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Rosen Drugs, Douglas Boulevard and Kedzie
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Lead contamination inspection and testing, 1611 S. Ridgeway
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Two men testing the interior of a home at 1611 S. Ridgeway Avenue for lead poison contaminants.
Date:
1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
Group of adults
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Group of adults, probably staff members and volunteers, gathered for a portrait.
Date:
1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
Boy and girl playing chess
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Boy and girl facing off in a game of chess.
Date:
1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
Apartment houses, South Trumbull Avenue
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View looking north along the west side of South Trumbull Avenue towards West Ogden Avenue. 1950 South Trumbull Avenue is the greystone at the left.
Date:
1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment houses, West 15th Place
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View looking west along the north side of West 15th Place at nineteenth century apartment houses between Plamondon School and South Rockwell Street.
Date:
1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Douglas Park Fieldhouse
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View of the fieldhouse in Douglas Park, seen across the lake in winter.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Greystone houses, Douglas Boulevard
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View of a group of greystone houses on the north side of West Douglas Boulevard, between South Spaulding and South Sawyer Avenues. The red brick building at the far left is located at 3252 West Douglas Boulevard. The greystone next to it on the right is 3250 West Douglas Boulevard.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Douglas Boulevard, North Lawndale
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View in winter along West Douglas Boulevard in North Lawndale, with apartment buildings lining both sides of the boulevard.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for Lawndale: Conclusion
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Hand-lettered conclusion page by C. William Brubaker for the proposal for Lawndale developed by the Mayor's Architectural Advisory Committee. A small hand-drawn map summarizes the area's chief infrastructure offerings.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
A. W. Ballin Pharmacy, 12th Street and Independence
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Sindler Drugs, Pulaski and 21st Street
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Galler's Pharmacy, 16th Street and Kolin
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
Teenagers practicing dance steps
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Four African American teen girls and a young man practice dance steps.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
Reading newsletter in adult education class
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Group in an adult education class reading and discussing a newsletter.
Date:
1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
Apartment Houses, North Lawndale
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View in winter of a greystone and a brick apartment house on South California Avenue across from Douglas Park. The greystone on the right is located at 1335 South California Avenue.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Vacant land on Roosevelt Road, North Lawndale
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View looking northeast from West Roosevelt Road at vacant land between South Homan and South Kedzie Avenues. The building in the distance on the far left is the Chicago Police Department Tech Lab (3340 West Fillmore Street). To the right of it, one of the buildings of the former Sears complex is visible.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
George W. Collins High School
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View from the parking lot towards George W. Collins High School (later Collins Academy High School), 1313 South Sacramento Drive. The school is located within Douglas Park.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Douglas Park and Roosevelt Road
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View in winter from Douglas Park, looking towards apartment buildings along West Roosevelt Road. The intersection of Roosevelt Road and South Francisco Avenue is near the center of the photograph. Playground equipment is visible in the park, behind the trees.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for Lawndale: industrial areas
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing industrial areas in Lawndale.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for Lawndale: public transportation
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing public transportation service in Lawndale.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for Lawndale: Title Page
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Hand-lettered title page by C. William Brubaker for a proposal for Lawndale, developed by the Mayor's Architectural Advisory Committee. The title reads: "Lawndale: Look What It Has Going For It; A Review Of The Physical Environment.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for Lawndale: shopping center
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing the location of a proposed shopping center at West Roosevelt Road and South Kedzie Avenue.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lead contamination inspection and testing, 1611 S. Ridgeway
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Three unidentified men inspecting the kitchen of a home at 1611 S. Ridgeway Avenue for lead poison contaminants.
Date:
1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Kalom Drugs, 12th Street and Central Park Avenue
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
Women working on sewing projects
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Group of African American women working on sewing projects with patterns.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access
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
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access

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