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Double parlor on the south side of Hull Mansion
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.
1903

Southwest parlor in Hull Mansion
Parlor in the southwest corner of Hull Mansion, first floor, with book shelves, sofas, and in the center of the room, a round table with chairs. Photo faces west. This room was referred to as the "library" in Hull-House Maps and Papers appendix photo.
1925

CTA tracks, Berwyn Avenue at Winthrop
View looking west along West Berwyn Avenue from the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The CTA elevated train tracks (now part of the Red Line) cross Berwyn Avenue; the entrance to the Berwyn station is under the viaduct.
1975

Apartments and houses, North Menard Avenue
Brick apartment buildings and houses on the west side of North Menard Avenue, just north of the intersection with West Altgeld Street. 2512 North Menard Avenue is the building at the far left.
1981

Duplexes and apartment buildings, East Chicago
View of duplexes and apartment buildings in East Chicago.
1972

Fortnightly Club of Chicago
View looking northeast across East Bellevue Place towards the Fortnightly Club, located at 120 East Bellevue Place. Part of The Carlyle (1040 North Lake Shore Drive) is visible at the extreme right.
1990

Lakeview Avenue: 2440 North (Folder 90)
2440 North Lakeview Avenue
1959

Drawing room in Hull Mansion
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."
1897

Library in Hull Mansion
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.
1891

Other unidentified community activities, 1974 (Folder 609)
Description: Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago.
1974

Winnetka shops and apartments
View of a mixed-use commercial and residential building in downtown Winnetka on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Elm Streets. A Koenig & Strey realty office occupies the corner space, while Pratt & Lambert Paint and wallpaper occupies the adjacent storefronts along Elm Street. The upper floors are apartments.
1995

Residential buildings near Waukegan lakefront
View of housing in Waukegan near the Lake Michigan lakefront. Freight cars can be seen in the distance between the buildings.
1972

Asbury Avenue, Evanston
View northeast along Asbury Avenue from just south of the intersection with Crain Street. The white painted nineteenth-century Italianate house at the left is 1124 Asbury Avenue. The intersection with Crain Street is partially visible at the far right.
1971

Commercial area, West Cermak Road
View in winter looking east along West Cermak Road from the intersection with South California Avenue. Part of the Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) is visible at the far left. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street, including a hardware store, shoe store and liquor store.
1979

Drug store at Cermak Road and California Avenue
View in winter looking north along the east side of California Avenue from the intersection with West Cermak Road. The Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) sits at the northeast corner of the intersection.
1979

Houses and three-flats, East Side
View in winter of the rear of houses and three-flats in the residential area located between South Ewing Avenue and the Calumet River.
1972

Anna A. Wolf house, 1338 N. LaSalle
View of the front facade of the Anna A. Wolf house, a Romanesque revival brownstone with a copper-roofed turret, located at 1338 North LaSalle Boulevard, on the west side of the street.
1976

House and parking lot, Old Town
Side view of a nineteenth-century house with a parking lot adjacent to it, near the intersection of North Wieland Street and West Schiller Street. The Eugenie Square apartment building is visible in the distance at the upper right.
1976

Instructional kitchen at Hull-House
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
1900

Hull-House reception room
Reception room in Hull Mansion with several chairs and view of staircase through open archway
1901

Hull-House reception room and elevated music alcove
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.
1890



South Commons townhouses
View of the rear of townhouses in the South Commons development. The brick wall encloses a back garden area for each home.
1970

Bruce Graham House, 2215 N. Cleveland Avenue
View along the east side of North Cleveland Avenue. The contemporary-style house at the center of the image is the Bruce Graham house, at 2215 North Cleveland Avenue. Part of a nineteenth-century building, 2217 North Cleveland Avenue, is visible to its left.
1970

Bruce Graham House, 2215 N. Cleveland Avenue
View along the east side of North Cleveland Avenue. The contemporary-style house at the center of the image is the Bruce Graham house, at 2215 North Cleveland Avenue. Part of a nineteenth-century building, 2217 North Cleveland Avenue, is visible to its left.
1970

Hull Mansion and Residents' Dining Hall following 1960s renovation
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
1966

Flair House, 214 West Erie Street
View of Flair House, a three-story brick house located at 214 W. Erie between Franklin and Wells Streets.
1985

Ivy on greystone houses, East Superior Street
View of two nineteenth-century houses on the north side of East Superior Street just east of the intersection with North Wabash Avenue. Ivy covers the west wall of 42 East Superior Street. On the right, the lower part of 44-46 East Superior Street is visible.
1976

Community activities, 1971 (Folder 602)
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 1971 community activities at: Bradwell, Faulkner, O'Keefe and Parkside schools; Bradwell and Horace Mann schools; Bryn Mawr and St. Philip Neri schools; Our Lady of Peace and St. Michael schools; South Side S. Wed Club; other unidentified community activities
1971

CTA tracks, Berwyn Avenue at Winthrop
View looking west along West Berwyn Avenue from the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The CTA elevated train tracks (now part of the Red Line) cross Berwyn Avenue; the entrance to the Berwyn station is under the viaduct.
1975

Ashland Avenue businesses, West Town
View of neighborhood businesses along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of Division Street, including Chester's Custom Tailors and Cleaners, Thad Niemira real estate and insurance office, Club Velvet (1112 North Ashland Avenue), and Kingsbury Polish Inn. A street sign marking the intersection with West Thomas Street is at the far left.
1968

Derelict housing, South Chicago
View of nineteenth-century housing in derelict condition and vacant lots at South Avenue O and East 90th Street.
1974

Derelict housing, South Chicago
View of nineteenth-century housing in derelict condition and vacant lots at South Avenue O and East 90th Street.
1974

Community activities, 1968 (Folder 599)
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 1968 community activities at: Dante, Amelia Earhart and Thomas Hoyne schools; Saint Francis de Paula School; Gallistel, St. George, St. Patrick schools; other unidentified community activities
1968

Unidentified Community Activities, 1979 (Folder 616)
Description: Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Chicago mayors Bilandic and Byrne's campaigns for a cleaner Chicago reached out to community groups, businesses, and students in Chicago's schools.
1979

Hull-House Lecture Hall
Lecture Hall at Hull-House with tables and chairs, a piano, and a large fireplace.
1900

Wellington Avenue (Folder 157)
455 West Wellington Avenue
1959

Hull-House reception room and elevated music alcove
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.
1897

Hull Mansion and Residents' Dining Hall following 1960s renovation
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
1966

Farnsworth House
View of the Farnsworth House, located along the Fox River near Plano, Illinois.
1960

Waukegan lakefront
View looking east towards Lake Michigan in Waukegan. Freight cars are visible on the railway line, and an auto junkyard is adjacent.
1972

Bungalows, North Virginia Avenue
Bungalows along the west side of North Virginia Avenue between West Sunnyside and West Wilson Avenues. 4538 North Virginia Avenue is at the left.
1981

Carpenter and 18th Street, Pilsen
View looking north along South Carpenter Avenue towards the intersection with West 18th Street.
1981

Modernist style house
View of a modernist style house with large picture windows on its upper level.
1967

Ashland Avenue businesses, West Town
View of neighborhood businesses along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of Division Street, including Chester's Custom Tailors and Cleaners, Thad Niemira real estate and insurance office, Club Velvet (1112 North Ashland Avenue), and Kingsbury Polish Inn. A street sign marking the intersection with West Thomas Street is at the far left.
1968

Renovated buildings, North Wells Street
View of a renovated building at 501 North Wells Street (at the northeast corner of North Wells Street and West Illinois Street). The street-level space is used as retail space, and the upper floors were renovated as condominiums. To the left of it are 503 and 507 North Wells, with new bay windows installed on the upper stories. At the far left, the side of 531 North Wells Street (facing West Grand Avenue) is visible.
1985

Fortnightly Club of Chicago
View looking northeast across East Bellevue Place towards the Fortnightly Club, located at 120 East Bellevue Place. The Carlyle (1040 North Lake Shore Drive) rises behind the Fortnightly Club.
1990

Greystone house, East Superior Street
Nineteenth-century greystone house with the top story covered with ivy. This is half of a greystone at 44-46 East Superior Street, located just east of the intersection with North Wabash Avenue.
1976

1421 N. Astor Street
View of house at 1421 N. Astor Street, looking to the northeast, with Lake Shore Drive high rise buildings visible behind. The house sits on the northeast corner of Astor Street at Schiller.
1976