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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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Senior man working at a ceramics wheel
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Senior man working at a ceramics wheel, likely at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Senior man working on a large clay figurine in a class at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center
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Senior man working on a large clay figurine in a class at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center. Behind them are shelves with wrapped and unwrapped ceramics pieces.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Senior woman working on a clay bust
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Woman sitting at a table doing detail work on or painting a clay bust on a pedestal; another woman is working next to her, wearing a smock
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Seniors playing cards at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center
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Around two dozen seniors, mostly women, playing cards in small groups at card tables at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center for senior citizens. A Christmas tree is in the back corner.
Date:
1966
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Seniors working on ceramics in a class at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center
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Ten seniors sitting around a long table decorating ceramics in a class at the Mary Pomeroy Green senior center, with an instructor providing assistance. Along the wall in the back are shelves stacked with wrapped ceramic pieces
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Seniors working on ceramics in a class at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center
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Four seniors sitting at a table working on ceramics in a class at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center, with another woman walking behind them. The man on the left is working on a figurine. Behind them are shelves with wrapped and unwrapped ceramics pieces, and a sink.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Two senior women, Esther Szold and Marie Lane, at a ceramics wheel at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center
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Two senior women, Esther Szold (left) and Marie Lane, at a ceramics wheel at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center. Szold is wearing a smock and working the clay as Lane looks on
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Two seniors working on ceramics in a class at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center
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Two seniors sitting at a table working on ceramics in a class at the Mary Pomeroy Green Center; the man is working on a figurine and the woman appears to be working on a vase. Behind them are shelves with wrapped and unwrapped ceramics pieces
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access