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 The Hyde Park Theater on 53rd St in 1960 |  Young school girls at recess |  Veteran at parade |
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 Image from the book 'With Grief Acquainted' by Stanford Winfield Williamson, which was part of the 1965 Smithsonian photography exhibit 'Profile of Poverty' |  |  School kids in playground |
 Kids playing during the great snowstorm of 1967 in Chicago. The intersection of 48th and Kenwood here is where the Sparks family resided for many years |  Don took several grab shots of this 'preacher car', when he arrived to give presents to the crowd at Christmas time |  Crowd from Kennedy parade in downtown Chicago |
 Swim meet at the Hyde Park YMCA, including Don's daughter Leslie |  Don's photo in the Hyde Park Herald, of his son Richard and a friend in the yard |  Kids on Lake Park Ave in Hyde Park. |
 Kids playing in empty lot |  Construction workers in downtown Chicago. Don liked to photograph construction sites and workers |  High school cheerleaders |
 Man showing his respect during a parade. Image from the book 'With Grief Acquainted' |  Boys fishing at lagoon in Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side |  Black bikers on Lake Shore Drive |
 Chicago Public School classroom |  Young boys on Chicago's South Side. |  Man resting on bench just off Michigan Ave in downtown Chicago |
 Neighborhood kids hanging out |  Rugby players in Washington Park |  Young girl reflects on a soldier and his uniform |
 Newsstand in downtown Chicago under the L tracks |  Concertgoer awaiting a performance |  Image from the book 'With Grief Acquainted', which Don took while chaperoning a school dance |
 The Hyde Park Theater on 53rd St in 1963 |  Little Leaguers on Chicago's South Side |  Children playing on the beach near the Point. The Storings family were close friends with the Sparks |
 Swim meet at the Hyde Park YMCA |  Image from the book 'With Grief Acquainted' by Stanford Winfield Williamson |  Image from the book 'With Grief Acquainted' by Stanford Winfield Williamson |
 The Myers family lived in the same building with the Sparks on 48th street. On this day Don shot some family photos of the Myers in Jackson Park |  Nuns in Union Station |  Little girl in lot |
 Men enjoying the Chicago lakefront |  Construction workers on the south side of Chicago |  Motorcycle kid |
 Newsstand in downtown Chicago |  Rugby players in Washington Park |  Woman consoling 2 children. |
 Harlan HS football players |  Swim meet at the Hyde Park YMCA |  Volleyball practice |
 High rise construction worker |  Gymnastics meet at the Hyde Park YMCA. |  Kids playing in the rubble of a construction site. The image was double-exposed |
 Young children in the window in Hyde Park |  Don's son Steve and neighborhood kids playing behind the building on 48th street |  Winter scene from "With Grief Acquainted" |
 Hyde Park theatre moviegoers |  HS cheerleaders |  UAW workers at JFK parade |
 Women at Union Station in downtown Chicago |  Brick worker |  Scout Flip Myers from Hyde Park Troop 386 setting up during a weekend camping trip |
 CPS cross country championship race in Washington Park, 1971. Steve Jackson of Englewood and Larry Knapp of Lane were two of the best runners in the state |  "Preacher car". Preacher arriving at Christmas time |  Don's family. L-R Michael, Leslie, Richard, Shirley and Steven |
 Kids on the beach near 57th street |  Installation of German U-boat at the Museum of Science and Industry in 1954. It is one of only 6 German submarines captured by the Allies |  Vendor at parade |
 Image from "With Grief Acquainted" |  Boys at recess |
Don Sparks Photography
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