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Hull-House Photograph collection

This collection contains thousands of photographs and artworks that pertain to Jane Addams, the Hull-House settlement house, Chicago's Near West Side, and other topics related to the history of Hull-House.
Showing 1 - 50 of 1925 Records
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"A pupil at the Hull-House Labor Museum" drawing
Drawing by Unidentified artist of student at drafting table. Featured with caption "A pupil at the Hull-House Labor Museum" in article by Marion Foster Washburne, "A Labor Museum," The Craftsman VI (Sept. 1904), p. 570
1899

"Aniello" drawing by Norah Hamilton
Black and white portrait drawing of boy titled "Aniello" by Norah Hamilton, Hull-House director of children's art.
1909

"Dearborn Street" drawing by Vernon Howe Bailey
Streetscape by Vernon Howe Bailey of "Dearborn Street," with streetcars, pedestrians, cars, horse-drawn carts, and buildings,
1904

"Mrs. Sweeney, the scrub woman" drawing
Drawing by Unidentified artist of "Mrs. Sweeney, the scrub woman," a worker at the Hull-House Labor Museum
1900

"Mrs. Sweeney, the scrub woman" drawing
Drawing by unidentified artist of "Mrs. Sweeney, the scrub woman," a worker at the Hull-House Labor Museum
1900



"The Chicago River" drawing by Vernon Howe Bailey (1908)
Drawing by Vernon Howe Bailey of the Chicago River, with boats and buildings
1900


(Top photo) Children seated watching performance at Hull-House Christmas party; (Bottom photo) Children sitting around tables at Hull-House Christmas party
Two photos: (Top) Children sitting in rows of chairs watching a performance at a Hull-House Christmas party; (Bottom) Children at tables at a Hull-House Christmas party (same photo as 0102_2302)
1951

(Top photo) Two boys hanging out; (Bottom photo) Boy looking out window
Two photos: (Top) Boy lying on table gazing at boy sitting on floor at Hull-House Boys' Club; (Bottom) Boy sitting on radiator gazing out of a window at the Hull-House Boys' Club
1949

(Top photo) Young men sit around a table; (Bottom photo) Young people at a refreshment table during a Hull-House social event
Two photos: (Top) Nine young men sit around a table with checkered table cloth at Hull-House; cupcakes are on a table behind them (same photo as 0108_2450); (Bottom) Several young adults enjoying cupcakes and punch around a refreshment table at a social event at Hull-House
1947

(Top photo) Boys meeting around a table; (Bottom photo) Two boys hang out next to jukebox
Two photos: (Top) Six boys and an advisor meet at a table in the Benito Juarez room at Hull-House Boys' Club (same photo as 0108_0133); (Bottom) Two boys hanging out next to a jukebox in the Benito Juarez room at Hull-House Boys' club
1949

(Top photo) Young people sitting at tables at 1957 Hull-House Christmas party; (Bottom photo) Children performing and watching at Hull-House Christmas party
Two photos: (Top) Young people sitting at tables at 1957 Hull-House Christmas party (same photo as 0102_2387); (Bottom) Children performing a skit with cut-out animals at Hull-House Christmas party, with other children and an adult watching, and a woman playing piano on the right
1951

1927 Hull-House Christmas tableau - Heavenly Host
Nine women with instruments pose in 1927 Hull-House Christmas Tableau, "Heavenly Host"
1929

1941 Greek Easter procession passing in front of Hull-House
Hundreds of people at a 1941 Greek Easter procession on Halsted Street as it passes by Hull-House
1941

1941 Greek Easter procession passing in front of Hull-House
1941 Greek Easter procession on Halsted Street as it passes by Hull-House on Good Friday, April 18; band is in front, with banner, altar boys in the middle and Epitaphios in back
1941

1941 Greek Easter procession passing in front of Hull-House
Start of 1941 Greek Easter procession on Halsted Street as it passes by Hull-House on Good Friday, April 18; band is in front
1941

3/4 seated portrait of Jane Addams holding a book and seated at a table or desk taken on visit to London with Mary Rozet Smith
3/4 seated portrait of Jane Addams holding a book and seated at a table or desk taken on visit to London with Mary Rozet Smith.
1896

A boy feeds a piece of cake celebrating the centennial of Addams' birth to a girl as two other children look on
A boy feeds a piece of cake celebrating the centennial of Addams' birth to a girl as two other children look on. Behind them is a photo, mostly obscured, of Addams with a young girl, Eleanor Pasquale.
1960

A cameraman and reporter covering a street festival or street market
A cameraman and reporter covering a street festival or street market.
1960

A civilian woman and a United States Navy sailor having a bite to eat in the Hull-House Coffee House during an "Entertaining the Navy" social event
A young woman and a United States Navy sailor in uniform standing having a bite to eat in the Hull-House Coffee House during an "Entertaining the Navy" social event; several other young women and sailors are gathered around tables behind them for food
1941

A co-ed volleyball game in Hull-House gymnasium
A volleyball game in Hull-House gymnasium with men and women; a young woman on the far court near the net has just hit the ball
1952

A co-ed volleyball game in Hull-House gymnasium
A volleyball game in Hull-House gymnasium with men and women; a young woman in front of the net has just hit the ball
1952

A girl holds a young child and a toy at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway
A girl holds a young child and a toy at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway in a lot next to the Jane Addams Center.
1960

A girl in a crowd of children hands a piece of paper to a man in a Santa Claus costume in exchange for a toy during a Hull-House Christmas giveaway
A girl in a crowd of children hands a piece of paper to a man in a Santa Claus costume in exchange for a toy as part of a Hull-House Christmas giveaway in a lot next to the Jane Addams Center; a police officer looks on.
1960

A group of Greek wrestlers at Hull-House gymnasium
Two men engaging in Greek wrestling while nine shirtless men watch in a semicircle
1900

A group of boys sitting in the shade of a large tree at Pick Estate
A group of around 20 boys sits in the shade under a large tree in the front yard of Albert Pick's mansion on Lake Michigan; three adults stand near another seated group on the left
1920

A group of boys sitting on the lawn at Pick Estate
A group of around 25 boys sitting on the front lawn of Albert Pick's mansion on Lake Michigan; on the right is a boy speaking to them with adults standing around; in the background, three housekeepers stand in the entryway
1920

A group of costumed children and an instructor perform a "Wild West show" during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
A group of costumed children and a female instructor perform a "Wild West show" during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
1951

A group of costumed children and an instructor perform a "Wild West show" during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
A group of costumed children and a female instructor perform a "Wild West show" during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
1951

A group of costumed children and an instructor sit in a circle on the floor during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
A group of children in and a female instructor Western-themed costumes sit in a circle on the floor, clapping their hands, during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
1951

A group of neighbors at an annual Hull-House carnival
A group of neighbors, including five women and two boys, standing around a table at an annual Hull-House carnival
1940

A group of neighbors at an annual Hull-House carnival
A group of neighbors, including five women and two boys, standing around a table at an annual Hull-House carnival
1940

A group of visitors inspecting a large spinning wheel in the Hull-House Labor Museum
Twelve visitors to Hull-House being shown a large spinning wheel by a man in the Labor Museum
1935

A large group of boys and adults pose for photo in the yard at Pick Estate
A large group of boys pose with several adults at a picnic at Albert Pick's estate in Winnetka, Ill.; several of the boys are eating. Standing at left: Mrs. Pick, Albert Pick
1920

A man and three younger men doing construction in a room at the Hull-House camp in Wisconsin
A man and three younger men doing construction in a room at the Hull-House camp in Wisconsin.
1968

A man and two young men at a table at the Hull-House camp in Wisconsin
A man and two young men at a round table at the Hull-House camp in Wisconsin; one young man is standing over the shoulders of the other two, who are seated.
1968

A man at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum holds an antique candlestick telephone that was in a wrapped gift box; with him are John Trutter of Illinois Bell Telephone Company and museum curator Mary Lynn McCree (Bryan)
A man (likely an administrator with the University of Illinois at Chicago) holds an antique candlestick telephone that was in a wrapped gift box at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum; he is standing between Illinois Bell Telephone Company vice president and Hull House Association board member John Trutter, who presented the gift to the museum, and museum curator Mary Lynn McCree (Bryan).
1968

A man in a Santa Claus costume engages with a young girl at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway
A man in a Santa Claus costume engages with a young girl at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway in a lot next to the Jane Addams Center; a few other children and two adults look on.
1960

A man in a Santa Claus costume hands a present to a girl at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway
A man in a Santa Claus costume hands a present (a Play Doh Fun Factory Jr. box) to a girl at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway in a lot next to the Jane Addams Center as others look on.
1960

A man reading a book at a senior center with other seniors playing cards in the background
A man in a folding chair, reading a small book, likely at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House. In the background, four other seniors appear to be playing cards. A piano is against the wall.
1968

A man sits in Hull-House courtyard telling a story to dozens of children
A man sits in the Hull-House courtyard telling a story to dozens of children, also sitting, as part of the Hull-House summer program; Hull-House instructor Marie Garcia is in the far left of the photo
1948

A man sits in Hull-House courtyard telling a story to dozens of children
A man sits in the Hull-House courtyard telling a story to dozens of children, also sitting, as part of the Hull-House summer program; Hull-House instructor Marie Garcia is in the far left of the photo
1946

A marble fireplace in Hull-House
A marble fireplace in Hull-House with bare walls around it
1965

A marble fireplace in Hull-House
A marble fireplace in Hull-House with bare walls around it
1965

A singer and a guitar player at Hull-House Mexican Fiesta
Two men, a singer (left) and a guitarist, perform at 1939 Hull-House Mexican Fiesta; on the fireplace behind them is a plaque featuring Jane Addams and signs reading "Music courtesy Casa Pan-America" and "Curios courtesy Artes de Mexico;" above them is a painting of a dancing couple
1939

A woman and four young children on a couch during a Hull-House Christmas party at the Jane Addams Center
A woman and four young children sitting on the left side of a couch during a Hull-House Christmas Party at the Jane Addams Center; on the left is the back of a woman standing next to the adjacent desk, which has a black rotary phone on it.
1960

A woman and four young girls on a couch during a Hull-House Christmas party at the Jane Addams Center
A woman and four young girls sitting on the right side of a couch during a Hull-House Christmas Party at the Jane Addams Center; the woman's face is obscured by the girl on her lap.
1960

A woman and two girls sit on folding chairs in front of a Christmas tree at a Hull-House Christmas party
A woman and two girls sit on folding chairs in front of a Christmas tree at a Hull-House Christmas party
1950