1983 Press Photo BERNARD EPTON AUDREY ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Bernard Epton (August 25, 1921 -December 13, 1987) was an American politician who served in the Illinois House of Representatives. In 1983 he lost a close and contentious election for Mayor of Chicago; he would have become the city's first Jewish mayor, and its first Republican mayor since William "Big Bill" Thompson was defeated in 1931.

Photo measures 10 x 8 in.