A Magnum slide show of Chicago in the 1940s.

A Magnum slide show of Chicago in the 1940s.

A Magnum slide show of Chicago in the 1940s.

Slate in motion.
Jan. 15 2008 5:40 PM

Chicago 1946-48

Magnum's Wayne Miller captures our similarities and differences.

"[What] makes this human race of ours a family[?] We may differ in race, color, language, wealth, and politics. But look at what we all have in common—dreams, laughter, tears, pride, the comfort of home, the hunger for love. If I could photograph these universal truths, I thought that might help us better understand the strangers on the other side of the world—and on the other side of town."—Wayne Miller