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Young people congregating on stairway of Hull-House courtyard terrace
Ten young people on and around stairs of Hull-House courtyard terrace, with apartments in the background (photo faces south)
1940

East facade of Hull-House complex
East side of Hull-House complex from across Halsted St. with overgrown lot in foreground; includes Immigrants' Protective League, arched entrance to Hull-House courtyard, Juvenile Protective Association, Butler Building, Hull Mansion, Smith (Children's) Building
1957

Street scene featuring Hull-House complex looking north on Halsted at Gilpin Pl
Street scene featuring Hull-House complex looking north on Halsted from Gilpin Pl., with many pedestrians and horse-drawn cart parked on east side of Halsted; includes (from left) apartments, Immigrants' Protective League (on corner), arched entrance to Hull-House courtyard, Juvenile Protective Association, Butler Building, Smith (Children's) Building
1898

Street scene with Hull-House building complex
Street scene looking north from across the street on Halsted, south of Gilpin Place, showing exterior of Hull-House building complex, with Geis Clothing store sign visible on right and a horse-drawn carriage in street; includes (from left) Immigrants' Protective League (on corner), arched entrance to Hull-House courtyard, Juvenile Protective Association, Butler Building, Smith (Children's) Building
1924

Facade of Butler Building with Hull-House to the right
Facade of Butler Building from across Halsted Street with Hull-House to the right; man walking south on sidewalk
1891

Hull Mansion with Butler Building
Hull Mansion with part of Butler Building to the left and a pole with City of Chicago Public Library sign on sidewalk; low brick wall has replaced picket fence
1892

Hull Mansion viewed from across Halsted St
Hull Mansion from across Halsted St., with Butler Building to the left and livery/boarding stables to the right; children are sitting on the front step
1891

Hull Mansion viewed from across Halsted St
Hull Mansion from across Halsted St., with Butler Building to the left and livery/boarding stables to the right; children are sitting on the front step
1891


Entrance of Electrical Group building.
A close up view of one of the entrances of the Electrical Group building at A Century of Progress International Exposition in early 1933, a few months before the opening of Fair.
1933



Conception by Hugh Ferriss of how the Ford Exhibition building will look at night
The building is nine hundred feet long and ten stories in height at its center. It faces upon a five acre park fronting Lake Michigan. Albert Kahn of Detroit is the architect, and Walter Dorwin Teague of New York, the industrial designer, is in charge of the interior display.
1933


Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Moveable bridges of Chicago (Folder 59)
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.
1994

Howell House windows
Exterior corner windows of Howell House, taken by a member of the Howell Camera Club.
1940

Girls in a building doorway
Two young girls in coats stand in the doorway of a building.A sign next to them reads "MOVIES Friday - 3:30 PM - 5¢ - ".
1920

Daily Vacation Bible School, Howell Neighborhood House
Large group of children standing outside Howell Neighborhood House during daily Vacation Bible School.
1920

440 North Wells Street
Street-level view of part of the facade of 440 North Wells Street, seen from the southeast.
1984

New Division Headquarters, Entrance Drive and Service Yard, scale: horz. 1 in. = 5 ft; vert. 1 in. = 5 ft
Cross Section, "Revised 6-1981"; New Division; Job no. 81-17; file no. 6-11, 12; sheet 5 of 10 sheets
1976



Drawing of main entrance to Hull-House and Smith (Children's) Building
Drawing of main entrance to Hull-House and Smith (Children's) Building with two adults and a child walking in, by Hull-House art instructor Michael Gamboney
1945

East facade of Hull-House complex
Hull-House complex from across Halsted Street, including (from left) Butler Building, Hull Mansion, and Smith (Children's) Building
1896

Russell Ballard shows Hull-House and its neighborhood to Senator Paul H. Douglas and Elsa McCormick
Hull-House director Russell W. Ballard (left) stands across Halsted Street from Hull-House (Hull Mansion and Smith Building) with Illinois Senator Paul H. Douglas (pointing) and Elsa (Mrs. Robert H., Jr.) McCormick; McCormick was a leader in the fight to save Hull-House from demolition
1961

Hull-House complex, corner of Polk and Halsted
Hull-House complex as taken from corner of Polk St. and Halsted St. Includes (from left) Butler Building, entry to courtyard of Hull Mansion, Smith (Children's) Building (on corner)
1896

Hull Mansion viewed from across Halsted St
Hull Mansion from across Halsted St., with Butler Building to the left and livery/boarding stables to the right; children are sitting on the front step
1891

Sketch of Hull-House mansion and Butler Building
Sketch of Hull-House mansion and new Butler Building; livery stables at 331 S. Halsted on the right - would be replaced by Children's Building in a few years
1891

Sketch of Hull-House mansion and Butler Building
Sketch of Hull-House mansion and new Butler Building; livery stables at 331 S. Halsted on the right - would be replaced by Children's Building in a few years
1891

Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 5 (Folder 55)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 5 (1966)
1966





Interior of the Circle, Hall of Science Building
An interesting view of the Interior of the Circle, Hall of Science Building.
1933





Sign for Southwest Central Community Council playground
Sign for Southwest Central Community Council Playground Number 1. The playground area is fenced with chain link fencing, and a bench and sandbox are visible in the background.
1955

Bethlehem Center building
View of the Bethlehem Center in 1959. The three story red-bricked building at 1853 S. Racine Avenue was founded as a settlement house in 1884 for the immigrants of Chicago's Lower West Side and Pilsen neighborhoods.
1959

Howell House and neighborhood buildings
View of building rooftops in the Howell House neighborhood, with the Howell House building behind them.
1920

Children and teacher outside a building
Group of children standing with a teacher outside a building.
1940

Stiffel Lamp factory, West Huron Street
View looking west along the north side of West Huron Street from the intersection with North Kingsbury Street at the Stiffel Lamp factory (520 West Huron Street).
1985

Three Headquarters Buildings for Various Locations; Cook County-North New Division Headquarters, scale: 1 in. = 40 ft
E.D.A. project NO. 06-51-00489, Job no. 77-08, file no. 4-36, sheet U-1 of 23 sheets
1977