Chicago's finest photojournalist has returned from piscatorial heaven. Jon Randolph, his belly full of walleye and northern pike, brings us back to US Highway 61. His trips up and down the road that divides the American map and unites the American nation have netted a priceless photographic record of the places and times.

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From left: "Cornfield" Bluegrass, Iowa; "Xbooks" Minneapolis; "Boxes" Lancaster, Wisconsin


Road-tripping and shooting from 1975 through 1986, Jon gathered hundreds of images. This installment is the fourth in the series to run on The Third City. The first three installments ran on our old site (view the archive.)

From left: "Women" Boscobel, Wisconsin; "St. Charles Avenue" New Orleans; "Grand Slam" Bluegrass, Iowa

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