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Henry Booth House records
The Henry Booth House was established in Chicago in May 1898 by the Ethical Humanist Society and named for the Society's first president, Judge Henry Booth. The Henry Booth House's founders sought to improve living conditions in the surrounding neighborhood, promote good citizenship, strengthen family life and the sense of community. The digital collection includes photographs from the collection.
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Adults and a child wearing traditional ethnic clothing
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Six adults and a child standing outside in traditional ethnic clothing.
Date
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c. 1920
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Adults displaying checks
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Group of women and men holding checks in a fan-shape.
Date
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1949
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Adults studying in English class
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Group of adults seated at table writing as part of an English class.
Date
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c. 1937
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Boys in street with wooden scooters
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Four African American boys in the street with homemade wooden scooters.
Date
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1953
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Boys saluting with softball equipment
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Ten boys dressed in warm clothes saluting and holding softball equipment.
Date
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1937
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Boys sitting at table with fish bowl, globe, and books
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Eleven boys sitting at a table with a fish bowl, globe, and books.
Date
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1937
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Boys wearing hats and helmets
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Group of boys wearing headgear - some wearing leather football helmets - stand next to a street.
Date
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c. 1930
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Boys with flowerboxes
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Ten boys with wooden flowerboxes in a yard.
Date
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1931
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Henry Booth House records
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Boys working in woodshop
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Six boys working in woodshop on individual projects.
Date
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c. 1940
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Campers in front of Rose Inn, Lincoln Center Camp
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Four girl campers pose on the stairs in front of Rose Inn at Lincoln Center Camp.
Date
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July 1946
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children and adults dressed in Mexican clothing dancing
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Two children and two adults dressed in Mexican traditional clothing dance onstage, accompanied by two musicians playing guitars.
Date
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1937
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children and teenagers watching movies
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Group of children and teenagers watching movies.
Date
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c. 1950
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Henry Booth House records
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Children and teens dancing at a party
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Group of children and teenagers square-dancing at a party.
Date
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c. 1950
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Henry Booth House records
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Children cleaning neighborhood street
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Group of children cleaning a neighborhood street, as others look on.
Date
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March, 1950
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children doing craft projects at tables outside Henry Booth House
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Children sitting at small tables and doing craft projects together outside the Henry Booth House.
Date
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c. 1930
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children holding brooms and cleanup signs at Henry Booth House
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Group of children and others in front of Henry Booth House, holding brooms and handmade posters about neighborhood cleanup.
Date
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March, 1950
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children in costumes dancing on an outdoor stage
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Children in theatrical costumes dancing on an outdoor stage.
Date
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c. 1940
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Henry Booth House records
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Children in uniforms performing in a gym
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Children in uniforms performing inside a gymnasium.
Date
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1951
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children on a pier
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Five African American children wearing sashes pose on a pier.
Date
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c. 1940
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children playing in concrete pipe segments in a play area
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Children playing in concrete drainage pipe segments in a fenced outdoor play area.
Date
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c. 1950
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children playing in front of Henry Booth House
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Children playing in the street in front of Henry Booth House, located at the intersection of S. Union Avenue and 14th. Sections of sewer pipe are lined up along the street.
Date
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1937
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children playing musical instruments
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Group of children playing percussion instruments, accompanied by a woman playing piano.
Date
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c. 1950
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children playing on swings
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Children playing on swings in a fenced play area. Neighborhood buildings are visible behind them.
Date
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c. 1950
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children playing outside
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Group of African American children playing outside.
Date
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c. 1950
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children playing outside Public Housing apartment buildings
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Children playing in a playground area adjacent to Public Housing apartment buildings.
Date
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c. 1950
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children seated at table waiting for a meal
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Children seated at kindergarten table waiting for a meal.
Date
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1937
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Children walking with clean-up signs on street
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Children walking outside on neighborhood streets carrying shovels, a broom, and clean-up signs.
Date
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1949
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Christmas party with girls singing
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Group of children and teenagers seated at tables during a Christmas party, while a group of girls holding candles sings.
Date
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December 1951
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Costumed adults enacting Christmas nativity scene
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Five adults in costumes enacting a Christmas nativity scene with the three wise men bearing gifts.
Date
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1934
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Couple dancing in front of jukebox
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African American couple dancing in front of a jukebox.
Date
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1954
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Dr. Booth doing an eye examination on a patient
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Dr. Booth examining the eyes of an elderly African American man.
Date
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c. 1940
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
English class
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Group of adults and children seated around a table during an English class.
Date
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1929
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Ethnic dance performance, International Night
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A couple perform an ethnic dance on International Night, with four costumed women standing behind them in a straw-filled cart.
Date
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1937
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
George Ibbara in soapbox derby car
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George Ibbara on the street in a soapbox derby car.
Date
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1938
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Girl weaving on a loom in handicrafts class
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Girl weaving on a loom in a class taught by a WPA handicrafts instructor. Other girls at the table are doing different types of weaving.
Date
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1937
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Girls dancing at an event
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Group of girls dancing at an event.
Date
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1953
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Girls in a Cooking class
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Four girls following recipe printed on a blackboard during a cooking class.
Date
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1929
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Girls in a cooking class
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Group of girls preparing food during a cooking class.
Date
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c. 1940
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Girls versus boys baseball game
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Charles Sererka posing at bat in a girls versus boys baseball game.
Date
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1938
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Henry Booth House flyer
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Flyer for Henry Booth House with photograph of Henry Booth House doorway and five photographs of activities. Includes short list of activities.
Date
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c. 1950
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Henry Booth House, 1918 annual report
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First two pages of printed annual report for Henry Booth House. Includes photograph of young women wearing nursing uniforms in the Red Cross Surgical Dressing Class. Also includes opening paragraph of the annual report.
Date
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1918
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
Access
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Public access
Instructor teaching children how to make handicrafts
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Recreation Project #3418: WPA handicraft instructor teaching children seated at a table.
Date
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1937
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
International Night celebration
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Man presents a bouquet of flowers to a girl on stage during International Night, as costumed performers look on.
Date
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1937
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
Access
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Public access
Kindergarten boys with hammers and chairs
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Two young boys in a kindergarten class standing with hammers beside chairs made from wooden crates.
Date
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1931-1932
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Large group of children outside Henry Booth House
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Large group of children standing outside Henry Booth House.
Date
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c. 1930
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Leadership Seminar participant presenting on stage
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A Leadership Seminar participant presents on stage as others listen at a table behind her.
Date
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1954
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Manual Training class projects, Henry Booth House
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Manual Training class projects from Henry Booth House displayed on a table.
Date
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1937
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Mary Hata playing piano for singing children
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A group of children sings a song, accompanied by Mary Hata playing piano.
Date
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c. 1950
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Maxwell Street scene
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Maxwell Street scene across from Kling's Sample Millenary Store and other venders
Date
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1948
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
Access
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Public access
Men in a horse-drawn wagon outside of Henry Booth House
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Two men in a horse-drawn wagon filled with food outside of Henry Booth House, at the intersection of S. Union Avenue and 14th.
Date
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1954
Collection
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Henry Booth House records
Access
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Public access
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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
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Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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