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Young Latino children at the Marcy Center playground
Four young Latino children at the Marcy Center playground. They are students of the Marcy Center's playschool, and are identified (left to right) as Caroline, Anna, George, and Jorita.
1940
Mrs. Elizabeth Marcy
Portrait of Elizabeth Marcy, one of the founders of Marcy Center, standing next to a table holding a book.
1890
Boys leaving for camp from Marcy Center
Boys boarding open trucks outside the Marcy Center building on their way to camp.
1910
Young servicemen with Marcy Center Superintendent Anna Heisted and Miss Campbell
Group of fourteen young men, some of whom are Marcy Center staff members, seated with Marcy Center Superintendent Anna Heisted and Miss Campbell before they go off to serve in World War I. A row of trophies is in front of them.
1916
Children performing with Maypole at the Marcy Center
Children and teenager performing around a Maypole with streamers in front of an audience in the playground area at the Marcy Center.
1945
Children from the Marcy Center Nursery School
Group portrait of a class of children at the Marcy Center Nursery School.
1960
Boys in front of Marcy Center
Group of boys standing on a corner next to the three story brick building built in 1896 to house the Marcy Center.
1900
Nurses examining babies in a dispensary
Two seated nurses examine a baby in a dispensary (probably Marcy Center Dispensary). Two women standing behind them also hold babies.
1920
Teenager Rosie Drexler on Maxwell Street
Local neighborhood teenager Rosie Drexler standing on Maxwell Street near a crate of fruit, with the market behind her. Drexler was a Jewish girl who considered Marcy Center her "second home". This photograph was used on the cover of "The Story of Marcy Center" pamphlet, authored by Drexler.
1920
Marcy Center Superintendent Anna Heisted
Marcy Center Superintendent Anna Heisted standing outside a building.
1920
Children on teeter-totters in Marcy Center playground
Children playing on teeter-totters in the Marcy Center playground. A teacher is standing behind the group, and neighborhood homes are visible in the background.
1938
Children and adults waiting for transportation outside the Marcy Center
Group of children and women dressed up for a trip to Arden Shore, wait for transportation on the sidewalk outside the Marcy Center.
1900
Children in Daily Vacation Bible School outside Marcy Center
Large group of children enrolled in Daily Vacation Bible School outside Marcy Center with several adults. A sign for the school is visible, announcing a program of athletics, story hour, sewing, basketry, hammock and toy making, and wood and metal work.
1915

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