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Summer camp
Exterior. Four girls leaning over edge of swimming pool.
1942
Boys lifting weights
Two boys lifting weights in a Hull-House rec room
1957
Young men in basketball practice
Ten young men in the Hull-House gymnasium standing in a line front to back with their arms up, passing a basketball up and down the line
1950
Teenage boys relaxing on couches in room with stereo
Teenage boys talking and reading on couches in a room with a stereo.
1960
Young men in athletic apparel near a woods
Group of young men in athletic apparel, some with shirts saying "Howell" on them, outdoors near a wooded area.
1930
Children playing checkers and doing puzzles
Children at a table playing checkers and doing jigsaw puzzles.
1945
Girls playing game in gymnasium
Girls dressed in athletic clothing play a game in a gymnasium.
1930
Edge of swimming pool
Exterior. Children playing in water at pools edge.
1951
Starting for the lake in the new beach coats
Exterior. Girls wearing identical beach coats lined up to go swimming.
1930
Boys in outdoor shower
Exterior. Eight boys in swimsuits pose in outdoor pool shower. Chucky Casale is third from left. Albert Sauceda is in back row left.
1946
A co-ed volleyball game in Hull-House gymnasium
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
1952
Boys lifting weights
Two boys lifting weights in a Hull-House rec room
1957
Boys' gymnastics class in Hull-House gymnasium
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.
1927
Boys eating watermelon on a hillside
Group of boys with a man, eating watermelon on a hillside in the country.
1950
Painting garbage cans in an alley
Group of community members painting garbage cans in an alley behind Loomis Street.
1958
Shooting basketballs at an event
Person shooting a basketball at an event as others look on.Signs on the wall read "Basketball Throws 3 shots 5â" and "2 Baskets out of 3 wins Prize".
1960
Boys playing checkers at camp
Two boys playing checkers on a bunk bed at camp, with a third boy watching.
1960
Boys playing catch in alley
Two boys playing catch in alley, with another looking on.
1960
Eating at a picnic table in a wooded area
Group eating at a picnic table in a wooded area.
1940
Girls in a playhouse
Two girls seated in a playhouse.
1930
Bathers on beach
Group of young adults sunning themselves on a beach.
1930
Children dancing in a circle with women watching
Large group of young children dancing in a circle in a room with fireplace as women watch.
1910
Teenage boy practicing archery on a lakeshore
Teenage boy practicing archery with a bow and arrow on a sandy dune near a lake, possibly at Camp Gray.
1930
Children drinking milk
Children drinking milk from baby bottles, an activity at the six 10-day outing camps held during thesummer at Camp Reinberg in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Palatine. Photo taken in 1938.
1938
Two young swimmers
Exterior. Two young girls in wet swimsuits standing outside.
1939
Swimming in the pool at Bowen Country Club
Exterior. View of swimming pool with swimmers and spectators.
1951
Boy diving
Exterior. Boys diving into pool while other boys swim.
1946
Boy playing horseshoes at Camp French
Exterior. Boy playing horseshoes with boys swinging in background.
1946
Boys with rope swing at Camp French
Exterior. One boy on rope swing while others wait turn.
1946
Adults poolside at Bowen Country Club
Exterior. Line of adults posed by pool. Thora Lund is second from right. Last person on right is Robert (Bob) Hicks.
1930
Young women with kite string
Exterior. Two young woman holding string. May be flying a kite.
1946
Boys' basketball champion team with coach
Six members of the Hull-House boys' basketball team the Comets, 1923 champions, with coach Robert Hicks in back; all wearing white tank tops, boy in front holding basketball with "Comets Champs 23" written on it
1923
Boys' gymnastics class in Hull-House gymnasium
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
1920
Teenagers around a piano
Group of teenagers and young adults posing around a piano at Bethlehem House.
1950
Bethlehem Center Basketball team
Group portrait of the Bethlehem Center basketball team on the court.
1960
Young men singing
Group of young men singing outdoors.
1935
Raised walkway at Camp Gray
View of raised walkway with fenced sides traversing a wooded area at Camp Gray. Two men are visible in the middle ground.
1920
Girls and rope swing
Exterior. Two girls, one on rope swing.
1946
On the diving board
Exterior. Campers on diving board at swimming pool.
1946
Eleven boys in swimsuits
Exterior. Eleven boys in swimsuits pose in line. Fourth boy is Albert Sauceda; eighth boy is Chucky Casale.
1946
Young men playing basketball
A group of young men playing basketball at the Hull-House gymnasium, most are under the basket with the basketball high above them
1940
Children trimming a Christmas tree
A group of children decorating a Christmas tree in Hull-House game room
1946
Ceramics class
Fourteen adults in a ceramics class at Hull-House
1939
Student at pottery wheel
Male student at pottery wheel with female student working on clay sculpture as part of Recreation Program at Hull-House
1939
Flour-blowing contest (?) Camp Reinberg, Deer Grove Forest Preserve
Flour-blowing contest (?) for girls, an activity at one of the 10-day summer outing camps directed by the Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare, at Camp Reinberg in Deer Grove Forest Preserve, near Palatine. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC)
1938
Children watching a hay baler, Pleasant Valley Farm
Group of children watching men and teenagers using a hay baler in a field at Pleasant Valley Farm.
1955
Couple dancing at a party
A couple dances in the center of an applauding group of people at an event. A Christmas tree is visible behind them.
1940
Children on a beach in swimming costumes
Group of children dressed in swimming costumes on a beach, possibly at Camp Gray.
1915
Labor Day at Mrs. Mayers
Group of teenagers and young adults posing in yard and eating apples at a Labor Day event.
1923
Teenage boys hanging out at Bethlehem House
Group of teenage boys hanging out at Bethlehem House.
1950
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Joseph T. Bowen Country Club
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Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.)
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Hicks, Robert, 1900-1987
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Kirkland, Jr., Wallace
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Allen, Gordon, Schroeppel & Redlich, Inc.
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Fabian
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Manuel Rico
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De La Paz Studio
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Scotty's Photo Studio
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