Dates: 1977-1987, Bulk dates: 1977-1979. Size: 0.5 linear feet in 1 box, includes 169 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. African American photographer Herman Santonio "Tony" Rhoden worked for the U.S. Navy and the Chicago Defender newspaper before opening his own photography business. Eugene Sawyer worked for the City of Chicago Department of Water Management before becoming 6th Ward Alderman, 1971-1987, and ultimately being appointed Acting Mayor of Chicago following Mayor Harold Washington's sudden death in 1987. The photographs in this small collection were taken by Tony Rhoden and feature events attended and headlined by
then Alderman Eugene Sawyer. [Finding aid]