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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.
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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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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

A woman sips tea or coffee from a cup during a Hull-House senior citizens club meeting in the Residents Dining Hall
A woman sips tea or coffee from a cup during a Hull-House senior citizens club meeting in the Residents Dining Hall; a woman sits to her right and a man to her left. They are across the table from those in #0456_5485
1954

A woman sips tea or coffee from a spoon during a Hull-House senior citizens club meeting in the Residents Dining Hall
A woman sips tea or coffee from a cup during a Hull-House senior citizens club meeting in the Residents Dining Hall; three other women are in the photo, seated alongside her at the table. They are across the table from those in #0456_5486
1954


Actors in a production of "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme" at Hull-House
Five members of the Marionettes dramatic group posing in full costume on the set of the play "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme" by Molière at Hull-House; actors include Margie Shea Lehman and William J. Granata, whose nickname was "The Greek" (right)
1921

Adult art class
Six students at easels, five seated and one standing, working on still life drawings and paintings in Hull-House adult art class
1940

Adult education English class
Three men sitting in Hull-House English class in front of American flag, taking notes.
1941

Adult education English class
Three men sitting in Hull-House English class in front of American flag.
1941

Adult education at Hull-House
Seated woman holding piece of paper, instructing man wearing glasses and holding hat at Hull-House
1934

Adult sewing and knitting group at Hull-House
Eight women in a sewing and knitting group at Hull-House; two in the foreground are standing at a table cutting fabric, three in the middle are sitting at a small table knitting and hand stitching, and three in the back are at sewing tables
1936

Anacleta Vara and Philip M. Hauser look at an urban renewal map of Chicago's Near West Side during a Hull-House Citizen Participation Dinner
Anacleta Vara (left) and University of Chicago professor of sociology Philip M. Hauser look at an urban development map of Chicago's Near West Side at the Hull-House Citizen Participation Dinner; Hauser was the speaker for the event
1958

Architectural drawing of Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and UICC buildings
Architectural drawing of Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, including Hull Mansion and Residents' Dining Hall, with Circle Center (now Student Center East) and top of University Hall; parking lot east of Halsted Street in foreground
1963

Artist Jesús Torres hand-decorating a clay pot at Hull-House Kilns
Artist Jesús Torres hand-decorating a clay pot at Hull-House Kilns; a man is standing in the background wearing a smock
1925

Artist Jesús Torres throwing a clay pot at a potter's wheel in a Hull-House art classroom
Artist Jesús Torres throwing a clay pot at a potter's wheel in a Hull-House art classroom
1929

Artist Maryette Charlton and Elizabeth Gruse, photographed by artist Margo Hoff
Artist Maryette Charlton and Elizabeth Gruse, photographed by artist Margo Hoff. Photo taken for and used in the 1951 Charlton-Gruse art exhibit at Hull-House
1951