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Children in front of fireplace
Group of children gathered in front of a fireplace with a few holding dolls. Possibly a Kindergarten class.
1920
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 2 (Folder 50)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
1966
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 2 (Folder 51)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
1966
Children playing in sandbox, Southwest Community Council Playground #1
Children playing in the sandbox at Southwest Community Council Playground #1.
1955
Women wearing scarves
Three elderly women wearing scarves.
1960
Teenagers with a jukebox
Two teenage boys standing next to a jukebox.
1960
Young adults seated at a table
Four young adults seated around a table, with one in uniform.
1955
Boys playing baseball at Komensky School
Boys playing baseball in the playground at Komensky School
1955
Nativity scene presented by costumed children
A Nativity scene is presented by costumed children. Three shepherd are at the left and the Holy Family with an angel watching over them are at the right. A young girl dressed as an angel stands at the center.
1969
Young boy and woman on a street
Young boy in a cap with a woman wearing a shawl outside on the street.
1940
Young women in Bohemian folk costumes in dancing formation
Four pairs of young women in Bohemian folk costumes pose on a stage in dancing formation.
1935
Street scene, cover of Howell House scrapbook
Neighborhood street scene, mounted on cover of Howell House scrapbook.
1905
Women in a library
Group of women seated on wicker chairs in a library.
1921
Woman with several babies in baskets
Woman overlooking several babies in seated in baskets on a table outside a building.
1935
Carpenter and 18th Street, Pilsen
View looking north along South Carpenter Avenue towards the intersection with West 18th Street.
1981
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 2 (Folder 52)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
1966
Bridges and viaducts (Folder 117)
Bridges and viaducts: Fullerton Ave. Bridge; Glenlake Ave. and Lake Michigan; Grand Ave. Viaduct; Halsted St. Viaduct; Humbolt Park Lagoon; Kinzie St. Bridge; Lake St. Bridge; Lake Shore Drive Viaduct (at Randolph); Loomis St. Bridge. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
1973
Pleasant Valley Farm field plan map
Map of Pleasant Valley Farm included in "Chicago Congregational Family News" v. 3, no. 4, April 1954. The Chicago City Missionary Society ran the farm to allow inner city children an opportunity to work on a farm. BHNC sent approximately 30 children per year.
1954
Children eating together at Bethlehem House
Group of children eating at Bethlehem House with a woman supervising.
1950
Teenagers and woman at entrance to Bethlehem Center
Group of teenagers standing with a woman at the entrance to Bethlehem Center at 1853 S. Racine Avenue.
1950
Serving dinner
Adults and teenagers serving dinner. A cook in the foreground is carving meat.
1960
Room with booth tables and piano
Room with booth tables and a piano. One wall of the room is decorated with a painting of a saxophone and musical notes.
1960
Children learn about cerebral palsy
John Mastersen, a wheelchair-bound man with cerebral palsy, speaks with a class of young people. Two of the students hold signs from the group "United Cerebral Palsy" advertising a fundraising march.
1961
Girls decorate hula hoops
A group of girls decorate hula hoops with paper flowers. An adult is visible helping in the background.
1965
Children and adults at outdoor music performance
A crowd of children and adults wearing coats stands outside to listen to a performance by musicians playing guitar, trumpet and violin.
1969
Woman on Howell House rooftop
Woman standing next to a wooden climbing structure on the roof of the Howell House building.
1930
Children and teenagers perform in Christmas pageant
Children and teenagers performing onstage in a Christmas page. Part of the audience is visible in the foreground.
1940
Neighborhood rooftops
Exterior view of neighborhood rooftops.
1930
Actors performing onstage in a play
Three adult actors performing onstage in a play.
1940
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
Dancers in Bohemian ethnic costume perform on stage
Dancers in Bohemian ethnic costume perform on stage.
1935
Girls in ethnic costume dance outside Howell House
Group of girls in ethnic costume dance with kerchiefs outside Howell House.
1920
Land use, Pilsen
Detail of a land use map showing a portion of Pilsen, bisected by railway lines. Blue Island Avenue runs diagonally through the area.
1980
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