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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 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


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


Auditorium at Hull-House
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Auditorium at Hull-House with piano on stage, brick walls with photographs, and folding chairs and a table on main floor
Date:
circa 1920s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Children in Hull-House Octagon Room
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Five children in the Octagon Room in Hull Mansion looking at a wall with Jane Addams' Nobel Peace Prize medal, a photo of her, a proclamation from the Chicago City Council, and other awards; a series of six photographic portraits is on the wall to the right
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Christmas card from Kenneth and Adena Rich with a photo of Residents' Reception Room at Hull-House
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Christmas card from Kenneth and Adena Rich with a photo of Residents' Reception Room at Hull-House with the caption "Greetings to you at Christmas time"
Date:
1917-1937
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Corner of a room at Hull-House
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Corner of a room at Hull-House with two chairs, a table with a lamp, plants, and art on the walls
Date:
circa 1910s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Dining room in Hull Mansion
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Residents' dining room in Hull Mansion with a large table in the center, a few chairs along one end of the table, and bookshelves on the side of the room
Date:
circa 1890s-1900s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Dining room in Hull Mansion with signs on wall
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Residents' dining room in Hull Mansion with a set table; six handwritten signs on the walls directed at residents
Date:
circa 1890s-1900s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Dining room in Hull Mansion with signs on wall
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Residents' dining room in Hull Mansion with a set table; six handwritten signs on the walls directed at residents
Date:
circa 1890s-1900s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Double parlor on the south side of Hull Mansion
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Two rooms on the south side of Hull Mansion, first floor, facing southwest. A globe is in a wooden stand below the archway between the rooms; a small portion of the Octagon Room is visible in the center of the photo
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Double parlor on the south side of Hull Mansion
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Two rooms on the south side of Hull Mansion, first floor, facing northwest. The main (east) room has a sofa, two chairs, and a table. The far (west) room has a table and chairs and a bookshelf; it was referred to as the "library" in Hull-House Maps and Papers appendix photo. A small part of the reception room is visible through a doorway on the right side of the photo.
Date:
1903-1912
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Double parlor on the south side of Hull Mansion
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Double parlor on the south side of Hull Mansion, first floor, with bookshelves and chairs; a table is next to the beam that divides the rooms. Photo faces northwest; the far room was referred to as the "library" in Hull-House Maps and Papers appendix photo and "southwest parlor" in later years.
Date:
1900-1915
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Drawing of original Hull Mansion
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Drawing of original Hull Mansion with trees around it, prior to creation of Hull-House
Date:
circa 1930s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Drawing of original Hull Mansion
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Drawing of original Hull Mansion with trees around it, prior to creation of Hull-House
Date:
circa 1930s-1960s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Drawing room in Hull Mansion
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Two rooms on the south side of Hull Mansion, first floor, facing west. The far room was referred to as the "library" in Hull-House Maps and Papers appendix photo. Together they were later referred to as a "double parlor."
Date:
1897-1898
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Fireplace in Hull-House reception room
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Burning fireplace on the west end of the north wall of the reception room in Hull Mansion, with a framed painting of a woman and child on the wall above it and a grandfather clock to the left
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Fireplace in instructional kitchen at Hull-House
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Hull-House instruction kitchen for domestic science classes; has large fireplace with kettle and, on right, shelving with spices and books
Date:
circa 1920s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Framed drawing of original Hull Mansion
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Framed drawing of original Hull Mansion with trees around it, prior to creation of Hull-House
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Framed drawing of original Hull Mansion
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Framed drawing of original Hull Mansion with trees around it, prior to creation of Hull-House
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Front exterior of Hull Mansion following 1960s renovation
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Front exterior of Hull-House following 1960s renovation with University of Illinois-Chicago Circle's Circle Center - now Student Center East - behind it
Date:
1966-1970
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Front exterior of Hull Mansion following 1960s renovation
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Front exterior of Jane Addams Hull-House Museum with University of Illinois-Chicago Circle's Circle Center - now Student Center East - behind it
Date:
circa 1960s-1980s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Girl looking at Jane Addams memorabilia in Jane Addams Memorial Room (Octagon Room) in Hull-House
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Girl looking at tribute wall in Jane Addams Memorial Room (formerly Octagon Room) in Hull Mansion; memorabilia includes photo portrait, Nobel Peace Prize medal, additional medals, and books
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Graphics for Hull-House Octagon publication
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Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Graphics for Hull-House Octagon publication
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Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Graphics for Hull-House Octagon publication
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Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Graphics for Hull-House Octagon publication
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Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Graphics for Hull-House Octagon publication
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Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull Mansion and Residents' Dining Hall following 1960s renovation
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Exterior of Hull Mansion and Residents' Dining Hall following 1960s renovation with University of Illinois-Chicago Circle's Circle Center - now Student Center East - and Science and Engineering Laboratory East in the background
Date:
1966-08-19
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull Mansion and Residents' Dining Hall following 1960s renovation
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Exterior of Hull Mansion and Residents' Dining Hall following 1960s renovation with University of Illinois-Chicago Circle's Circle Center - now Student Center East - and Science and Engineering Laboratory East in the background
Date:
circa 1960s-1980s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull Mansion and Residents' Dining Hall following 1960s renovation
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Exterior of Hull Mansion and Residents' Dining Hall following 1960s renovation with University of Illinois-Chicago Circle's Circle Center - now Student Center East - and Science and Engineering Laboratory East in the background
Date:
1966-1970
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull Mansion following 1960s renovation
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Exterior of Hull Mansion following 1960s renovation with Residents' Dining Hall and University of Illinois-Chicago Circle's Circle Center - now Student Center East - in the background
Date:
circa 1960s-1980s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House - Interior - Mansion
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Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House Lecture Hall
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Lecture Hall at Hull-House with a few tables and chairs, a piano, a large fireplace, and bookshelves
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House Lecture Hall
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Lecture Hall at Hull-House with a few tables and chairs, a piano, a large fireplace, and bookshelves
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House Lecture Hall
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Lecture Hall at Hull-House with tables and chairs, a piano, and a large fireplace.
Date:
1900-1907
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House Lecture Hall
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Washed out photo of Lecture Hall at Hull-House with a large fireplace with framed pictures on the mantle
Date:
circa 1910s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House reception room
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Hull-House reception room, along the north end of the first floor of Hull Mansion, with artwork, a reception desk in the foreground, and several people sitting and standing along the sides of the room
Date:
1945-1948
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House reception room
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Hull-House reception room, along the north end of the first floor of Hull Mansion, with a reception desk, tables, chairs, and a sofa; beyond the archway along the south wall is the main staircase
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House reception room
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Hull-House reception room, along the north end of the first floor of Hull Mansion, with a bookcase, tables, and chairs - four of which are occupied with people, including a woman holding a baby in the center of the photo; beyond the archway along the south wall is the main staircase
Date:
circa 1910s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House reception room
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Reception room in Hull Mansion with several chairs and view of staircase through open archway
Date:
circa 1901
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House reception room and elevated music alcove
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Reception room on ground floor Hull Mansion featuring an adjacent music alcove (up a step, on north wall); music alcove has a piano, large potted plant, and paintings on the wall; the main room has a fireplace on the left, a table, and chairs.
Date:
1897-1898
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Hull-House reception room and elevated music alcove
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Reception room on ground floor Hull Mansion featuring an adjacent music alcove (up a step, on north wall) with curtains on either side; music alcove has a piano, guitar, chairs, large potted plant, and paintings on wall above; there's a fireplace to the left of the stage and a large table with chairs in the foreground.
Date:
1890-1895
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Instructional kitchen at Hull-House
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Kitchen in the Hull-House Labor Museum with a fireplace with a large pan next to it, a built-in bench, shelving with spices and books, and two tables with chairs; used for domestic science and cooking classes
Date:
circa 1910s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Instructional kitchen at Hull-House
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Kitchen in the Hull-House Labor Museum with a fireplace, built-in bench, spice rack, pots and pans, and two chairs; used for instructional purposes rather than large-scale cooking
Date:
1900-1907
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Jane Addams having refreshments with others at Hull-House
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Jane Addams at Hull-House having refreshments at a table with three others seated and a man standing to the left
Date:
circa 1890s-1910s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Jane Addams' room in Hull Mansion
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Jane Addams room in Hull Mansion, with a secretary's desk against the far wall, a fireplace with a clock and decorative items on the mantle, and a lamp on a table in the foreground
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Library in Hull Mansion
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The library in Hull Mansion, situated in the western half of the double parlor on the ground floor. A boy is reading in a chair near a table in the center, while light streams in from the south-facing window.
Date:
1900-1915
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Library in Hull Mansion
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Library in Hull Mansion, featuring multiple bookshelves, chairs, and a table in the center of the room. This room is the west half of what was also called the "double parlor" on the south side of the first floor; photo taken from the east half; the window is facing west.
Date:
1891-1895
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Library in Hull Mansion
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Library in Hull Mansion, also called the southwest parlor, featuring a table and chairs with a reading light suspended above, and bookshelves and a settee along the west wall. This room is the west half of what was also called the "double parlor" on the south side of the first floor; photo is facing west.
Date:
circa 1900s-1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access