John Mihelic Photograph

3 x 5", black and white print

John Mihelic, the young, aspiring socialist poet, is standing on a street corner in newsy cap with literature underarm. John Mihelic was born on February 2, 1898 in Kansas City, MO to John and Matilda Mihelic. Milhelic finished High School in Kansas City and then spent time "riding the rails." In his travels in the late 20s, he met a Russian-born woman Thelma Fogel who had moved with her family to St. Louis in 1921. The two lived together for 10 years and married in 1941. In addition to running a book store near the University of Chicago from 1940-1970, Mihelic also found work as a business machine repair man. Mihelic died on April 21, 1980.

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