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Clearing land around a dormitory, Mark Twain Adventure Camp
Girl chopping large branches with an axe outside a dormitory at Mark Twain Adventure Camp.
1945
Boy playing French horn with instructor looking on
A young boy plays the French horn with an instructor pointing out his place on sheet music, while another boy looks on.
1915
Lynch Family in Their Home
Woman scrubbing laundry at a washboard with three children behind her. A boy at right is eating at a table.
1915
Gypsy Girls
Two girls in ethnic dress posing in a room with potted plants at the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
1915
Children in the Game Room
Girl in rocking chair surrounded by other children in a room with bookcases and stuffed birds in glass cases. Two of the children are blowing up balloons.
1920
Girl being fitted for boots in a supply storeroom
Girl being fitted for boots in a storeroom where second-hand clothing was distributed to the poor.
1915
Kohn Family children at Off-The-Street Club
Four children including small boy standing on ladder in interior of Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
1920
Two girls with flowers inside room
Two girls, one standing with a basket of flowers and another seated with flowers in her lap, pose in front of a painted backdrop of trees.
1920
Jumping into the Pool
Group of girls and boys jumping into an outdoor swimming pool.
1965
Boys with baseball gloves to promote "Safe on Third" rally
Group of boys with Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) t-shirts and baseball gloves pose with three men in suits to promote the "Safe on Third" rally for the Infantile Paralysis Foundation.
1957
Children in a lunch line
Children standing in a lunch line behind girl putting a condiment on her hot dog.
1956
Teen Age Street Dance
Teenagers and children dancing outdoors on a city street.
1955
Off-The-Street Club flyer
Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) flyer with photographs of exterior of club building at 1346 W. Van Buren Street, the OTSC Band, children being served Thanksgiving dinner at two dining room tables, and an unidentified man.
1920
Camping Program, Off-The-Street Club
Chart and listing of activities for Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) day and overnight camping.
1954
Boys' Club Week billboard, Off-The-Street Club
View of an Off-The-Street-Club billboard for Boys' Club week. Across the bottom is the slogan "Building the Citizens of Tomorrow".
1954
Cooking over a campfire
Boys building a campfire and cooking in a skillet at outdoor camp.
1925
Baton twirlers performing at Amateur Hour
Three female baton twirlers performing on stage at Amateur Hour.
1940
Merrill Miegs greeting children on wing of airplane
Merrill Miegs greets a young girl and boy, standing on the wing of a small propeller airplane.
1962
Boys studying rocks with Colonel Mathieu
Group of boys studying rocks with Colonel Mathieu.
1960
Boys baking rolls in a cooking class
Two boys, both wearing 4-H Club award ribbons on their shirts, bake rolls as part of a cooking class. A man standing between them displays a pan of baked rolls.
1960
Children in ballet class with instructor
Children practicing ballet in a class, under the instruction of a young female teacher.
1960
Group of day campers next to truck
Large group of children and teenagers, and young women wearing "Off The Street Club" t-shirts pose outdoors around a truck after a day trip to a forest preserve.
1941
Teenage girls sledding and skating on a pond at Mark Twain Camp
Teenage girls and young women sledding and skating on Golf Course pond adjacent to Mark Twain Camp.
1950
Watching swimmers in pool, Mark Twain Camp
Adults and children watching swimmers in the outdoor pool at Mark Twain Camp through a chain link fence.
1960
Group of children boarding a bus at camp
Group of African American children boarding a school bus to go home from camp.
1979
Biking at Mark Twain Camp
Children biking near a large number of bicycles in a rack. Biking was one of the activities at Mark Twain Camp.
1970
Campers with their luggage at camp
Group of young campers sitting outdoors with their luggage at camp.
1979
Children in playground behind Off-The-Street Club
Large group of children with teacher in a playground area behind the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
1915
Girls working on hand-sewing projects
Group of girls working on hand-sewing projects.
1920
Story Hour in the Kindergarten
Children in a kindergarten seated on small chairs listen as a woman reads a story to them.
1920
Mothers Club members with Thanksgiving sign
Group of seven Mothers Club members and one man with a sign for a Thanksgiving celebration.
1956
Off-The-Street Club organizational chart flyer
Flyer with organizational chart describing structure of the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) and the programs it offers. Includes a drawing of OTSC entrance.
1940
National and local organizational memberships, Off-The-Street Club
Flyer showing national and local organizations to which the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) belongs. A photograph of the Off-The-Street Club building is included.
1940
High School students distribute toys to Off-The-Street Club children
Five New Trier High School students distribute donated toys to Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) children during a Christmas party.
1960
Children receiving presents from Colonel Mathieu
Group of children receiving donated Christmas presents from Colonel Mathieu near Christmas Tree
1962
Young girls in costumes performing on stage
Group of young girls in costumes performing onstage. They are all wearing large ruffled bonnets and holding homemade tambourines.
1955
Auguste Mathieu bags fruit for Off-The-Street Club members
Auguste Mathieu and two teens packing grocery bags with oranges donated for Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) members.
1962
Off-The-Street Club annual benefit flyer
Flyer for the fifteenth annual benefit given by the Advertising Men of Chicago, a primary fundraising group for the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC). The benefit event featured a baseball game at White Sox Park and a stage show of comedy, music and a movie.
1918
Picking toys at Christmas party
Children choosing toys off a table at Christmas party.
1958
Auguste Mathieu and children with bags of donated presents
Auguste Mathieu standing with four children in a sea of National Food Store shopping bags containing donated Christmas presents.
1964
August Mathieu and two others outdoors with camera
Photographer Auguste Mathieu and two others outdoors with a large format camera.
1924
Auguste Mathieu with certificate of appreciation
Auguste Mathieu (right) accepts a framed certificate of appreciation declaring him "Mr. Off-The-Street-Club" presented by a man and a woman.
1955
Group at a Masquerade Party
Large group of children and teenagers posing in costumes at a masquerade party.
1915
Boy looking at a Natural History display case
Boy in tattered clothes leans on a ladder while looking at a Natural History display case.
1915
Children in front of the Off-The-Street Club building
Large group of children gathered on the sidewalk, front steps and window ledges in front of the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) building.
1925
Story telling class under Miss Lilly Riley
Standing girl reading a story to group of seated girls in Miss Lilly Riley's story telling class.
1920
Roasting Marshmallows
Children sitting on a log eating marshmallows roasted on sticks.
1958
Peeling Potatoes at camp
Three boys sitting on the ground and peeling potatoes at summer camp.
1949

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