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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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James Sylvester and Thora Lund with a basket of flowers from the Hull-House Boys Band
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Hull-House Boys Band director James (Jimmy) Sylvester standing next to Bowen Country Club director Thora Lund outdoors at Bowen Country Club; Sylvester is holding a large basket of flowers from the Boys Band
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


James Sylvester instructs boy playing piccolo during Hull-House Boys' Club band class
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James (Jimmy) Sylvester, bandleader and Hull-House music instructor, seated holding pencil, instructs boy playing piccolo as many other boys holding instruments look on during a band class in the game room of Hull-House Boys' Club
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Thora Lund with a young girl on her lap
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Bowen Country Club director Thora Lund sitting holding a young girl on her lap
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Thora Lund, James Sylvester, and 21 members of the Hull-House Boys Band
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Bowen Country Club director Thora Lund (center, holding large flower basket), 21 members of the Hull-House Boys Band, and band director James (Jimmy) Sylvester (middle right, with mustache) stand in a field in front of a large house at Bowen Country Club
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access