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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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1927 Hull-House Christmas tableau - Heavenly Host
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Nine women with instruments pose in 1927 Hull-House Christmas Tableau, "Heavenly Host"
Date:
1929
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A Saturday afternoon folk dancing class
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Dozens of young people in a circle at a Saturday afternoon folk dancing class at Bowen Hall in Hull-House; three instructors in the middle of the circle, several children sitting watching, and a pianist on the stage
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
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


Hull-House Christmas tableau - Angel to the Shepherds
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Hull-House Christmas tableau (Angel to the Shepherds) with four men kneeling around a woman portraying an angel with her right arm raised; another performer is resting on the ground
Date:
1925-1930
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


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


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


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