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Community activities, 1967 (Folder 598)
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. 1967 community activities at: Avalon Park, Hookway and Sbarbaro schools; Cameron School; Dvorak, O'Keefe and Parkside schools; All Saints, Holy Rosary and Alfred Kohn Schools; Howland and Lawson schools; Mason School; Our Lady of Guadalupe School; Our Lady of Perpetual Help School; Saint Ailbe, Saint Felicitas schools; Saint Francis Cabrini School; Saints Peter and Paul School; Harriet Beecher Stow School and Off the Street Club; Ward School; other unidentified community activities
1967
Kalom Drugs, 12th Street and Central Park Avenue
1955
Jastromba Drugs, 12th Street and Keeler
1955
Teenagers outside Marcy Center next to oversize Bible
Group of teenagers standing outside the Marcy Center next to an oversized replica of the Holy Bible, with the cover open to show an illustration.
1939
Women in the Marcy Center Clinic Dispensary Waiting Room
Large group of women waiting in the Marcy Center Clinic Dispensary waiting room.
1940
Teenage boy working on drill press in workroom
Teenage boy working on project on drill press in workroom
1943
Women and teenage girls working on sewing projects
Two women and two teenage girls work on sewing projects with a Singer treadle sewing machine. One woman is trying on a skirt while a teen adjusts the hem.
1950
Boys working in craft shop
Boys working in craft shop with a man assisting.
1956
Boys in the game room
Boys playing ping-pong and working on arts and crafts projects in the game room.
1945
Harriet Seeds watering plants outside Marcy Center
Harriet Seeds, House Mother, watering plants outside Marcy Center.
1932
Vacation Bible School members outside Marcy Center
Large group of Daily Vacation Bible School members and instructors gathered outside the Marcy Center.
1935
Teenagers holding basketball trophies
Teenagers holding basketball trophies stand behind card tables with trophies on them.
1960
Clean Up Corps, Marcy Center
Group of young boys pose with buckets and mops outside Marcy Center, as part of the Clean Up Corps working on neighborhood beautification.
1942
Woman and children waiting in the Marcy Center Clinic
A group of children and a mother with a child seated next to her wait in the Marcy Center Clinic.
1960
Boy with drum leading children in Marcy Center playground
A young boy with a drum leads a group of small children through the Marcy Center playground with a teacher strolling behind. Children included in the picture are: Maurice Bright, drummer, Renee Damper and Irwin Clark, Kevin Howell, Bruce Doublas, and Anthony Blair.
1960
Men with poster showing annual Marcy Center fundraising totals
Three men standing next to a poster showing annual fundraising totals for the Marcy Center, with one man handing a check to another.
1967
Adult Education class with Miss Peterson
A man and woman receive instruction from Miss Peterson in an adult education class.
1942
May Breakfast, 1962
Six tables of volunteers and guests eating inside a decorated gymnasium at the 1962 May Breakfast, in honor of "Berta".
1962
Children playing shuffleboard on a sidewalk
Children and teenagers playing shuffleboard on a sidewalk between brick buildings and a playground, with other children watching from behind a fence.
1940
Women in front of building in the snow
Group of nine women wearing winter coats stand in front of a building in the snow.
1925
West Ogden Avenue at Homan
View looking southwest along a stretch of West Ogden Avenue. The intersection with South Homan Avenue is in the middle ground, at the traffic signals. The Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church (3358 West Ogden Avenue) is on the right.
1978
Central Park Avenue and elevated train tracks, North Lawndale
View looking north along South Central Park Avenue towards the Central Park stop on the Douglas Branch elevated train line (later CTA Pink Line.) The intersection with West Ogden Avenue is visible in the distance beyond the viaduct. Late nineteenth-century houses stand at the right.
1979
Ogden Avenue, commercial/ residential buildings
View of a group of low-rise buildings with street-level commercial space and apartments above, located on the north side of West Ogden Avenue at South Christiana Avenue. A sign on one of the buildings reads "Big 8 Pool Room".
1979
Apartment buildings, 15th Place, North Lawndale
View in winter of nineteenth-century apartment houses along the north side of West 15th Place, between Plamondon School and South Rockwell Street. 2630 West 15th Place is at the far left.
1979
Traffic Intersection at Ogden Blvd and Albany Ave, Image 06
Ogden Avenue; Albany Avenue. Looking north. Photograph was taken at 10:00 AM.
1936
Sears Store (Folder 533)
Sears Store (old on 63rd and Halsted St.) and other Sears stores, including auto center at Polk and Homan, store at Harlem and North, Kansas City, MO shipping warehouse and Memphis, Tenn store.
1925
Junior Citizen's Committee: Edward Coles School through Dvorak School (Folder 577)
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: Edward Coles School (1/29/53, 1/20/65); Cooper School (1/23/63); Cooper Upper Grade Center School (6/10/65); Cornell School (3/11/64); Delalno School (3/15/62); Arthur Dixon School (4/20/64, 2/9/65); Drew School (4/9/64); Dvorak School (2/14/64)
1963
Junior Citizen's Committee: Hale School through Holy Rosary School (Folder 580)
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: Hale School (2/15/62); Hansen School (4/13/62); Hanson Park School (4/2/65); John Harvard School (5/10/61); Hearst School (4/20/66); Henson School (1/27/64); Herzl School (2/11/64); Holly Name Cathedral School (2/16/61); Holy Name of Mary School (1/16/64, 3/1/65); Holy Rosary School (3/5/64, 3/24/64, 11/24/64, 12/1/64, 4/23/65, 11/12/65)
1961
Beth Jacob Anshe Kroz synagogue, 3540 West 15th Street and South Drake Street Folder 26)
Beth Jacob Anshe Kroz synagogue, 3540 West 15th Street and South Drake Street
1959
A. W. Ballin Pharmacy, 12th Street and Independence
1955
Sindler Drugs, Pulaski and 21st Street
1955
Galler's Pharmacy, 16th Street and Kolin
1955
The Story of Marcy Center pamphlet
Cover of "The Story of Marcy Center" pamphlet telling the history and purpose of Marcy Center. Written by Rosie Drexler, a young woman from the neighborhood. The cover photograph is of Rosie Drexler.
1930
Adults taking notes in a class
Four adults seated in classroom chairs taking notes. Another adult, probably a teacher, stands in front of them.
1960
Teenage girls rolling out dough in a kitchen
Group of teenage girls rolling out dough in a kitchen.
1960
Teenage boys on a ramp outside a camp building
Group of teenage and younger boys standing on a wooden ramp in front of a camp building.
1930
Teenagers practicing dance steps
Four African American teen girls and a young man practice dance steps.
1960
Children and teenagers boarding a bus for a field trip
Children and teenagers boarding a bus for a summer field trip.
1960
Teacher reading book to children
Group of five African American students listen as a teacher reads to them from a picture book.
1960
Dr. Lucinda Rita examining boy's ear, Marcy Center Clinic
Dr. Lucinda Rita using an instrument to examine a young teen boy's ear during a school medical exam at the Marcy Center Clinic.
1961
Costumed children in the "Pied Piper of Hamlin"
Group of children cast in a production of the "Pied Piper of Hamlin" pose in costume on stage at the Rock River Conference Gymnasium in Marcy Center.
1939
Marcy Center volunteers and neighborhood residents
Group of Marcy Center volunteers and neighborhood residents posing in the street.
1960
Reading newsletter in adult education class
Group in an adult education class reading and discussing a newsletter.
1942
Medical clinic patients in waiting room with a nurse
Three patients at the medical clinic speak with a nurse in the clinic's waiting room.
1942
Children playing on the Marcy Center playground
Group of children wearing coats and hats play on the Marcy Center playground during kindergarten recess.
1940
English Party
Group of adults and a child behind a table with cookies and samovar tea urn at an English party.
1942
Apartment Houses, North Lawndale
View in winter of a greystone and a brick apartment house on South California Avenue across from Douglas Park. The greystone on the right is located at 1335 South California Avenue.
1979
Vacant land on Roosevelt Road, North Lawndale
View looking northeast from West Roosevelt Road at vacant land between South Homan and South Kedzie Avenues. The building in the distance on the far left is the Chicago Police Department Tech Lab (3340 West Fillmore Street). To the right of it, one of the buildings of the former Sears complex is visible.
1979
George W. Collins High School
View from the parking lot towards George W. Collins High School (later Collins Academy High School), 1313 South Sacramento Drive. The school is located within Douglas Park.
1979
Douglas Park and Roosevelt Road
View in winter from Douglas Park, looking towards apartment buildings along West Roosevelt Road. The intersection of Roosevelt Road and South Francisco Avenue is near the center of the photograph. Playground equipment is visible in the park, behind the trees.
1979

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