlete Kevin O'Brien as Eunice Kennedy Shriver and two unidentified individuals look on. Chicago hosted the first Special Olympics games at Soldier Field in 1968.
Two female Special Olympics althletes pose with a man in a suit while standing on the awards podium wearing their medals. The inaugural Chicago Special Olympics took place at Soldier Field in 1968.
On verso: "General manager Richard Ferris and Ralph Newman, chairman, Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission admire the chocolate Ferris wheel made by pastry chef Heinz Zache honoring the Chicago 1893ers participating in a Diamond jubilee held at the Continental Hotel and Museum of Science and Industry marking the 75th anniversary of the opening of the World's Columbian Exposition."
Members of the Illinois Readers Theatre at Northern Illinois University pose on risers with binders in their hands in front of the Illinois Sesquicentennial logo.