Friday 11
In 1904 Charles Carpenter, the Field Museum’s chief photographer, went to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis to photograph Native Americans who attended. Thirty-five of his portraits, made from glass-plate negatives, of people from the Hopi, Pomo, Pawnee, Navaho, Arapaho, and Kwakuitl tribes–including a fine picture of Geronimo–will be on display at the Field Museum through March 17. Many of the photos in this exhibit, which opens today, have never been displayed or published before. They can be seen at the museum, Roosevelt at Lake Shore Drive, from 12 to 5 Saturday and Sunday and 10 to 5 Monday through Friday. Admission to the museum is $3 for adults, $2 for children, seniors, and students. Call 922-9410.
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Monday 14
During World War II many African American seamen trained for duty in segregated camps at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. In 1982 veterans from those camps founded the Organization of World War II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes. Their eighth annual convention begins today and runs through Saturday at the Westin Hotel, 909 N. Michigan. Registration begins at 10 AM. Admission is $90 for the entire conference; rates for individual events vary. For details call 226-2245.
