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Three boys in bathing suits being sprayed with garden hose
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Three boys in bathing suits being sprayed with a garden hose.
Date:
1938
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Anna Heistad and others having dessert
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Anna Heistad sitting at the head of a table with group of men, women, and children having dessert.
Date:
c. 1930
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Boys outside Marcy Center with tin cans for salvage drive
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Group of boys outside the Marcy Center with tin cans they have collected in support of a World War II tin can salvage drive.
Date:
c. 1940
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Group of adults
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Group of adults, probably staff members and volunteers, gathered for a portrait.
Date:
1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society members on a stage
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Eight African American women, members of the Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society, dressed for an event and standing on a stage.
Date:
1961
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Boy and girl playing chess
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Boy and girl facing off in a game of chess.
Date:
1942
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Women's Home Missionary Society
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Group of women outside the Marcy Center celebrating Mrs. Feldman's 25th anniversary with the Women's Home Missionary Society.
Date:
July 1, 1935
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Jewish girls gathered for Christian prayer
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Christian "prayer gang" composed of young Jewish girls who are seated on chairs in a room.
Date:
c. 1915
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Adult students in Ms. Peterson's English class
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Group of adult students seated at writing desks in an English class. Teacher Ms. Peterson (standing at right) assists one of them.
Date:
c. 1942
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Nativity Scene, Christmas Pageant
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Teen actors and actresses in costume pose in nativity scene at a Christmas Pageant.
Date:
December 1, 1942
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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The Story of Marcy Center pamphlet
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Cover of "The Story of Marcy Center" pamphlet telling the history and purpose of Marcy Center. Written by Rosie Drexler, a young woman from the neighborhood. The cover photograph is of Rosie Drexler.
Date:
c. 1930
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Adults taking notes in a class
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Four adults seated in classroom chairs taking notes. Another adult, probably a teacher, stands in front of them.
Date:
c. 1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Teenage girls rolling out dough in a kitchen
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Group of teenage girls rolling out dough in a kitchen.
Date:
c. 1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Teenage boys on a ramp outside a camp building
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Group of teenage and younger boys standing on a wooden ramp in front of a camp building.
Date:
c. 1930
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Teenagers practicing dance steps
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Four African American teen girls and a young man practice dance steps.
Date:
c. 1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Children and teenagers boarding a bus for a field trip
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Children and teenagers boarding a bus for a summer field trip.
Date:
c. 1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Teacher reading book to children
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Group of five African American students listen as a teacher reads to them from a picture book.
Date:
c. 1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Dr. Lucinda Rita examining boy's ear, Marcy Center Clinic
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Dr. Lucinda Rita using an instrument to examine a young teen boy's ear during a school medical exam at the Marcy Center Clinic.
Date:
1961
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Costumed children in the "Pied Piper of Hamlin"
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Group of children cast in a production of the "Pied Piper of Hamlin" pose in costume on stage at the Rock River Conference Gymnasium in Marcy Center.
Date:
1939
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Marcy Center volunteers and neighborhood residents
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Group of Marcy Center volunteers and neighborhood residents posing in the street.
Date:
c. 1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Reading newsletter in adult education class
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Group in an adult education class reading and discussing a newsletter.
Date:
1942
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Medical clinic patients in waiting room with a nurse
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Three patients at the medical clinic speak with a nurse in the clinic's waiting room.
Date:
1942
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Children playing on the Marcy Center playground
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Group of children wearing coats and hats play on the Marcy Center playground during kindergarten recess.
Date:
c. 1940
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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English Party
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Group of adults and a child behind a table with cookies and samovar tea urn at an English party.
Date:
c. 1942
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Marcy Center Clinic Service form for February 1941
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Front side of Clinic Service form for month of February, 1941 at Marcy Clinic. Shows number of patients that visited and breakdown of types of service provided. Form was published by the Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor.
Date:
February 1, 1941
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Girls in playground at Marcy Center
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Group of girls and one boy in the playground area of Marcy Center, with a teacher standing at right.
Date:
March 1, 1938
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Doctor examining a young boy
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Doctor looking into the mouth of a young African American boy during a medical examination.
Date:
c. 1950
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Women working on sewing projects
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Group of African American women working on sewing projects with patterns.
Date:
c. 1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Young boys sparring in boxing gloves
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Two young boys in boxing gloves sparring in the playground area outside Marcy Center, as an instructor referees and other children look on.
Date:
c. 1940
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Woman and children in front of Marcy Center building
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Woman and an African American boy and girl standing in front of the entrance to the Marcy Center building.
Date:
c. 1950
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Children at table for snack time
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Group of children seated around a small table for snack time, likely saying grace. Each child has a cup of milk.
Date:
1948
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Nurse examining head of young boy, Marcy Center Clinic
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Nurse using ultraviolet light to examine the head of a young boy in the Marcy Center Clinic, probably checking for ringworm.
Date:
1934
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Marcy Center Superintendent Anna Heisted giving a speech
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Marcy Center Superintendent Anna Heisted giving a speech.
Date:
c. 1930
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Group of African American women and a man
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Group of African American women surround a man presenting a piece of paper to one of the women.
Date:
c. 1945
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Children and adults playing games at the Marcy Community Club
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Children and adults playing ping pong, chess, and doing craft projects at the Marcy Community Club.
Date:
c. 1935
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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North Lawndale map showing location of Marcy Center
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Hand-drawn and mimeographed map of part of the North Lawndale Community Area (#29) prepared by William Kaufman. Map indicates location of Marcy Center at 1539 S. Springfield Ave., as well as several area features.
Date:
November 1, 1932
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Baseball game in forest preserve
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Children playing a baseball game in a forest preserve.
Date:
c. 1950
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Women working on clay craft projects
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Group of women seated at a table working on clay craft projects.
Date:
c. 1950
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Three boys with a dog
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Three African American boys crouched in front of an open doorway with a dog.
Date:
c. 1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Boys and young men with a model of a campfire
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Group of boys and young men, some wearing Scouting neckerchiefs, seated in a wood-paneled room with a model of a campfire in front of them.
Date:
c. 1930
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Boy demonstrating a punching bag to young boxers
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A boy demonstrates a punching bag to other young boxers in a basement gymnasium as an instructor looks on.
Date:
c. 1920
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Exterior of Marcy Center building
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Exterior view of Marcy Center building. Built in 1930 at 1539 S. Springfield Avenue in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood to facilitate Marcy Center's following of their Jewish population from the Maxwell Street area.
Date:
c. 1940
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Nurse examining a patient's hand at the Marcy Center Clinic
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Standing nurse checks the hand of a seated patient in an examination room at the Marcy Center Clinic.
Date:
c. 1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Girls doing woodcraft projects at Vacation Bible School
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Girls seated at a table working on woodworking projects in Daily Vacation Bible School.
Date:
1940
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Piano Duet
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Two girls playing a duet on a piano.
Date:
1942
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Soapbox Derby Entrants, Marcy Center woodshop
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Group of boys and woodshop instructor Al Addimando in the Marcy Center woodshop with three boys seated in home-made derby cars.
Date:
1938
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Children lined up for a race in Marcy Center playground
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Children lined up for a race in the playground area of Marcy Center.
Date:
1938
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Marcy Center Kindergarten Graduation 1939
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Group portrait of Marcy Center kindergarten graduation group.
Date:
1939
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Members of Vacation Bible School in Marcy Center playground
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Members of Vacation Bible School in the playground outside Marcy Center. Anna Heistad is in the rear near a fence.
Date:
c. 1940
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Library Time
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Girl being helped by a teen girl staffing the desk at the Marcy Center library.
Date:
April 9, 1959
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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