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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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Actors preparing for a performance
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Costumed actors prepare for a performance in a basement-like area filled with graffiti. A man applies makeup to a girl dressed as a cat while a woman assists a teen with her costume.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Children on gymnastic equipment
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Young boy hangs by his knees from gymnastic equipment as a man steadies his legs and a young girl watches.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Teenage girl miming a frightened response to actor in bird costume
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Teenage girl wearing a paper crown mimes a frightened response to another actor in a bird costume.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Toddlers playing in a wheeled cart
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Toddler boy climbing into a wheeled cart to play with two others.
Date:
1959
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access


Woman performing with drum
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African American woman performs on a drum in front of an audience of children and others inside a Quonset hut building.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club records
Access:
Public access