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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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Attendees at a Hull-House Christmas party at Jane Addams Center
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Two women at a Hull-House Christmas party at Jane Addams Center; behind them is a man in a suit and around them are four children. On the wall is a poster with the title "Nuestro Mundo."
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees at a Hull-House reception at which Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson II appeared
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Eighteen attendees at a Hull-House reception for Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson II; most are standing with two seated in the back
Date:
1945-1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees at an annual Hull-House carnival
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Several women gather around a table with food and drinks on it at an annual Hull-House carnival
Date:
1940-1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees at an event celebrating the Hull-House 50th Anniversary
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Several attendees at an event celebrating the Hull-House 50th Anniversary; two men, two women, and three girls are wearing traditional clothing, with five other adults also in attendance
Date:
1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees at the 1940 Hull-House Alumni Dinner, part of the 50th Anniversary celebration
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Dozens of attendees at the 1940 Hull-House Alumni Dinner, part of the 50th Anniversary celebration; most are seated at long tables (perpendicular to the front table) with white table cloths, candles, and potted flowers, with two servers in white walking down the aisles. In the foreground is the head table with empty chairs and dinner ware. Several attendees are standing along the wall in the back.
Date:
1940-05-21
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees at the 1941 Lilac Ball at the Stevens Hotel
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Attendees dancing and seated at the 1941 Lilac Ball, a benefit for Hull-House at the Stevens Hotel. Four attendees are dancing, five are seated alongside the dance floor, and a few others are seated above the dance floor, facing away.
Date:
1941-05-24
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access



Attendees eating dinner at 1964 annual meeting of Parkway Community House
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Several attendees of 1964 annual meeting of Parkway Community House eating dinner around two tables.
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees getting food from a banquet table at a reception at Hull-House
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Attendees getting food from a banquet table at a reception at Hull-House
Date:
1945-1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees mingling at the 1941 Lilac Ball at the Stevens Hotel
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Several attendees mingle at the 1941 Lilac Ball, a benefit for Hull-House at the Stevens Hotel (now the Hilton Chicago)
Date:
1941-05-24
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees seated against the wall at the 1941 Lilac Ball at the Stevens Hotel
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Two women sitting in chairs against the wall at the 1941 Lilac Ball, a benefit for Hull-House at the Stevens Hotel, with a man on the right half out of frame. The woman on the right is identified as Mrs. Salerno
Date:
1941-05-24
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees seated around tables at the 1941 Lilac Ball at the Stevens Hotel
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Approximately 15 attendees seated around tables at the 1941 Lilac Ball, a benefit for Hull-House at the Stevens Hotel (now the Hilton Chicago)
Date:
1941-05-24
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees sitting at 1940 "Calico Ball"
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Attendees sitting at the 1940 "Calico Ball"
Date:
1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attending English class - front entrance of Hull-House 1941
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Three men in hats and overcoats on steps at front entrance of Hull-House; one is helping another light a cigarette. Students in Hull-House English class.
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Audience of mostly children watching a 1940 Benny Goodman concert at Hull-House
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Audience of mostly children watching a 1940 concert featuring jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman in Bowen Hall at Hull-House
Date:
1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Audience watching a 1940 Benny Goodman concert at Hull-House
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Audience including many children watching a 1940 concert featuring jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman in Bowen Hall at Hull-House
Date:
1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium at Hull-House
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Auditorium at Hull-House with piano on stage, brick walls with photographs, and folding chairs and a table on main floor
Date:
circa 1920s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Augusto Broggio
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Augusto Broggio in profile
Date:
circa 1900s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Author and journalist Emmett Dedmon and his wife, Claire Lyons Dedmon, at the Chicago premiere of the film West Side Story at the Michael Todd Theatre. The premiere was a benefit for Hull-House
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Author and journalist Emmett Dedmon and his wife, Claire Lyons Dedmon, at the Chicago premiere of the film West Side Story at the Michael Todd Theatre. The premiere was a benefit for Hull-House.
Date:
1962-02-20
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


BCC Freedom Train -- July 4-1948
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Men and boys standing next to large rendering of the Spirit of 76 train. L-r: Skippy Mannina, John Barone, Chic Scavone, John Briatta, Mike DiGiovanni, Gene Partipilio, Mrs. Hicks, Anthony Philips, and Joe Jackson.
Date:
1948-07-04
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Babies in chairs and cribs in the Hull-House creche
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Date:
c. 1890s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Baby's dance
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Exterior. Women crouching on floor with small children for Baby's Dance.
Date:
ca. 1946
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Ballet class at Hull-House
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Five people in a Hull-House ballet class at the Jane Addams Center, seated on the ground with their left leg stretched behind them and right arms bent above them. Stretching bars are along the walls in the background.
Date:
circa 1960s-1970s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Barbara Eskin on stage in a production of "The Threepenny Opera" at Hull-House Theater
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Barbara Eskin as Mrs. Peachum on stage in a production of "The Threepenny Opera" by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill at Hull House Theater; she is holding an iron and looking at the camera
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Barbara Eskin on stage in a production of "The Threepenny Opera" at Hull-House Theater
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Barbara Eskin as Mrs. Peachum on stage in a production of "The Threepenny Opera" by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill at Hull House Theater; she is holding an iron and looking to her right
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bas relief plaque featuring the likeness of Louise de Koven Bowen in honor of her service to Hull-House
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Photo of a bas relief plaque plaque featuring the likeness of Louise de Koven Bowen in honor of her service to Hull-House. The inscription reads, "Louise de Koven Bowen / President of the Board, Hull-House, 1935-44" with "OPUS COX-MCC 1948" signifying the sculptor, Nancy Cox-McCormack
Date:
1948
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bas relief plaque featuring the likeness of Louise de Koven Bowen in honor of her service to Hull-House
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Photo of a bas relief plaque plaque featuring the likeness of Louise de Koven Bowen in honor of her service to Hull-House. The inscription reads, "Louise de Koven Bowen / President of the Board, Hull-House, 1935-44" with "OPUS COX-MCC 1948" signifying the sculptor, Nancy Cox-McCormack
Date:
1948
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Baseball game across the street from Hull-House Boys' Club
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A large group of boys and young men watches a baseball game in a lot across Polk Street from Hull-House Boys' Club and Bowen Hall
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Baseball team
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Nine young men, members of the Hull-House-affiliated Flash Arrows Boys' Club, posing outside in front of a wooden fence; five standing in back, four sitting on ground in front with two baseball bats and a ball
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Basketball practice at Hull-House
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Seven teen boys with instructor at basketball practice in the Hull-House gymnasium
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Beach photographed during Jane Addams' trip to Mexico
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Three people on a beach in Mexico.
Date:
1925
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bear on hind legs looking into bus filled with children from Hull-House during a trip to Hawthorn-Mellody Farms
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A bear on its hind legs looking up into a bus filled with children from Hull-House looking at him during a trip to Hawthorn-Mellody Farms, a dairy farm, amusement park, and petting zoo in Lake County, Ill.; one of the children has their hand extended above the bear's head. A man dressed as a cowboy is holding the bear's leash; a second bus is behind this one
Date:
1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bear on hind legs looking into bus filled with children from Hull-House during a trip to Hawthorn-Mellody Farms
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A bear on its hind legs looking up into a bus filled with children from Hull-House looking at him during a trip to Hawthorn-Mellody Farms, a dairy farm, amusement park, and petting zoo in Lake County, Ill.; a man dressed as a cowboy is holding the bear's leash and another man, holding a sombrero, is standing on the bottom step at the bus entrance
Date:
1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Beatrice Fredman and Tedra Klein on stage in production of "The American Dream" at Hull-House Theater
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Two performers (Beatrice Fredman, left, as Grandma and Tedra Klein as Mrs. Barker) sitting in chairs on stage in a production of "The American Dream" by Edward Albee at Hull House Theater; Klein has her hands together in front of her. Several boxes wrapped in plain paper are in front of them
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Beatrice Fredman and Tedra Klein on stage in production of "The American Dream" at Hull-House Theater
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Two performers (Beatrice Fredman, left, as Grandma and Tedra Klein as Mrs. Barker) sitting in chairs on stage in a production of "The American Dream" by Edward Albee at Hull House Theater; Klein is talking animatedly. Several boxes wrapped in plain paper are in front of them
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Beatrice Fredman on stage in a production of "Play" at Hull-House Theater
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Beatrice Fredman on stage in a production of "Play" by Samuel Beckett at Hull House Theater; only her face, painted white, is visible (speaking a line) at the top of a large urn
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Beatrice Fredman on stage in a production of "Play" at Hull-House Theater
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Beatrice Fredman on stage in a production of "Play" by Samuel Beckett at Hull House Theater; only her face, painted white, is visible (mouth closed) at the top of a large urn
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bicycle suspended from ceiling next to a wall
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Bicycle suspended from ceiling next to a wall with a painting hung on it
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bill Terry and Dick Lucas on stage in a production of "The Connection" at Hull-House Sheridan playhouse
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Bill Terry as Sam and Dick Lucas as Leach on stage in a production of "The Connection" by Jack Gelber at Hull House Sheridan playhouse; Terry is holding up a limp Lucas - both characters are heroin addicts
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bill Terry on stage in a production of "The Connection" at Hull-House Sheridan playhouse
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Bill Terry as Sam on stage in a production of "The Connection" by Jack Gelber at Hull-House Sheridan playhouse
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bill Terry on stage in a production of "The Connection" at Hull-House Sheridan playhouse
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Bill Terry as Sam on stage in a production of "The Connection" by Jack Gelber at Hull-House Sheridan playhouse; he is smiling and holding a long rubber tube around his neck and right foot
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Book table at Hull-House 1951 Spring Carnival
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Hull-House 1951 Spring Carnival attendees peruse books at a table
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Boot at Hull-House camp in Wisconsin
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A boot dangling as men work in the background indoors at the Hull-House camp in Wisconsin.
Date:
circa 1968
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bowen Country Club July 4th Pageant
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Campers in Fourth of July costumes.
Date:
1948-07-04
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bowen Country Club sign near road
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Exterior. BCC signpost on side of road with car in distance.
Date:
ca. 1946
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bowen Country Club sign on post
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Exterior. Close-up of Joseph Tilton Bowen Country Club sign.
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Bowen Country Club station wagon meets campers at Waukegan Station
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Exterior. Campers at Waukegan train station. Station wagon is backed up to platform.
Date:
ca. 1930
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Boy and Betty Ann Gaber holding nosegays
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Exterior. Agnes Davorn's daughter Betty Ann Gaber and unidentified boy holding nosegays.
Date:
1937
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Boy and a girl standing next to a fire hydrant with a bat and softball
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A boy holding a wooden bat and a girl with a 16-inch softball stand next to a fire hydrant near an alley, likely close to Hull-House. Both are wearing sombreros
Date:
1949-1950
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Boy and girl holding hands while looking up at a portrait of Jane Addams
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Boy and girl holding hands while looking up at a portrait of Jane Addams above a fireplace at Hull-House
Date:
circa 1930s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access