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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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Hull-House Theatre production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance"
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25-plus costumed performers on stage in a Hull-House Theatre production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance;" Major-General Stanley, on the right in a long night robe, has his arms outstretched
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance"
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Scene from Hull-House Theatre's production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" at Bowen Hall featuring fifteen women in long dresses in a semicircle on the large staircase set
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House complex from across Halsted and Polk St
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Hull-House complex from vacant lot on northeast corner of Halsted and Polk Sts.
Date:
circa 1950s-1960s
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 director Charlotte Carr with jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at a concert in Bowen Hall
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Hull-House director Charlotte Carr with jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman standing on stage at a concert in Bowen Hall on September 15, 1938; Carr is clapping along with those in the audience
Date:
1938-09-15
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Interior of Bowen Hall
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Interior of Bowen Hall ballroom, from the back with chairs lined along the side and on the stage
Date:
1904-1907
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman and pianist Teddy Wilson playing a concert at Hull-House's Bowen Hall
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Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman, pianist Teddy Wilson, and unidentified drummer playing a concert at Hull-House's Bowen Hall in front of a packed audience; photo is taken from behind the trio
Date:
1938-09-15
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at a 1940 Hull-House concert
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Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at a 1940 Hull-House concert in Bowen Hall
Date:
1905-04-23
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at a 1940 Hull-House concert
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Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at a 1940 Hull-House concert in Bowen Hall
Date:
1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Large audience watching jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at Hull-House's Bowen Hall
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Large audience of children and young adults watching jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at Hull-House's Bowen Hall; photo taken from on stage
Date:
1938-09-15
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Large group posing at Greek Club event
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Large group posing at Greek Club event at Hull-House; boy on left in folk costume
Date:
1941-1957
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Louise DeKoven Bowen addresses attendees at 1941 Hull-House Annual Dinner
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Hull-House president and treasurer Louise DeKoven Bowen addresses attendees at 1941 Hull-House Annual Dinner in Bowen Hall
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man addresses attendees at Hull-House Annual Dinner, 1941
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Unidentified man addresses attendees at 1941 Hull-House Annual Dinner in Bowen Hall with Hull-House president and treasurer Louise DeKoven Bowen and director Charlotte Carr seated to his left
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man swinging a baseball bat across the street from Hull-House
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Man swinging a baseball bat across Polk Street from Hull-House; a woman in the background is looking out toward the north side of Hull-House
Date:
1945-1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Mexican youth rally participants pose for photo in Bowen Hall
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Thirteen adults and children, members of Club Diablos Rojos, posing at Bowen Hall as part of a Mexican Youth Rally; four are seated in the front row, the rest are standing
Date:
1945-05-13
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
North facade of Hull-House complex looking east along Polk St
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North facade of Hull-House complex from across Polk St. looking east; (from left) Smith (Children's) Building, Coffee House and Auditorium/Theater, Gymnasium and Hull-House Shops, Women's Club (Bowen Hall), Boys' Club; horse and cart parked on Polk St.
Date:
1898-1907
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Pen drawing of north facade of Hull-House complex
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Small pen drawing of north facade of Hull-House complex as viewed from across Polk St. From left: Smith Building, Hull-House Theatre and Coffee House, Gymnasium, Bowen Hall, Boys Club building
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Sadie Dreikurs and Emily Edwards at Hull-House Annual Dinner, 1941
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Pioneering art therapist Sadie Dreikurs and Hull-House artistic director Emily Edwards at 1941 Hull-House Annual Dinner in Bowen Hall
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Twelve children waving sombreros outside a bus at Hull-House in connection with a trip to Hawthorn-Mellody Farms
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Twelve children standing outside a bus on Polk Street, across from Hull-House, waving sombreros at the photographer. They have numbers pinned to their clothes. Several other children are visible inside the chartered bus, from Willett Motor Coach Company. Photo from either just before or after a trip to Hawthorn-Mellody Farms, a dairy farm, amusement park, and petting zoo in Lake County, Ill. In the background is a second bus.
Date:
1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Wayne McMillen addresses attendees at 1941 Hull-House Annual Dinner
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University of Chicago social work professor Wayne McMillen (standing) addresses attendees at 1941 Hull-House Annual Dinner in Bowen Hall. Seated to his right are Hull-House president and treasurer Louise DeKoven Bowen and director Charlotte Carr
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Woman playing ring-and-bottle "fishing" game at Hull-House Carnival
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Woman playing "fishing" game at a booth in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival as others look on; she is leaning on the wood counter, holding a stick with a string attached that has a ring at the end, likely trying to put it around the neck of a bottle on the floor
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Woman playing ring-and-bottle "fishing" game at Hull-House Carnival
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Woman playing "fishing" game at a booth in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival as others look on; she is leaning on the wood counter, holding a stick with a string attached that has a ring at the end, likely trying to put it around the neck of a bottle on the floor
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Woman playing ring-and-bottle "fishing" game at Hull-House Carnival
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Woman playing "fishing" game at a booth in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival as others look on; she is leaning on the wood counter, holding a stick with a string attached that has a ring at the end, likely trying to put it around the neck of a bottle on the floor
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Women staffing a coffee and cake booth at Hull-House Carnival
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Five women staff a booth featuring coffee and cake in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival; another woman is on the near side of the booth as a customer; a sign above shows a coffee cup and slice of cake, while another sign reads "Coffee Two Tickets"
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Women staffing a coffee and cake booth at Hull-House Carnival
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Five women staff a booth featuring coffee and cake in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival; another woman is on the near side of the booth as a customer; a sign above shows a coffee cup and slice of cake, while another sign reads "Coffee Two Tickets"
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Young man hammering a nail into a board at a game booth during Hull-House Carnival
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Young man hammering a nail into a board at a game booth in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival, as six other young people look on
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Young man hammering a nail into a board at a game booth during Hull-House Carnival
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Young man hammering a nail into a board at a game booth in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival, as six other young people look on
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Young man hammering a nail into a board at a game booth during Hull-House Carnival
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Young man hammering a nail into a board at a game booth in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Young people at a band concert in Bowen Hall
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Large group of young people at a band concert in Bowen Hall; band on stage includes saxophone, accordion, guitar, and piano
Date:
circa 1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Young people at a game booth staffed by two women during Hull-House Carnival
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Young people at a game booth staffed by two women in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival; on the floor are a number of glass bottles, likely for a tossing game
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Young people at a game booth staffed by two women during Hull-House Carnival
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Young people at a game booth staffed by two women in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival; on the floor are a number of glass bottles, likely for a tossing game
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Young people watching jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at Hull-House's Bowen Hall
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Dozens of children and young adults watching jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at Hull-House's Bowen Hall; most are sitting on the ground just in front of the stage with some in chairs
Date:
1938-09-15
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Young people watching jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman in Bowen Hall at Hull-House
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Dozens of children and young adults watching jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman in Bowen Hall at Hull-House; most are sitting on the ground just in front of the stage with some in chairs
Date:
1938-09-15
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Alternative Title
Hull House Photograph collection; Jane Addams Memorial collection
Theme
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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