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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
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Three performers on stage in a Hull-House Theatre production with a mountainous painted backdrop; woman on left is wearing a long black dress with a headpiece and the two men are in medieval costumes
Date:
circa 1920s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
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Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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20 costumed performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House with a pastoral backdrop; one figure toward the center has a sword in his belt and to his left is an actor in a monk or friar costume
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
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Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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Six performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House; scene features two women in dresses and two men in togas, with a man in a decorative tunic on each side; set features columns and a large tree painted on the backdrop
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
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Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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Thirteen performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House; they are dressed in Colonial American costumes, with a character who appears to be George Washington in the center holding a cane; tall trees are painted on the backdrop
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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Five performers in medieval costumes on stage in a theater production at Hull-House; set includes a Greek or Roman goddess on a pedestal in the center, a bench on the left, stairs on the right, and a pastoral backdrop;
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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20 costumed performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House with a pastoral backdrop; one figure toward the center has a sword in his belt and to his left is an actor in a monk or friar costume
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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Thirteen performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House; they are dressed in Colonial American costumes, with a character who appears to be George Washington in the center holding a cane; tall trees are painted on the backdrop
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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An actor in a demonic costume with a cape holds up an unconscious actress in a Hull-House Theatre production, possibly a fairy tale; set decoration includes a stone house and foliage
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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Twenty performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House, dressed in Renaissance-like costumes; most are standing, with a jester seated. A male and female in the center are holding each other. Backdrop features a painted forest.
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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Four performers in a Hull-House Theatre production, possibly a fairy tale; an actor in a demonic costume with a cake holds up an unconscious woman (center) while a man and woman in medieval costumes stand together to the right; set decoration includes a stone house and foliage
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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19 performers in medieval costumes on stage in a theater production at Hull-House with interior backdrop; actors are in medieval costumes; man in center has harms folded and is facing right
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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20 costumed performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House with interior backdrop; among the characters are two men on the right with swords and a man in the center with a long beard and cane
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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Thirteen performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House; they are dressed in Colonial American costumes, with a character who appears to be George Washington in the center holding a cane; tall trees are painted on the backdrop
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production of William Saroyan's play, "The Time of Your Life"
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Eight performers on stage in a production of William Saroyan's play, "The Time of Your Life" at Hull-House; play is set in a saloon and performers are spread out engaged in a variety of activities
Date:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House co-founders Ellen Gates Starr and Jane Addams having tea with Peter Verburg in the Labor Museum
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Hull-House co-founders Ellen Gates Starr (left, pouring) and Jane Addams sitting at a table having tea in the Labor Museum; a young man, Peter Verburg, is standing between them holding a cup
Date:
circa 1890s-1900s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House co-founders Ellen Gates Starr and Jane Addams having tea with Peter Verburg in the Labor Museum
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Hull-House co-founders Ellen Gates Starr (left, pouring) and Jane Addams sitting at a table having tea in the Labor Museum; a young man, Peter Verburg, is standing between them holding a cup
Date:
circa 1890s-1900s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House coffee house and gymnasium exterior
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Hull-House coffee house and gymnasium exterior, sign on building advertising hot supper and dessert; north face of Hull Mansion visible on the left
Date:
1893-1899
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House coffee shop
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Hull-House coffee house - empty, with food counter on left side
Date:
1924
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House coffee shop with diners
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Diners at long tables in Hull-House coffee house
Date:
circa 1910s-1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House coffee shop from lunch counter
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Hull-House coffee house filled with diners - view from end of food counter, cook on right side behind counter
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House coffee shop with diners
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Hull-House coffee house filled with diners
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 from corner of Halsted St. and Polk St
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Hull-House complex from northwest corner of Halsted St. and Polk St., with Butler Building, Smith (Children's) Building, and Coffee House; U.S. Mail truck parked outside Smith Building on Polk St.; street signs on right side of photo
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 complex, corner of Polk St. and Halsted
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Hull-House complex from corner of Polk St. and Halsted St. Includes (from left) Juvenile Protective Association, Butler Building, Smith (Children's) Building (on corner), Coffee House and Theater, cars parked on street and man standing on corner
Date:
1924-1930
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House complex, corner of Polk and Halsted
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Hull-House complex as taken from corner of Polk St. and Halsted St. Includes (from left) Butler Building, entry to courtyard of Hull Mansion, Smith (Children's) Building (on corner)
Date:
1896-1899
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House complex, corner of Polk and Halsted
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Hull-House complex as taken from corner of Polk St. and Halsted St. Includes (from left) Butler Building, entry to courtyard of Hull Mansion, Smith (Children's) Building (on corner)
Date:
1896-1899
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House complex, corner of Polk and Halsted
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Hull-House complex as taken from corner of Polk St. and Halsted St. Includes (from left) Butler Building, entry to courtyard of Hull Mansion, Smith (Children's) Building (on corner), and a building on Polk St. with advertisement for Hull-House Kitchen and Lunch Room; several men standing on corner next to lamp post
Date:
1896-1899
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House complex, corner of Polk and Halsted
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Hull-House complex as taken from corner of Polk St. and Halsted St. Includes (from left) Butler Building, entry to courtyard of Hull Mansion, Smith (Children's) Building (on corner)
Date:
1896-1899
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House complex, corner of Polk and Halsted
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Hull-House complex as taken from corner of Polk St. and Halsted St. Includes (from left) Butler Building, entry to courtyard of Hull Mansion, Smith (Children's) Building (on corner)
Date:
1896-1899
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House complex, corner of Polk and Halsted
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Hull-House complex from corner of Polk St. and Halsted St. Includes (from left) Smith (Children's) Building (on corner), Coffee House and Theater; adults and children congregate outside
Date:
1899-1908
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
Hull-House gymnasium
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Gymnasium at Hull-House with gymnastics equipment, basketball hoop, and running track
Date:
circa 1890s-1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson II walking with Hull-House board president Alma Petersen and others on Polk St. outside Hull-House
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Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson II walking with Hull-House board president Alma Petersen on Polk St. on the north side of Hull-House; with them are Esther Kohn, Mrs. Bagnuolo, and several others behind them
Date:
1945-1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Instructional kitchen at Hull-House
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Kitchen in the Hull-House Labor Museum with a fireplace with a large pan next to it, a built-in bench, shelving with spices and books, and two tables with chairs; used for domestic science and cooking classes
Date:
circa 1910s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Instructional kitchen at Hull-House
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Kitchen in the Hull-House Labor Museum with a fireplace, built-in bench, spice rack, pots and pans, and two chairs; used for instructional purposes rather than large-scale cooking
Date:
1900-1907
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Large group of actors on stage in a production at Hull-House
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Fourteen actors on stage in a production at the Hull-House Auditorium, lined up for a curtain call, in front of a set designed as a living room
Date:
circa 1920s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Large group of performers on stage in a production at Hull-House
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Nine actors performing on stage in a production at Hull-House Auditorium, on a set designed as a living room
Date:
circa 1920s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Large group scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" production at Hull-House
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18 actors in scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" production at Hull-House Auditorium; Puck is sitting on the right playing a lute while the others are standing
Date:
circa 1929
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man and girl using textile equipment at Hull-House Labor Museum
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Man (standing, right) at loom and girl (sitting, left) with hand on large spinning wheel in the Hull-House Labor Museum
Date:
circa 1900s-1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man making a rug at Hull-House Labor Museum
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Man standing on his haunches working on making a rug on the floor of the Hull-House Labor Museum, with another man standing near him wearing traditional clothing
Date:
1900-1913
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man on ladder working on lighting at Hull-House Auditorium
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Man at the top of a tall ladder working on lighting at Hull-House Auditorium
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man sitting at a loom at the Hull-House Labor Museum
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Man sitting at a four-harness loom weaving a textile at the Hull-House Labor Museum
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man working on hook rug at Hull-House Labor Museum
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Man sitting on stool at a rug hooking frame working on a hook rug at the Hull-house Labor Museum
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Members of Hull-House Theatre Guild rehearsing the play "One Sunday Afternoon"
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Members of Hull-House Theatre Guild rehearsing James Hagan's play "One Sunday Afternoon," many holding scripts; actors included John Granata (left, holding chair over head), Leona Farrell, Florence Indelly (front center), Madeline Palucci (second to right), and Theodore Ongemach (right)
Date:
1937-1939
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Members of the Hull-House Junior Theatre Group rehearsing "The Brave Little Tailor"
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Date:
1939
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Members of the Hull-House Junior Theatre Group rehearsing "The Brave Little Tailor"
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Date:
1939
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Members of the Hull-House Junior Theatre Group rehearsing "The Brave Little Tailor"
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Date:
1939
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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