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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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"Cinderella"
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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
"Rehearsing for a Play," 1910 Hull-House Yearbook (p. 41)
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Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
"Taming of the Shrew", ca. 1916
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Date:
circa 1916
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
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
Basketball practice at Hull-House
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Seven teen boys with instructor at basketball practice in the Hull-House gymnasium
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Boys in cooking class
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Boy in chef's hat and apron with mixing bowl in boys' cooking class at Hull-House Labor Museum, with two other boys in the background
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Boys' gymnastics class in Hull-House gymnasium
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Ten boys standing in a line in a gymnastics class led by Andrew Kovach in the Hull-House gymnasium; the smallest boy, directly behind the instructor (far left), is Wallace Kirkland, Jr.
Date:
1927-1932
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Boys' gymnastics class in Hull-House gymnasium
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Young men in a gymnastics class at the Hull-House gymnasium, with small groups standing in line as one boy each poses with the rings, high bar, pommel horse, and vault table
Date:
circa 1920s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Boys' gymnastics class in Hull-House gymnasium
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Ten boys standing in a line in a gymnastics class led by Andrew Kovach in the Hull-House Gymnasium; the smallest boy, directly in front of the instructor (far right), is Wallace Kirkland, Jr.
Date:
1927-1932
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Cast of "Joseph and His Brethren" by Hawthorne Club at Hull-House
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Twelve young men, members of the Hawthorne Club, on stage in Biblical costumes for a production of "Joseph and His Brethren," created by club members and Hull-House residents Enella Benedict and Edith de Nancrede, at the Hull-House Auditorium
Date:
1906-1907
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Cast of "The Bartered Bride" on stage at Hull-House Auditorium
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Large cast (21 adults and 5 children) from Hull-House Opera Workshop's production of "The Bartered Bride" by Bedřich Smetana on stage in folk costumes at Hull-House Auditorium
Date:
May 1950
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Cast of "The Bartered Bride" on stage at Hull-House Auditorium
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20 actors from Hull-House Opera Workshop's production of "The Bartered Bride" by Bedřich Smetana on stage in folk costumes at Hull-House Auditorium; actor in center is taking a bow
Date:
May 1950
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Cast of The Trolls' Holiday operetta on stage at Hull-House Auditorium
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Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Cast of The Trolls' Holiday operetta on stage at Hull-House Auditorium
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Around 30 members of the cast of The Trolls' Holiday, an operetta by Hull-House Music School director Eleanor Smith, on stage at Hull-House Auditorium; print has been tinted with colors
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Cast of The Trolls' Holiday operetta on stage at Hull-House Auditorium
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Around 30 members of the cast of The Trolls' Holiday, an operetta by Hull-House Music School director Eleanor Smith, on stage at Hull-House Auditorium
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Charles Rich, actor in "The Bartered Bride" on stage at Hull-House Auditorium
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Charles Rich, actor in "The Bartered Bride," on stage in a folk costume holding a heart-shaped pillow in a performance of "The Bartered Bride" by Bedrich Semtana at Hull-House Auditorium
Date:
May 1950
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago buildings at night as viewed from Hull-House
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Chicago buildings at night as viewed from Hull-House
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Christmas concert with tableau and audience
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Hull-House Christmas concert with tableau above performers and audience
Date:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Coffee House Sketch by Pond and Pond Architects
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Sketch by Irving K. Pond (of Pond & Pond Architects) of the proposed Hull-House Coffee House on Polk St.
Date:
1893-1899
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Drawing of cooking room in Hull-House Labor Museum
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Drawing by unidentified artist of large fireplace with teakettle inside and pots on shelf above in Hull-House Labor Museum
Date:
1909-1912
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Drawing of cooking room in Hull-House Labor Museum
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Drawing by unidentified artist of large fireplace with teakettle inside and pots on shelf above in Hull-House Labor Museum
Date:
1909-1912
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Drawing of woman at spinning wheel, Hull-House Labor Museum
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Drawing by unidentified artist of woman at spinning wheel in Hull-House Labor Museum
Date:
1909-1912
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Drawing of woman at spinning wheel, Hull-House Labor Museum
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Drawing by unidentified artist of woman at spinning wheel in Hull-House Labor Museum
Date:
1909-1912
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Fireplace and spinning wheel at Hull-House Labor Museum
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Large brick fireplace with pots and irons at Hull-House Labor Museum; on the right is a spinning wheel
Date:
1924
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
Girls hand-washing clothes at Hull-House Labor Museum
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Four girls hand-washing clothes in basins and buckets at Hull-House Labor Museum; pots and dishes are hanging by the wall
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Girls in ceramics class
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Girls working with clay in a Hull-House Art School ceramics class
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Girls in cooking class
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Nine girls wearing aprons and headscarves in a cooking class at the Hull-House Labor Museum, most kneeling on benches
Date:
circa 1920s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Girls in cooking class with instructor
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Eleven girls standing at tables in a cooking class at Hull-House Labor Museum with an instructor at the back table; a recipe for fruit cobbler is behind them on the chalkboard
Date:
circa 1910s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Greek Mothers Club event at Hull-House coffee shop
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Three women behind counter at Greek Mothers Club event at Hull-House coffee shop with diners at table and on other side of counter
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Group of children in doorway of Hull-House coffee house and theater building
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Six children standing in doorway of Hull-House coffee house and theater building with girl sitting on lowest step reading a book
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Group photo of the Centaurs men's basketball team
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Group photo of The Centaurs, a men's basketball team affiliated with Hull-House; four standing in back, three sitting on a bench in front with man in middle holding a basketball
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hannele and her children from Hull-House production of "The Merman's Bride"
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Hannele, played by Hull-House Theatre performer and instructor Agnes Davorem, holds her three children in a production of Hull-House Music School director Agnes Smith's cantata "The Merman's Bride" at Hull-House Auditorium
Date:
1928
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Helen Tieken directing members of the Hull-House Theatre Guild in a rehearsal for the play "One Sunday Afternoon"
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Helen Tieken (right) directing three members of the Hull-House Theatre Guild in a rehearsal for James Hagan's play "One Sunday Afternoon;" actors are John Granata (left, holding cane and hat), and Leona Farrell (seated, left) and Madeline Palucci (seated, right)
Date:
1937-1939
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Helen Tieken directing members of the Hull-House Theatre Guild in a rehearsal for the play "One Sunday Afternoon"
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Helen Tieken (right) directing three members of the Hull-House Theatre Guild in a rehearsal for James Hagan's play "One Sunday Afternoon;" actors are Leona Farrell (seated, left), Madeline Palucci (seated, right), and John Granata (right, holding cane and hat)
Date:
1937-1939
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House 1951 Spring Carnival attendees in traditional Greek clothing
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Two women and three children in traditional Greek clothing in the Hull-House Coffee House during the 1951 Spring Carnival
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House 1951 Spring Carnival attendees in traditional Greek clothing
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Two women and three children in traditional Greek clothing in the Hull-House Coffee House during the 1951 Spring Carnival
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House 1951 Spring Carnival attendees in traditional Greek clothing
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Two women and three children in traditional Greek clothing in the Hull-House Coffee House during the 1951 Spring Carnival
Date:
circa 1951
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Coffee Shop exterior
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Man walking into Hull-House Coffee Shop/U.S. Post Office Station No. 10 on Polk St.; large pile of rubble on sidewalk
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre performer holding a flower bouquet
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An actress in a Peter Pan-like costume, part of a Hull-House Theatre production, holds a bouquet of flowers on stage; set includes a stone wall with a small wooden cross attached to it and foliage
Date:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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20 costumed performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House with interior backdrop; among the characters are two men on the right with swords and a man in the center with a long beard and cane
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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Thirteen performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House; they are dressed in Colonial American costumes, with a character who appears to be George Washington in the center holding a cane; tall trees are painted on the backdrop
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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16 performers in medieval costumes on stage in a theater production at Hull-House; set has a pastoral backdrop, and cast includes a jester with a lute and stuffed bird on the far right and two young boys at the center in front of a Greek or Roman goddess statue
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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Thirteen performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House; they are dressed in Colonial American costumes, with a character who appears to be George Washington in the center holding a cane; tall trees are painted on the backdrop
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Hull-House Theatre production
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Thirteen performers on stage in a theater production at Hull-House; they are dressed in Colonial American costumes, with a character who appears to be George Washington in the center holding a cane; tall trees are painted on the backdrop
Date:
circa 1900s-1930s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Alternative Title
Hull House Photograph collection; Jane Addams Memorial collection
Theme
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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