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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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Former US Secretary for the Interior Harold Ickes speaks at the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner
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Former US Secretary for the Interior Harold Ickes speaks at a lecturn on a large table at the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner in the Residents' Dining Hall; approximately 15 seated guests are pictured, including Hull-House board president Alma Schmidt Petersen (in front of china cabinet at left)
Date:
1949-05-01
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Former US Secretary for the Interior Harold Ickes speaks at the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner
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Former US Secretary for the Interior Harold Ickes speaks at a lecturn at the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner in the Residents' Dining Hall; a microphone on a stand featuring radio station WGN call letters is to his right; flowers, a glass of water, and ashtrays are on the table along with the lectern
Date:
1949-05-01
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Former US Secretary for the Interior Harold Ickes speaks at the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner
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Former US Secretary for the Interior Harold Ickes speaks at a lecturn at the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner in the Residents' Dining Hall; a microphone on a stand featuring radio station WGN call letters is to his right; flowers, a glass of water, and ashtrays are on the table along with the lectern
Date:
1949-05-01
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Four children playing musical instruments at Hull-House
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Four children playing musical instruments, including a drum, cymbals, and a triangle, sitting in a row of chairs in front of a music stand at Hull-House
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Four children playing musical instruments at Hull-House
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Four children playing musical instruments, including a drum, cymbals, and a triangle, sitting in a row of chairs in front of a music stand at Hull-House
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Four photos of young people engaging in recreational activities at Hull-House
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Four photos of young people engaging in recreational activities - homework, board games, table tennis, and basketball - at Hull-House
Date:
1940-1948
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Girl playing violin at Hull-House Music School
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Girl (Charlotte White) standing and playing violin at Hull-House Music School
Date:
1950-1953
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
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Public access


Girl playing violin at Hull-House Music School
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Girl (Charlotte White) standing and playing violin at Hull-House Music School
Date:
1950-1953
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Girl practicing piano at Hull-House Music School
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Girl (Rita Rotunno) practicing piano at Hull-House Music School
Date:
1950-1953
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Girls decorating Christmas tree
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Seven girls stand and kneel while finishing decorating a Christmas tree at Hull-House
Date:
1947-1952
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
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Public access


Girls decorating Christmas tree
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Seven girls stand and kneel while finishing decorating a Christmas tree at Hull-House
Date:
1947-1952
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Girls in a Hull-House play group with dolls
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Six girls in a Hull-House play group - three are holding dolls while two are attending to a doll in a bassinet
Date:
1946-1953
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Girls participating in Arts and Crafts
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Four girls participating in Arts and Crafts at a table; featured in 1954 Hull-House Annual Report, p. 7
Date:
December 1954
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Girls watching bird in cage at Mary Crane Nursery
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Four young girls at the Mary Crane Nursery sit at a table watching a bird in a bird cage at the center of the table
Date:
1938
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Girls' club meeting
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Four girls sitting at a table with an instructor (Marie Garcia) looking on as one of the girl writes with a pen
Date:
1940-1948
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Girls' club meeting
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Four girls sitting at a table with an instructor (Marie Garcia) looking on as one of the girl writes with a pen
Date:
1940-1948
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Group of children in doorway of Hull-House Recreation Building
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Twelve children standing in doorway of Hull-House Recreation Building (825 W. Polk St.)
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Group of children in doorway of Hull-House coffee house and theater building
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Six children standing in doorway of Hull-House coffee house and theater building with girl sitting on lowest step reading a book
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House - Automobile Workshop
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Man with glasses and polo shirt working on car engine connected to Sun Master Motor Tester in Hull-House automobile workshop
Date:
1959-1960
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House - Christmas
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Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House Music School doorway
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Doorway of Hull-House Music School in courtyard with Residents' Dining Hall and terrace wall to the right
Date:
circa 1930s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House board president Alma Petersen addresses attendees at 1949 Associates Dinner
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Hull-House board president Alma Petersen addresses attendees at 1949 Associates Dinner
Date:
May 1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House board president Alma Petersen speaks at the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner
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Hull-House board president Alma Schmidt Petersen, wearing a hat adorned with flowers, speaks at a lecturn at the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner in the Residents' Dining Hall; a microphone on a stand featuring radio station WGN call letters is to her right, as is Hull-House vice president Marshall Field III (seated)
Date:
1949-05-01
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House board president Alma Petersen stands between Harold Ickes and Marshall Field III holding a plaque honoring Louise de Koven Bowen at the 1949 Associates Dinner
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Hull-House board president Alma Schmidt Petersen, center, holds a plaque with a relief portrait Louise de Koven Bowen in profile, and the inscription "Louise de Koven Bowen, President of the Board Hull House 1935-44." She is standing between former US Secretary for the Interior Harold Ickes and Hull-House vice president Marshall Field III, at the 1949 Associates Dinner in the Residents' Dining Hall
Date:
May 1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House board president Alma Petersen stands between Harold Ickes and Marshall Field III holding a plaque honoring Louise de Koven Bowen at the 1949 Associates Dinner
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Hull-House board president Alma Schmidt Petersen, center, holds a plaque with a relief portrait Louise de Koven Bowen in profile, and the inscription "Louise de Koven Bowen, President of the Board Hull House 1935-44." She is standing between former US Secretary for the Interior Harold Ickes and Hull-House vice president Marshall Field III, at the 1949 Associates Dinner in the Residents' Dining Hall
Date:
1949-05-01
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House clinic doorway
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Doorway of Hull-House Well Baby Clinic, maintained by the Infant Welfare Society in the Mary Crane Building
Date:
circa 1930s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House complex looking northwest from Halsted St. and Cabrini St
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Hull-House complex looking northwest from Halsted St. and Cabrini St. with facades of both streets; several cars parked on streets and P.I.E. moving truck on Cabrini St.
Date:
1954-1963
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House complex looking northwest from Halsted St. and Cabrini St
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Hull-House complex looking northwest from Halsted St. and Cabrini St. with facades of both streets; several cars parked on streets and P.I.E. moving truck on Cabrini St.
Date:
1954-1963
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House complex looking northwest from Halsted St. and Cabrini St
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Hull-House complex looking northwest from Halsted St. and Cabrini St. with facades of both streets; several cars parked on streets and moving truck on Cabrini St.
Date:
1954-1963
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House complex looking northwest from Halsted St. and Cabrini St
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Hull-House complex looking northwest from Halsted St. and Cabrini St. with facades of both streets; several cars parked on streets and P.I.E. moving truck on Cabrini St.
Date:
1954-1963
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House complex with full Halsted St. and Polk St. facades
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High angle photo of Hull-House complex looking southwest, including entire Halsted St. and Polk St. facades; many cars parked on streets
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House complex with full Halsted St. and Polk St. facades
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High angle photo of Hull-House complex looking southwest, including entire Halsted St. and Polk St. facades; many cars parked on streets
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House dramatics instructor Hans Schmidt directing actors in "Sleeping Beauty"
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Hull-House dramatics instructor Hans Schmidt (left) on stage with three actresses directing a production of "Sleeping Beauty;" an actress in a cook costume (right) is holding a large knife
Date:
1951-1954
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House dramatics instructor Hans Schmidt directing actors in "Sleeping Beauty"
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Hull-House dramatics instructor Hans Schmidt (left) on stage with three actresses directing a production of "Sleeping Beauty;" an actress in a cook costume (right) is holding a large knife
Date:
1951-1954
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Jane Addams and settlement house leaders at Settlement House Conference at Hull-House
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Left to Right, Front Row: Graham Taylor [Chicago Commons], Jane Addams, Lellian DeWald [Henry Street Settlement, NYC], Mary Simkovitch [Greenwick House, NYC]. Second Row Center: Mary McDowell [University of Chicago Settlement]. Rear Row, Far Right: Robert E
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Latvian dancing group
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Two couples in a Latvian dancing group at Hull-House; another dancing couple and onlookers are in the background
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Louise de Koven Bowen and Hull-House board president Alma Petersen holding a bas relief plaque in Bowen's honor during the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner
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Hull-House president, treasurer, and longtime patron Louise de Koven Bowen (left) sitting next to then-Hull-House board president Alma Petersen (standing, right) in front of a brick fireplace during the 1949 Associates Dinner at Hull-House Residents Dining Hall; Bowen and Petersen are holding the bas relief plaque made in Bowen's honor, positioned just below the plaque of Jane Addams hanging above the fireplace
Date:
May 1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Louise de Koven Bowen looking at a plaque honoring her
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Hull-House president, treasurer, and longtime patron Louise de Koven Bowen looking at a plaque honoring her, which is mounted to a wall in the Residents' Dining Hall. She is resting her arm next to a flower bouquet on a cabinet.
Date:
1948-1953
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Louise de Koven Bowen looking at a plaque honoring her
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Hull-House president, treasurer, and longtime patron Louise de Koven Bowen looking at a plaque honoring her, which is mounted to a wall in the Residents' Dining Hall. She is resting her arm next to a flower bouquet on a cabinet.
Date:
1948-1953
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Louise de Koven Bowen looking at a plaque honoring her
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Hull-House president, treasurer, and longtime patron Louise de Koven Bowen looking at a plaque honoring her, which is mounted to a wall in the Residents' Dining Hall. She is resting her arm next to a flower bouquet on a cabinet.
Date:
1948-1953
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Louise de Koven Bowen standing outside Lilac Cottage at Bowen Country Club with dozens of visitors forming a semicircle around her
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Hull-House president, treasurer, and longtime patron Louise de Koven Bowen standing outside her cottage (named Lilac Cottage) at Bowen Country Club, with dozens of men, women, and children forming a semicircle around her and the front of the cottage
Date:
circa 1930s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Man reading to two children by fireplace
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Man sitting in chair reading to a girl in a small rocking chair and boy sitting on the floor in front of a large fireplace
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Man working on engine in automobile workshop
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Man with glasses and polo shirt working on car engine in Hull-House automobile workshop
Date:
1959-1960
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Marshall Field III speaks at the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner
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Hull-House vice president Marshall Field III, wearing a polka dot bowtie, speaks at a lectern at the 1949 Hull-House Associates Dinner in the Residents' Dining Hall; a microphone on a stand featuring radio station WGN call letters is to his right; flowers, glasses of water, and ashtrays are on the table along with the lectern; two other men are partially visible in the photo
Date:
1949-05-01
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Mary Crane Nursery doorway
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Doorway of Mary Crane Nursery main entrance on south side of Hull-House complex
Date:
circa 1930s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Members of the Hull-House senior citizens club "Young Old Timers" having coffee or tea around a table in the Residents Dining Hall
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Seventeen members of the Hull-House senior citizens club "Young Old Timers" having coffee or tea around a table in the Residents Dining Hall; one of them is noted as Mrs. Lovett
Date:
1954
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Members of the Hull-House senior citizens club "Young Old Timers" having coffee or tea around a table in the Residents Dining Hall
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Seventeen members of the Hull-House senior citizens club "Young Old Timers" having coffee or tea around a table in the Residents Dining Hall
Date:
1954
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Paul Falduto, champion of 14-year-old boys gym contest, 1939
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Paul Falduto, champion of Hull-House 14-year-old boys gym contest, 1939
Date:
1939-03-23
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Scene from "Sleeping Beauty" as part of Hans Schmidt's Hull-House dramatics class
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Five actors on stage in a production of "Sleeping Beauty" as part of Hans Schmidt's Hull-House dramatics class; the king, queen, princess, and two attendants are asleep and the prince is kneeling over the princess
Date:
1951-1954
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Scene from "Sleeping Beauty" as part of Hans Schmidt's Hull-House dramatics class
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Five actors on stage in a production of "Sleeping Beauty" as part of Hans Schmidt's Hull-House dramatics class; the king, queen, princess, and two attendants are asleep and the prince is kneeling over the princess
Date:
1951-1954
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access