[Jane Byrne at a Democratic Unity luncheon] [picture]. [1987]

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[Jane Byrne at a Democratic Unity luncheon] [picture]. [1987]

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Jane Byrne, former mayor of Chicago, is shown speaking at a Democratic Unity Luncheon held in the Waldorf Room at the Conrad Hilton and Towers. The luncheon, on February 28, 1987, was held to unify support for the re-election of Democratic mayoral candidate Harold Washington.

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.

Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center

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Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center

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