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Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records

The Hyde Park Neighborhood Club (HPNC) was founded in 1909 as part of the settlement house movement, to serve neglected or abandoned youth in Chicago's south side neighborhood of Hyde Park. The digital collection includes photographs pertaining to the programs and administration of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club.
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Adult pottery class
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Men and women seated at a long table work on pottery while teacher leans over to help.
Date:
c. 1965
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Boys and a man at the lakefront in Hyde Park
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Four boys and a man at the lakefront in Hyde Park. The Hotel Del Prado is visible in the distance at the top center.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Boys working on an arts and crafts project
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Two boys seated at a table working on an arts and crafts project.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Children painting as a craft activity
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Two young children painting outdoors as a craft activity.
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Children playing on a see-saw with women watching
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Three women watching over five children inside a gymnasium, some of whom are playing on a see-saw.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Dancing couple at Frontier Pow-Wow
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Man and woman dressed in country attire square dancing arm-in-arm at Frontier Pow-Wow.
Date:
1965
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Group of children learning woodworking from an instructor
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Group of children gathered around a craftmobile table learning woodworking from an adult instructor.
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Man dancing in circle, teen folk dancing class
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Man dancing in center of ring of older children in a teen folk dancing class.
Date:
c. 1960s
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Man playing ping-pong at "Fun Nite" party
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Man playing ping-pong in room with shelving at a "Fun Nite" party.
Date:
1965
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Man speaking at a lunch event
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A man speaks at a microphone from behind a banquet table at a lunch event. He and other attendees are smiling.
Date:
January 1964
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Man wearing Native American headdress and woman in pioneer costume rehearsing for a performance
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Man wearing a Native American headdress and holding a staff and a woman dressed in pioneer costume rehearse for a performance.
Date:
1965
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Teenage boys looking at a long painted artwork
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Three teenage boys and a man look at a long painted artwork, done as part of the CIT program.
Date:
April 1964
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Teenage boys seated around a table listening to a man
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Teenage boys seated around a table with a man talking to them.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Teenagers singing with maestro
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Large group of teenagers singing in a room, led by a maestro.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Using card catalog in Kenwood Study Center
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An African American woman helps an African American boy use a card catalog at HPNC's Kenwood Study Center.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Women helping young girls with crafts project
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Two women help two young girls working on crafts projects.
Date:
1964
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Young Asian girl reading a book
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Young Asian girl sitting on the floor while reading a picture book.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Young boy reading a book
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Young African American boy sitting at a table and reading a picture book.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Young boy standing atop a slide
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Young boy standing atop a slide at the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club's (HPNC) tot lot.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Young children with a recreational tube in a gymnasium
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Three young children standing next to a recreational tube in a gymnasium, with other children visible playing in background.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Young girl balancing on a jungle gym with the help of a woman
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Young girl balancing atop a jungle gym with the help of an adult.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access