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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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A man reading a book at a senior center with other seniors playing cards in the background
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A man in a folding chair, reading a small book, likely at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House. In the background, four other seniors appear to be playing cards. A piano is against the wall.
Date:
November 6, 1968
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Architectural plan for new Parkway Community House - basement
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Architectural plan for basement of new Parkway Community House at 400 E. 67th St. by William F. Deknatel
Date:
1962-1963
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Architectural plan for new Parkway Community House - main floor and plot plan
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Architectural plan for main floor and plot of new Parkway Community House at 400 E. 67th St. by William F. Deknatel
Date:
1962-1963
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Architectural plan for new Parkway Community House - second floor
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Architectural plan for second floor of new Parkway Community House at 400 E. 67th St. by William F. Deknatel
Date:
1962-1963
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Architectural rendering of new Parkway Community House
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Architectural rendering of new Parkway Community House at 400 E. 67th St. by William F. Deknatel
Date:
1962-1963
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
Boy decorating a Christmas tree
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Boy decorating a Christmas tree at Hull-House
Date:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Boy decorating a Christmas tree
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Boy in overalls stretching to put ornament near top of a Christmas tree at Hull-House
Date:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Boy decorating a Christmas tree
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Boy places ornament near top of a Christmas tree at Hull-House
Date:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Boy holding cigarette during the 1904 Chicago Stockyard strike
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Boy wearing overalls and a hat holding a cigarette during the 1904 Chicago Stockyard strike
Date:
1904
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley at a groundbreaking ceremony
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Richard J. Daley throws the first shovel of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony, possibly for a senior center affiliated with Hull-House; two men stand on the left and three, including Otto Kerner, on the right, and a large earth moving machine is behind them
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Children sitting on a long cart
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Eleven children sitting on a long wheeled cart, holding wrapped gifts and waving at the camera; a few adults are standing nearby
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Departure for Bowen Country Club
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Exterior. Women and children on street in front of Hull-House waiting to leave for Bowen Country Club.
Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Desk area at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House
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Desk area at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House; including a typewriter, wall clock, desk, and bulletin board with "Happy Thanksgiving" among the signs
Date:
1968-11-22
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
First Hull-House Kindergarten director Jenny Dow
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Photo portrait of a woman, likely Jenny Dow, later Jenny Dow Harvey, the first director of the Hull-House Kindergarten, wearing an embroidered dress and sitting on a couch
Date:
circa 1890s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Four photos connected to Parkway Community House
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Four photos connected to Parkway Community House; three relate to the move from Washington Park neighborhood to West Woodlawn and the fourth is from a "Tom Thumb Wedding" event at the day camp
Date:
1963
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Four senior women (left to right: Mrs. Margliano, Mrs. Lopez, Mrs. Ferugie, and Mrs. Sebastiano) working on crafting projects
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Four senior women (left to right: Mrs. Margliano, Mrs. Lopez, Mrs. Ferugie, and Mrs. Sebastiano) working on a crafting projects with pot holder looms, likely at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House
Date:
circa 1960s-1970s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Four seniors playing cards at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House
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Four seniors, two men and two women, playing cards at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House; one of the men is reaching in to pick up a trick
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Four seniors sitting at a table at an event
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Four seniors sitting at a table at an event, likely at Hull-House or a senior center affiliated with Hull-House; all have coffee cups in front of them. The man is smoking a cigar
Date:
circa 1950s-1970s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Group of older adults seated in chairs
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Group of older adults seated in chairs
Date:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hallway or foyer at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House
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An empty hallway or foyer at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House, with a chair, couch, and two plants. On the left is a glass doorway and on the back wall is a closed door leading to a stairway, as indicated by the sign above.
Date:
circa 1950s-1970s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production of Harold Pinter's play "The Dumb Waiter," broadcast on television as part of the Esso Repertory Theatre series
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Two men face each other in a run-down apartment setting in a production of Harold Pinter's play "The Dumb Waiter" by Hull-House Theatre, filmed and broadcast as part of the Esso Repertory Theatre television series; production was directed by Robert Sickinger
Date:
1965
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House director Charlotte Carr standing with three men
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(from left) Joe Guinta, Hull-House neighborhood resident; Mr. Eugenio (?); Hull-House director Charlotte Carr; and sociologist and writer Anthony Sorrentino standing for a photo
Date:
1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident Alzina Parsons Stevens
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Head and shoulders portrait of Hull-House resident, labor leader, and social reformer Alzina Parsons Stevens
Date:
1914
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident Bert Boerner
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Hull-House resident Bert Boerner
Date:
circa 1934
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident Elizabeth (Betty) Storrs Swing
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Hull-House resident Elizabeth (Betty) Storrs Swing
Date:
1914
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident Elizabeth (Betty) Storrs Swing
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Hull-House resident Elizabeth (Betty) Storrs Swing
Date:
1914
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident Florence Kelley
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Hull-House resident, social reformer, and labor activist Florence Kelley, standing at a table looking at papers
Date:
circa 1900s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident Florence Tye Jennison
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Photo portrait of Hull-House resident (Florence) Tye Jennison
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident Sophonisba P. Breckinridge
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Hull-House resident and University of Chicago professor Sophonisba P. Breckinridge standing in academic robes
Date:
circa 1911
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident Sophonisba P. Breckinridge
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Hull-House resident and University of Chicago professor Sophonisba P. Breckinridge posing at a chair with an open book on the left chair arm and holding her eyeglasses in her lap
Date:
circa 1900s-1910s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident William F. Byron
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Photo portrait of Hull-House resident and Northwestern University sociology professor William F. Byron, sitting in a chair and looking at the camera
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident and trustee Mary Rozet Smith
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Small head and shoulders photo of Hull-House resident and trustee Mary Rozet Smith
Date:
1889-1894
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House resident and trustee Mary Rozet Smith
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Hull-House resident and trustee Mary Rozet Smith, sitting on a chair, writing in a binder
Date:
circa 1900s-1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House residents Madeline Wallin and Laura Child(?)
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Small photo of Hull-House residents Madeleine Wallin (later Sikes) and Laura Child(?)
Date:
February 1889
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Jane Addams with Theater Children
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Date:
1930-1935
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Louise de Koven Bowen at the Hull-House 50th Anniversary alumni dinner
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Hull-House president, treasurer, and longtime patron Louise de Koven Bowen standing and looking at a notecard at the Hull-House 50th Anniversary alumni dinner; two men are sitting in the background
Date:
1940-05-21
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man addressing an audience at an event at Hull-House or at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House
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Man addressing an audience at an event at Hull-House or a senior center affiliated with Hull-House. On the left is an open folding chair; on the right is a standing microphone and a woman looking on; she is standing behind a table with dolls or stuffed animals on it. A speaker is hanging on the window frame behind him.
Date:
circa 1962
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man and woman at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House
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Man and woman sitting and talking at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House; in the background are a filing cabinet and a woman sitting at a desk
Date:
1968-11-22
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man and woman at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House
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Man and woman sitting and talking at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House; in the background are a filing cabinet and a woman sitting at a desk
Date:
1968-11-22
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man handing piece of paper to senior woman at an event
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A man handing a piece of paper (perhaps a card or an envelope) to a woman at an event, likely at Hull-House or a senior center affiliated with Hull-House; both are standing. A woman is sitting in the background on the right.
Date:
circa 1950s-1970s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man playing cards at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House
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Man playing cards at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House; behind him is a billboard with posters about Thanksgiving and Vista Citizens Corps, and a coffee service
Date:
1968-11-22
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man playing cards at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House
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Man playing cards at a senior center affiliated with Hull-House; in the background, three women are sitting at another table
Date:
1968-11-22
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Man signs proclamation while woman and Hull-House executive director Paul Jans look on
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Unidentified man sitting at a table signs a proclamation while unidentified woman, seated to his left, Hull-House executive director Paul Jans, standing between them, look on
Date:
1962-1969
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Marimba band
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Four older boys kneeling side by side, holding marimbas, at associates annual dinner, May 21, 1942
Date:
1942-05-21
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Members of a Hull-House senior citizens group with crocheted textiles
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Five women, members of a Hull-House senior citizens group, sitting with crocheted textiles at a table. One woman is holding a blouse decorated with flowers up to herself
Date:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Myrtle Merritt French, ceramicist and founder of Hull-House Kilns
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Hull-House resident Myrtle Merritt French, ceramicist and founder of Hull-House Kilns, working on a clay dish
Date:
circa 1930s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Photo portrait of Joseph T. Bowen, namesake of Joseph T. Bowen Country Club
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Photo portrait of Joseph T. Bowen, namesake of Joseph T. Bowen Country Club
Date:
circa 1900s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Photo portrait of Joseph T. Bowen, namesake of Joseph T. Bowen Country Club
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Photo portrait of Joseph T. Bowen, namesake of Joseph T. Bowen Country Club
Date:
circa 1900s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access

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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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