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Summer camp
Image
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Exterior. Four girls leaning over edge of swimming pool.
Date
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1942
Collection
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Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Diving into swimming pool
Image
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Exterior. Campers diving into swimming pool from edge while others watch.
Date
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ca. 1930s
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Children on swing, Bowen Country Club
Image
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Exterior. Close-up of Rita Marvin holding flowers.
Date
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ca. 1920s, 1930s
Collection
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Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Boys lifting weights
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Two boys lifting weights in a Hull-House rec room
Date
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1957
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Young men playing basketball
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Several young men playing basketball at Hull-House gymnasium, with player on left handling the ball
Date
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circa 1940s-1960s
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Young men in basketball practice
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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
Date
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circa 1950s
Collection
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Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Two girls in dresses swinging in the Hull-House playground with the Smith building visible in background
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Two girls in dresses swinging in the Hull-House playground with the Smith building visible in background.
Date
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c. 1895
Collection
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Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Application for aid
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Application for aid to the Chicago City Missionary Society. Shows range of activities undertaken by Church-run settlement house. Includes attendance figures for programs.
Date
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c. 1915
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Teenage boys relaxing on couches in room with stereo
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Image
Teenage boys talking and reading on couches in a room with a stereo.
Date
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c. 1960
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Young men in athletic apparel near a woods
Image
Image
Group of young men in athletic apparel, some with shirts saying "Howell" on them, outdoors near a wooded area.
Date
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c. 1930
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Children playing checkers and doing puzzles
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Image
Children at a table playing checkers and doing jigsaw puzzles.
Date
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c. 1945
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Girls playing game in gymnasium
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Image
Girls dressed in athletic clothing play a game in a gymnasium.
Date
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c. 1930
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Small Group Hikes (Winter)
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Date
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ca. 1920-1930s
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
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Public access
Urban Playground
Image
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Date
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ca. 1904
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Playground
Image
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Date
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ca. 1904
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Children in swimsuits at edge of pool
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Exterior. Children wearing swimsuits seated at edge of pool with feet dangling.
Date
:
ca. 1910s
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Girls on swings
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Exterior. Large group of girls on swings.
Date
:
ca. 1910s
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Wet children in bathing suits
Image
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Exterior. Three wet children in swimsuits.
Date
:
ca. 1930s
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Boys diving from edge of pool
Image
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Exterior. Boys diving into swimming pool from edge. Women standing by ladder is yelling.
Date
:
ca. 1950s
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Two children at the edge of the pool
Image
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Exterior. Two children in the water at the edge of the swimming pool.
Date
:
n.d.
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Edge of swimming pool
Image
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Exterior. Children playing in water at pools edge.
Date
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ca. 1951
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Children playing in pool
Image
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Exterior. Children playing in swimming pool.
Date
:
n.d.
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Starting for the lake in the new beach coats
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Exterior. Girls wearing identical beach coats lined up to go swimming.
Date
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1930
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Boy playing in sand
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Exterior. Boy in striped shirt in sandbox.
Date
:
n.d.
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Boys in outdoor shower
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Exterior. Eight boys in swimsuits pose in outdoor pool shower. Chucky Casale is third from left. Albert Sauceda is in back row left.
Date
:
ca. 1946
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
A co-ed volleyball game in Hull-House gymnasium
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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
Date
:
March 1952
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Boys lifting weights
Image
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Two boys lifting weights in a Hull-House rec room
Date
:
1957
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Men playing basketball
Image
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Several men playing basketball at Hull-House gymnasium, with player in center jumping for a rebound
Date
:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Young men playing basketball
Image
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Several young men playing basketball at Hull-House gymnasium, with two players jumping for a rebound
Date
:
circa 1940s-1960s
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Group photo of the Centaurs men's basketball team
Image
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Group photo of The Centaurs, a men's basketball team affiliated with Hull-House; four standing in back, three sitting on a bench in front with man in middle holding a basketball
Date
:
circa 1930s-1950s
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Boys' gymnastics class in Hull-House gymnasium
Image
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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.
Date
:
1927-1932
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Play Club Mothers meeting announcement, Bethlehem Community Center
Image
Image
Announcement for Play Club Mothers meeting to discuss a new play club for community mothers and children at the Bethlehem Community Center.
Date
:
October 1954
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Boys eating watermelon on a hillside
Image
Image
Group of boys with a man, eating watermelon on a hillside in the country.
Date
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c. 1950
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Painting garbage cans in an alley
Image
Image
Group of community members painting garbage cans in an alley behind Loomis Street.
Date
:
1958
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Shooting basketballs at an event
Image
Image
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".
Date
:
c. 1960
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Boys playing checkers at camp
Image
Image
Two boys playing checkers on a bunk bed at camp, with a third boy watching.
Date
:
c. 1960
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Boys playing catch in alley
Image
Image
Two boys playing catch in alley, with another looking on.
Date
:
c. 1960
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Eating at a picnic table in a wooded area
Image
Image
Group eating at a picnic table in a wooded area.
Date
:
c. 1940
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Girls in a playhouse
Image
Image
Two girls seated in a playhouse.
Date
:
c. 1930
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Bathers on beach
Image
Image
Group of young adults sunning themselves on a beach.
Date
:
c. 1930
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Children dancing in a circle with women watching
Image
Image
Large group of young children dancing in a circle in a room with fireplace as women watch.
Date
:
c. 1910
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Teenage boy practicing archery on a lakeshore
Image
Image
Teenage boy practicing archery with a bow and arrow on a sandy dune near a lake, possibly at Camp Gray.
Date
:
c. 1930
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
:
Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Lake Swimming
Image
nop
Date
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ca. 1920-1930s
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Lake Swimming
Image
nop
Date
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ca. 1920-1930s
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Urban Playground
Image
nop
Date
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ca. 1904
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
"Recreation on Public Lands," Roberts Mann, 1944
Image
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Conference paper presented before the ninth North American Wildlife Conference
Date
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April 25, 1944
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Girl and lifeguard
Image
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Exterior. Girl stepping into swimming pool holding lifeguard's hand. Lifeguard is counselor Bill Dougherty.
Date
:
n.d.
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Learning to float
Image
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Exterior. Young woman holds up screaming girl during swimming lesson.
Date
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ca. 1930s
Collection
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Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Girls and rope swing
Image
nop
Exterior. Two girls, one on rope swing.
Date
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ca. 1946
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
On the diving board
Image
nop
Exterior. Campers on diving board at swimming pool.
Date
:
ca. 1946
Collection
:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
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