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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 pupil at the Hull-House Labor Museum" drawing
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Drawing by Unidentified artist of student at drafting table. Featured with caption "A pupil at the Hull-House Labor Museum" in article by Marion Foster Washburne, "A Labor Museum," The Craftsman VI (Sept. 1904), p. 570
Date:
1899-1904
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


"Aniello" drawing by Norah Hamilton
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Black and white portrait drawing of boy titled "Aniello" by Norah Hamilton, Hull-House director of children's art.
Date:
1909-1912
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


"Cinderella"
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Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


"Dearborn Street" drawing by Vernon Howe Bailey
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Streetscape by Vernon Howe Bailey of "Dearborn Street," with streetcars, pedestrians, cars, horse-drawn carts, and buildings,
Date:
1904-1908
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


"Mrs. Sweeney, the scrub woman" drawing
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Drawing by Unidentified artist of "Mrs. Sweeney, the scrub woman," a worker at the Hull-House Labor Museum
Date:
1900-1904
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


"Mrs. Sweeney, the scrub woman" drawing
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Drawing by unidentified artist of "Mrs. Sweeney, the scrub woman," a worker at the Hull-House Labor Museum
Date:
1900-1904
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


"The Chicago River" drawing by Vernon Howe Bailey (1908)
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Drawing by Vernon Howe Bailey of the Chicago River, with boats and buildings
Date:
1900-1908
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


(Top photo) Children seated watching performance at Hull-House Christmas party; (Bottom photo) Children sitting around tables at Hull-House Christmas party
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Two photos: (Top) Children sitting in rows of chairs watching a performance at a Hull-House Christmas party; (Bottom) Children at tables at a Hull-House Christmas party (same photo as 0102_2302)
Date:
1951-1954
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


(Top photo) Dancing at Hull-House Christmas party; (Bottom photo) Children eating at Hull-House Christmas party
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Two photos: (Top) Large group in semicircle watching two couples in a dance at a Hull-House Christmas party; (Bottom) Children eating at a Hull-House Christmas party (same photo as 0102_2086)
Date:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


(Top photo) Two boys hanging out; (Bottom photo) Boy looking out window
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Two photos: (Top) Boy lying on table gazing at boy sitting on floor at Hull-House Boys' Club; (Bottom) Boy sitting on radiator gazing out of a window at the Hull-House Boys' Club
Date:
1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


(Top photo) Young men sit around a table; (Bottom photo) Young people at a refreshment table during a Hull-House social event
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Two photos: (Top) Nine young men sit around a table with checkered table cloth at Hull-House; cupcakes are on a table behind them (same photo as 0108_2450); (Bottom) Several young adults enjoying cupcakes and punch around a refreshment table at a social event at Hull-House
Date:
1947-1952
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


(Top photo) Boys meeting around a table; (Bottom photo) Two boys hang out next to jukebox
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Two photos: (Top) Six boys and an advisor meet at a table in the Benito Juarez room at Hull-House Boys' Club (same photo as 0108_0133); (Bottom) Two boys hanging out next to a jukebox in the Benito Juarez room at Hull-House Boys' club
Date:
1949
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


(Top photo) Young people sitting at tables at 1957 Hull-House Christmas party; (Bottom photo) Children performing and watching at Hull-House Christmas party
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Two photos: (Top) Young people sitting at tables at 1957 Hull-House Christmas party (same photo as 0102_2387); (Bottom) Children performing a skit with cut-out animals at Hull-House Christmas party, with other children and an adult watching, and a woman playing piano on the right
Date:
1951; 1957
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


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


1941 Greek Easter procession passing in front of Hull-House
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Hundreds of people at a 1941 Greek Easter procession on Halsted Street as it passes by Hull-House on Good Friday, April 18; black car at bottom of photo
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


1941 Greek Easter procession passing in front of Hull-House
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Hundreds of people at a 1941 Greek Easter procession on Halsted Street as it passes by Hull-House
Date:
1941-04-18
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


1941 Greek Easter procession passing in front of Hull-House
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1941 Greek Easter procession on Halsted Street as it passes by Hull-House on Good Friday, April 18; band is in front, with banner, altar boys in the middle and Epitaphios in back
Date:
1941-04-18
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


1941 Greek Easter procession passing in front of Hull-House
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Start of 1941 Greek Easter procession on Halsted Street as it passes by Hull-House on Good Friday, April 18; band is in front
Date:
1941-04-18
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A Hull-House doll club
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Five girls in a Hull-House doll club sit alongside their advisor and a toddler at the end of a long table with dolls and sewing equipment
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
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


A boy feeds a piece of cake celebrating the centennial of Addams' birth to a girl as two other children look on
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A boy feeds a piece of cake celebrating the centennial of Addams' birth to a girl as two other children look on. Behind them is a photo, mostly obscured, of Addams with a young girl, Eleanor Pasquale.
Date:
1960
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A cameraman and reporter covering a street festival or street market
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A cameraman and reporter covering a street festival or street market.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A chandelier in Hull Mansion
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A chandelier in Hull Mansion; the wall has flowery wallpaper
Date:
circa 1920s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A civilian woman and a United States Navy sailor having a bite to eat in the Hull-House Coffee House during an "Entertaining the Navy" social event
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A young woman and a United States Navy sailor in uniform standing having a bite to eat in the Hull-House Coffee House during an "Entertaining the Navy" social event; several other young women and sailors are gathered around tables behind them for food
Date:
circa 1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A co-ed volleyball game in Hull-House gymnasium
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A volleyball game in Hull-House gymnasium with men and women; a young woman on the far court near the net has just hit the ball
Date:
March 1952
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A co-ed volleyball game in Hull-House gymnasium
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A volleyball game in Hull-House gymnasium with men and women; a young woman in front of the net has just hit the ball
Date:
March 1952
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A girl and boy making small clay sculptures
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A girl and boy side by side at a table making small clay sculptures
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A girl and three boys with handmade Christmas decorations at Hull-House
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A girl and three boys with handmade Christmas decorations at Hull-House
Date:
circa 1920s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A girl and two boys help decorate a Christmas tree at Hull-House
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A girl and two boys help decorate a Christmas tree at Hull-House
Date:
circa 1920s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A girl and two boys help decorate a Christmas tree at Hull-House
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A girl and two boys help decorate a Christmas tree at Hull-House
Date:
circa 1920s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A girl holds a young child and a toy at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway
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A girl holds a young child and a toy at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway in a lot next to the Jane Addams Center.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A girl in a crowd of children hands a piece of paper to a man in a Santa Claus costume in exchange for a toy during a Hull-House Christmas giveaway
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A girl in a crowd of children hands a piece of paper to a man in a Santa Claus costume in exchange for a toy as part of a Hull-House Christmas giveaway in a lot next to the Jane Addams Center; a police officer looks on.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A group of Greek wrestlers at Hull-House gymnasium
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Two men engaging in Greek wrestling while nine shirtless men watch in a semicircle
Date:
circa 1900s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A group of boys sitting in the shade of a large tree at Pick Estate
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A group of around 20 boys sits in the shade under a large tree in the front yard of Albert Pick's mansion on Lake Michigan; three adults stand near another seated group on the left
Date:
circa 1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A group of boys sitting on the lawn at Pick Estate
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A group of around 25 boys sitting on the front lawn of Albert Pick's mansion on Lake Michigan; on the right is a boy speaking to them with adults standing around; in the background, three housekeepers stand in the entryway
Date:
circa 1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A group of children watching other children paint
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Large group of children watching other children paint on papers tacked to a wall in Hull-House art class
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A group of costumed children and an instructor perform a "Wild West show" during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
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A group of costumed children and a female instructor perform a "Wild West show" during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A group of costumed children and an instructor perform a "Wild West show" during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
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A group of costumed children and a female instructor perform a "Wild West show" during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A group of costumed children and an instructor sit in a circle on the floor during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
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A group of children in and a female instructor Western-themed costumes sit in a circle on the floor, clapping their hands, during the 1951 Hull-House Spring Carnival
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A group of neighbors at an annual Hull-House carnival
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A group of neighbors, including five women and two boys, standing around a table at an annual Hull-House carnival
Date:
1940-1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A group of neighbors at an annual Hull-House carnival
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A group of neighbors, including five women and two boys, standing around a table at an annual Hull-House carnival
Date:
1940-1941
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A group of visitors inspecting a large spinning wheel in the Hull-House Labor Museum
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Twelve visitors to Hull-House being shown a large spinning wheel by a man in the Labor Museum
Date:
1935-1943
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A large group of boys and adults pose for photo in the yard at Pick Estate
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A large group of boys pose with several adults at a picnic at Albert Pick's estate in Winnetka, Ill.; several of the boys are eating. Standing at left: Mrs. Pick, Albert Pick
Date:
circa 1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A man and woman dancing with a circle of others around them in a Hull-House senior citizens group
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A man and woman dancing with around twelve others standing in a circle around them in a Hull-House senior citizens group in the Residents' Dining Hall
Date:
circa 1950s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A man at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum holds an antique candlestick telephone that was in a wrapped gift box; with him are John Trutter of Illinois Bell Telephone Company and museum curator Mary Lynn McCree (Bryan)
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A man (likely an administrator with the University of Illinois at Chicago) holds an antique candlestick telephone that was in a wrapped gift box at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum; he is standing between Illinois Bell Telephone Company vice president and Hull House Association board member John Trutter, who presented the gift to the museum, and museum curator Mary Lynn McCree (Bryan).
Date:
circa 1968
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A man in a Santa Claus costume engages with a young girl at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway
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A man in a Santa Claus costume engages with a young girl at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway in a lot next to the Jane Addams Center; a few other children and two adults look on.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


A man in a Santa Claus costume hands a present to a girl at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway
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A man in a Santa Claus costume hands a present (a Play Doh Fun Factory Jr. box) to a girl at a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway in a lot next to the Jane Addams Center as others look on.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


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


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 1948
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


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