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Group of boys playing football with a referee
Group of boys playing football wait for a signal from the referee behind them.
1955
Members of "The Wanderers" from the Marcy Center's Boys Club
Members of "The Wanderers" from the Marcy Center's Boys Club posing outside with neighborhood buildings visible behind them.
1932
Young children washing up in basins
Four young African American children washing up in enameled basins set on a table. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln is visible behind them.
1962
Boys working on handicrafts in Summer Block Unit Program class
Boys of the Kemensky-Karlin Block Club working on handicrafts in class as part of the Summer Block Unit Program. Group leader Melvin Smith is seated on a chair behind the children.
1963
Doctor and nurse examining a woman on a gurney
Doctor and nurse examining a woman on a gurney in a room filled with medical equipment.
1934
Group of Girl Scouts on couches and chair
Group of uniformed Girl Scouts posing on couches and chair, one of whom appears to be sight-impaired.
1939
Marcy Center Choralettes under sign for Sears "Y" Cup Race
Members of Marcy Center Choralettes wearing choir robes stand under a sign for the Sears "Y" Cup Race. Pictured left to right are Lila Goldstein, Mary Hardy, Ollie Hatchett, Wilma Harpis, director Mrs. Annie M Robinson, Rosalyn House, Loris Blue, Alice Haskins, Yvonne Redditt, and Sharon Kindred.
1963
Kindergarten Play, Marcy Center
In the Marcy Center playground, a group of children stand holding hands in a circle with kindergarten teachers while a group of seated adults looks on.
1940
Christmas Carolers
A group of fourteen girls in capes and long dresses holding candles and singing carols next to a Christmas tree. Inscribed on back: In addition to singing for the Christmas pageant, these girls singing various other group events and went through the neighborhood
1942
Women workers at a table
Group of eight women workers behind a work table.
1915
Cover of Newberry Center 1960 Annual Report
Cover of Newberry Center 1960 Annual Report. Includes photograph of children, teens, and adults and photo of Susie Smith, a 107 year old neighborhood resident.
1960
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Olin-Sang Pavilion
View of the Olin-Sang Pavilion, an addition to the Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center complex, looking southwest along Ogden Avenue towards California Avenue.
1978
Ryerson Inc. corporate center, North Lawndale
View of the glass-walled office building for Ryerson Inc., looking west along the north side of West 16th Street towards South Washtenaw Avenue.
1979
CHA apartment buildings, North Lawndale
View from Ogden Avenue of Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing apartment buildings on the north side of West Ogden Avenue between South Washtenaw Avenue and South Talman Avenue.
1979
Apartment buildings, Douglas Boulevard, North Lawndale
View from the wide grassy median towards two story apartment buildings on the north side of West Douglas Boulevard. The intersection with South Central Park Avenue is at the far left.
1979
Ryerson Inc. corporate center and Plamondon School
View in winter looking northeast towards West 15th Place from a Ryerson Inc. parking lot on West 16th Street. The west wall of the Ryerson Inc. office building is at the right. The Ambrose Plamondon Elementary School (2642 West 15th Place) is in the distance at the left.
1979
Ryerson Inc. corporate center, North Lawndale
View in winter looking east along the north side of West 16th Street from west of the intersection with South Rockwell Street, at the Ryerson Inc. offices and plant. The glass-walled building on the left was an office facility. The Ryerson Inc. plant is in the distance.
1979
Mount Sinai Hospital
View in winter from an adjacent parking lot of part of Mount Sinai Hospital, located just east of Douglas Park.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: expressways and major streets
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing expressways and major streets serving Lawndale.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: parks and boulevards
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, highlighting Douglas Park, one of the parks in the city's "Emerald Necklace", the system of boulevards connected to it, and its location adjacent to residential areas.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: location
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing the location of the Lawndale neighborhood within the City of Chicago.
1979
Neighborhoods bounded by Cicero Avenue, Lake Street, Western Avenue and the Stevenson Expressway
Map of the area roughly bounded by Cicero Avenue, Lake Street, Western Avenue and the Stevenson Expressway. Major streets and expressways are marked. Garfield Park and Douglas Park, two of the parks in the "Emerald Necklace" system are visible, along with the boulevards that connect them.
1979
Traffic Intersection at Ogden Blvd and Albany Ave, Image 08
Ogden Avenue; Albany Avenue. Looking west.
1937
Traffic Intersection at Ogden Blvd and Albany Ave, Image 02
Ogden Avenue; Albany Avenue. Looking northeast.
1936
Traffic Intersection at Ogden Blvd and Albany Ave, Image 01
Ogden Avenue; Albany Avenue. Looking east.
1936
Douglas Boulevard: 3451 West (Folder 43)
3451 West Douglas Boulevard, exterior view of front entrance facade
1961
Other unidentified community activities, 1974 (Folder 610)
Description: Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago.
1974
Lead contamination inspection and testing, 1611 S. Ridgeway
Three inspecting the interior of a home at 1611 S. Ridgeway Avenue with lead poison contaminants. One of the men is holding an electric saw.
1971
Lead contamination inspection and testing, 1611 S. Ridgeway
Two men reviewing a report in the kitchen of a home at 1611 S. Ridgeway Avenue with lead poison contaminants.
1971
Junior Citizen's Committee: Shephard School through William Sullivan School (Folder 593)
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Saint George School (12/10/63, 11/12/64, 2/4/66); Saint Gertrude School (1/16/64); Saint Gregory School (1/10/64, 11/13/64); Saint Helen School (3/16/64); Saint Jane de Chantal School (3/28/63); Saint Jerome School (11/13/64); Saint Jude Church with billboard nearby (11/17/64); St. Ludmilla's School (5/23/66); Saint Mary of the Angels School; Saint Mel and Holy Ghost School (12/13/63); Saint Michael School (4/10/64, 5/20/65, 2/18/66)
1963
Other unidentified community activities, 1972 (Folder 604)
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago.
1972
Imagery of Chicago public and private schools, 1976 (Folder 614)
Bateman School; Blessed Sacrament School; Douglas School; Gray and Wicker Park schools; Irving Park School; Norwood Park School; Our Lady of Victory School; Brian Piccolo School; St. Daniel the Prophet School St. Rene School; Spaulding School
1976
Kalom Drugs, 12th Street and Central Park Avenue
1955
North Lawndale map showing location of Marcy Center
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.
1932
Baseball game in forest preserve
Children playing a baseball game in a forest preserve.
1950
Women working on clay craft projects
Group of women seated at a table working on clay craft projects.
1950
Three boys with a dog
Three African American boys crouched in front of an open doorway with a dog.
1960
Boys and young men with a model of a campfire
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.
1930
Boy demonstrating a punching bag to young boxers
A boy demonstrates a punching bag to other young boxers in a basement gymnasium as an instructor looks on.
1920
Exterior of Marcy Center building
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.
1940
Nurse examining a patient's hand at the Marcy Center Clinic
Standing nurse checks the hand of a seated patient in an examination room at the Marcy Center Clinic.
1960
Girls doing woodcraft projects at Vacation Bible School
Girls seated at a table working on woodworking projects in Daily Vacation Bible School.
1940
Piano Duet
Two girls playing a duet on a piano.
1942
Soapbox Derby Entrants, Marcy Center woodshop
Group of boys and woodshop instructor Al Addimando in the Marcy Center woodshop with three boys seated in home-made derby cars.
1938
Douglas Boulevard apartment buildings, North Lawndale
View in winter of apartment buildings on the north side of West Douglas Boulevard, east of South Central Park Avenue. The greystone on the left is located at 3540 West Douglas Boulevard. 3528 West Douglas Boulevard is partially visible at the far right, with vacant lots between them.
1979
Sunken Gardens, North Lawndale
View of the Sunken Gardens on the north side of West Arthington Street, across from the former Sears, Roebuck and Company complex. Visible at the right, two temple-style pavilions joined by a pergola are an architectural feature of this garden.
1979
North Lawndale, brick houses
View in winter looking west along the sidewalk on the north side of West 15th Street, just west of the intersection with South Rockwell Street. A row of nineteenth-century brick worker's cottages line the block. The house at the far right is located at 2608 West 15th Street.
1979
Independence Boulevard
View looking north along Independence Boulevard from the intersection with West Fillmore Street. A railroad viaduct passes over the boulevard in the distance, and playground equipment stands on the median in front of the viaduct.
1979
Garfield Park and Douglas Park
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing the location of Garfield Park and Douglas Park, two of the parks in the "Emerald Necklace", and the boulevards that connect them. Annotations in red ink describe the type of land use in the areas surrounding the park system.
1979
Traffic Intersection at Ogden Blvd and Albany Ave, Image 03
Ogden Avenue; Albany Avenue. Looking northwest.
1936

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