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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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A man sits in Hull-House courtyard telling a story to dozens of children
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A man sits in the Hull-House courtyard telling a story to dozens of children, also sitting, as part of the Hull-House summer program; Hull-House instructor Marie Garcia is in the far left of the photo
Date:
circa 1946
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A marble fireplace in Hull-House
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A marble fireplace in Hull-House with bare walls around it
Date:
circa 1965
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A marble fireplace in Hull-House
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A marble fireplace in Hull-House with bare walls around it
Date:
circa 1965
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A piano quintet performing at Hull-House Music School
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Five musicians perform a piano quintet at Hull-House Music School; a fireplace visible in back of the room
Date:
circa 1930s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A singer and a guitar player at Hull-House Mexican Fiesta
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Two men, a singer (left) and a guitarist, perform at 1939 Hull-House Mexican Fiesta; on the fireplace behind them is a plaque featuring Jane Addams and signs reading "Music courtesy Casa Pan-America" and "Curios courtesy Artes de Mexico;" above them is a painting of a dancing couple
Date:
circa 1939
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A woman and small child sitting on a staircase in neighborhood near Hull-House
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A young woman and small child with a blanket around them sitting on an outdoor staircase in a neighborhood around Hull-House; another girl is sitting next to them
Date:
circa 1890s-1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A woman and three children at a Hull-House Christmas event or rehearsal
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A woman and three children at Hull-House Christmas event or rehearsal with a Christmas tree in the background
Date:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A woman and two girls sit on folding chairs in front of a Christmas tree at a Hull-House Christmas party
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A woman and two girls sit on folding chairs in front of a Christmas tree at a Hull-House Christmas party
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A woman sips tea or coffee from a cup during a Hull-House senior citizens club meeting in the Residents Dining Hall
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A woman sips tea or coffee from a cup during a Hull-House senior citizens club meeting in the Residents Dining Hall; a woman sits to her right and a man to her left. They are across the table from those in #0456_5485
Date:
1954
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A woman sips tea or coffee from a spoon during a Hull-House senior citizens club meeting in the Residents Dining Hall
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A woman sips tea or coffee from a cup during a Hull-House senior citizens club meeting in the Residents Dining Hall; three other women are in the photo, seated alongside her at the table. They are across the table from those in #0456_5486
Date:
1954
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Actor in king costume from Hull-House Theatre production
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Actor in king costume from Hull-House Theatre production, standing backstage; another actor with heavy face makeup, holding a violin, is behind the king
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Actor on stage in a production of "Valley Forge" at Hull-House Theatre
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Date:
February 1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Actors in a production of "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme" at Hull-House
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Five members of the Marionettes dramatic group posing in full costume on the set of the play "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme" by Molière at Hull-House; actors include Margie Shea Lehman and William J. Granata, whose nickname was "The Greek" (right)
Date:
1921-1930
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adult Education citizenship class
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Five men in suits and 5 women in dresses in Hull-House adult education citizenship or English class pose for a photo
Date:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adult Education home economics class
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Eight women participating in Hull-House adult education home economics class
Date:
circa 1930s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adult art class
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Six students at easels, five seated and one standing, working on still life drawings and paintings in Hull-House adult art class
Date:
1940-1948
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adult education English class
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Three men sitting in Hull-House English class in front of American flag, taking notes.
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adult education English class
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Three men sitting in Hull-House English class in front of American flag.
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adult education at Hull-House
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Seated woman holding piece of paper, instructing man wearing glasses and holding hat at Hull-House
Date:
circa 1939
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adult painting class
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Seven students at easels in Hull-House adult art class
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adult painting class with seated boy as model
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Five adults at easels creating sketches and paintings of seated boy in Hull-House adult art class, with another adult standing next to student at left
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adult sewing and knitting group at Hull-House
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Eight women in a sewing and knitting group at Hull-House; two in the foreground are standing at a table cutting fabric, three in the middle are sitting at a small table knitting and hand stitching, and three in the back are at sewing tables
Date:
circa 1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adult women playing volleyball
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Five adult women playing volleyball at Hull-House 
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Adults stuffing stockings for Hull-House Christmas party
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Four adults stuffing stockings for Hull-House Christmas party
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Albert Carroll, Vera Moyles, and James Galano
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Date:
circa 1900s-1910s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Anacleta Vara and Philip M. Hauser look at an urban renewal map of Chicago's Near West Side during a Hull-House Citizen Participation Dinner
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Anacleta Vara (left) and University of Chicago professor of sociology Philip M. Hauser look at an urban development map of Chicago's Near West Side at the Hull-House Citizen Participation Dinner; Hauser was the speaker for the event
Date:
1958-02-25
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Angels at Christmas program
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Four young women in angel costumes with swords for a Hull-House Christmas program
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Angels at Christmas program
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Four young women in angel costumes with swords for a Hull-House Christmas program
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Architectural drawing of Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and UICC buildings
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Architectural drawing of Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, including Hull Mansion and Residents' Dining Hall, with Circle Center (now Student Center East) and top of University Hall; parking lot east of Halsted Street in foreground
Date:
1963
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Art studio at Hull-House
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Art studio at Hull-House with several paintings along the wall and two sculptures, one of which is in front of an open curtain in the foreground
Date:
circa 1910s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Art studio at Hull-House
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Art studio at Hull-House with several busts and paintings; an art exhibit room with chairs is visible through the doorway
Date:
circa 1900s-1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Artist Jesús Torres hand-decorating a clay pot at Hull-House Kilns
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Artist Jesús Torres hand-decorating a clay pot at Hull-House Kilns; a man is standing in the background wearing a smock
Date:
1925-1929
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Artist Jesús Torres throwing a clay pot at a potter's wheel in a Hull-House art classroom
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Artist Jesús Torres throwing a clay pot at a potter's wheel in a Hull-House art classroom
Date:
circa 1929
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Artist Maryette Charlton and Elizabeth Gruse, photographed by artist Margo Hoff
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Artist Maryette Charlton and Elizabeth Gruse, photographed by artist Margo Hoff. Photo taken for and used in the 1951 Charlton-Gruse art exhibit at Hull-House
Date:
October 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Artist finishing a clay model of a Mexican cowboy on a horse at Hull-House Kilns
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Unidentified artist finishing a clay model of a Mexican cowboy on a horse at Hull-House Kilns
Date:
circa 1928
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees and staffed booths in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival
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Attendees and streamer-adorned booths in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees and staffed booths in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival
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Attendees and streamer-adorned booths in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees and staffed booths in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival
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Attendees and booths in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees and staffers at a baked goods booth during Hull-House Carnival
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Attendees at a booth in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival; booth, staffed by four women, features baked goods and drinks
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees and staffers at a baked goods booth during Hull-House Carnival
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Attendees at a booth in Bowen Hall during Hull-House Carnival; booth, staffed by four women, features baked goods and drinks
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees at Hull-House Christmas event
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Attendees at 1941 Hull-House outdoor Christmas event, including a priest (center) and Hull-House Director Charlotte Carr (center-left)
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees at a Hull-House reception at which Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson II appeared
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Eighteen attendees at a Hull-House reception for Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson II; most are standing with two seated in the back
Date:
1945-1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees at an annual Hull-House carnival
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Several women gather around a table with food and drinks on it at an annual Hull-House carnival
Date:
1940-1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees at an event celebrating the Hull-House 50th Anniversary
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Several attendees at an event celebrating the Hull-House 50th Anniversary; two men, two women, and three girls are wearing traditional clothing, with five other adults also in attendance
Date:
1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees at the 1940 Hull-House Alumni Dinner, part of the 50th Anniversary celebration
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Dozens of attendees at the 1940 Hull-House Alumni Dinner, part of the 50th Anniversary celebration; most are seated at long tables (perpendicular to the front table) with white table cloths, candles, and potted flowers, with two servers in white walking down the aisles. In the foreground is the head table with empty chairs and dinner ware. Several attendees are standing along the wall in the back.
Date:
1940-05-21
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees getting food from a banquet table at a reception at Hull-House
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Attendees getting food from a banquet table at a reception at Hull-House
Date:
1945-1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attendees sitting at 1940 "Calico Ball"
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Attendees sitting at the 1940 "Calico Ball"
Date:
1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Attending English class - front entrance of Hull-House 1941
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Three men in hats and overcoats on steps at front entrance of Hull-House; one is helping another light a cigarette. Students in Hull-House English class.
Date:
1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Audience of mostly children watching a 1940 Benny Goodman concert at Hull-House
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Audience of mostly children watching a 1940 concert featuring jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman in Bowen Hall at Hull-House
Date:
1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Audience watching a 1940 Benny Goodman concert at Hull-House
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Audience including many children watching a 1940 concert featuring jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman in Bowen Hall at Hull-House
Date:
1940
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access