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Children at Hull-House nursery school
Dozens of young children in Hull-House nursery school, most sitting on the floor, facing general direction of the camera, some standing, seated at tables, and a boy on the right is on a rocking horse
1930

Teacher with large group of young children
Teacher sitting on the floor with around 20 young children, making hand gestures; one girl sits on a chair behind them next to a fireplace
1930

Children's costume contest at Hull-House Halloween party
Hull-House Head Resident Charlotte Carr (seated, right) on stage with 15 children wearing masks for a costume contest at a Hull-House Halloween party
1939

Children in a dragon costume on stage at Hull-House Halloween party
Hull-House Head Resident Charlotte Carr points at children in a dragon costume during a Hull-House Halloween party; Hull-House instructor Guido Tardi is standing in the center of the photo and Hull-House secretary Kennicott Brenton is seated next to Carr
1939

Four boys surround a garbage can in alley
Four boys surround a garbage can in an alley near Hull-House; youngest is Dom Esposito (left, looking at camera)
1939

Boy playing carrom in Hull-House boys' game room
Boy (Sam) standing on table support to play carrom, a billiard-style tabletop board game using disks and cues, in Hull-House boys' game room
1930

Two photos of a boy, one photo in woods, one in city alley
Two photos of a boy (Dom Esposito) - the left shows him leaning against a trash can in an alley near Hull-House, the right shows him frolicking along a creek in the woods at Bowen Country Club
1939

Photographic portrait of young boy, Vaughan Sanders
Photographic portrait of young boy, Vaughan Sanders
1909


Jane Addams and Theater Children, One to Left and One Seated at Her Right
Co-founder of Hull-House, Jane Addams, with 2 children in theater costumes.
1930


Construction of a giant toy wagon in preparation for the Enchanted Island exhibit
The photo was taken in March of 1933, a few months before the grand opening of the Fair.
1933



Dennis O' Shea, in glasses, pie-eating champion of the 1934 World's Fair
Third, second, and first place winners of the 1934 pie-eating contest.
1934

A happy group of visitors after their first day at the new World's Fair from York and York County Pennsylvania
The party, under the chaperonage of Glenn E. Bailey and J.W. Barwick, numbers 153, and is composed of 75 school children and 60 teachers. They already have visited all exhibit buildings, the Field Museum, Colonial Village, the Lama Temple and Fort Dearborn. They leave Friday for home, and are staying at Judson Court, University of Chicago.
1933



Other community activities, 1975 (Folder 613)
Description: Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to community groups, businesses, and students in Chicago's schools.
1975

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

Young girl with small bowl
Interior. Young girl in dining room with small bowl in her hand.
1935

Signing Declaration of Independence at Bowen Country Club Pageant
Three campers in costume signing Declaration of Independence.
1948

Side of dining room
Exterior. Campers playing outside of Commons dining room porch.
1950

Jane Addams and group of campers
Exterior. Jane Addams seated at small table in midst of campers. She is pinning something on a girl's clothing.
1933

Campers outside at night
Exterior. Five campers outside near unlit campfire at night. Left: Opie Opestad. Third from left: Cookie Valerio.
1946

Baby's dance
Exterior. Women crouching on floor with small children for Baby's Dance.
1946

Al Bax leads children from church
Exterior. Al Bax leads line of children coming from church.
1946

Procession of children with hats
Exterior. Children wearing party hats and adults walking on path past the Commons building.
1946

Anna May Cook
Exterior. Young girl, Anna May Cook, in chair swing pushed by two boys.
1946

Boys swimming in pool
Exterior. Boys swimming in pool. Two boys on diving board. Women spectators in background.
1946

Lorraine Sinese typing
Interior. Lorraine Senese typing at pine desk.
1947

Path to Mary Rozet Smith Cottage and the Commons
Exterior. Woman and child on path to Mary Rozet Smith Cottage and the Commons.
1941

"Hello Boys and Girls!" storybook and neighborhood guide
Cover of youth storybook and guide to neighborhood from the Neighborhood Service Organization. Presents Pilsen as a blending of Czech and Mexican American communities.
1950

Awards banquet
Group of seated people having a meal at an awards banquet. A table with trophies on it is visible in the background.
1960

Girls and woman dressed for a Hallowe'en party
Group outside Howell House. They are dressed for a Hallowe'en party, wearing domino masks and costume dresses. An African American woman is dressed as a crossing guard. A sign on the door of the building behind them reads "Halloween Party - This Saturday Night - Here".
1965

Boy examining a camera
Young African American boy sitting and looking down at a camera in his lap with furrowed brow.
1965

Teenagers on an outing in the woods
Group of young adults on an outing in a forested area.
1930

Teenagers outside of Howell House
Teenagers, some on bicycles, gathered outside of Howell House.
1950

Boys with Sterling Club pennant
Group of nine boys and a man with a pennant that says "Sterling Club;" Some of the boys have the initials "SAC" on their sweaters, and a boy kneeling in front holds a basketball that says "Sterling AC".
1920

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

Children on playground climbing structure
Group of girls outside on a playground climbing structure, with a woman soothing a young boy near them.
1930

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

Cartoons for Camp Gray
Hand-drawn cartoons by Ed Teska depicting life at Camp Gray.
1926

Sedgwick Childrens' Park, Lincoln Park
A group of children and their guardians sit on concrete risers in the brick-paved central plaza of Sedgwick Children's Park, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of North Sedgwick and West Wisconsin Streets. A young woman standing at the left is speaking to the group.
1976

Block party, West Berteau Avenue
View looking northwest at a summer block party on West Berteau Avenue, just east of the intersection with North Lockwood Avenue.
1981

Congressman Frank Annunzio with boy scouts in July Fourth Edgebrook Parade
Congressman Frank Annunzio (man in shirt and tie in right center) shaking hands with Boy Scouts (four boys on left) at the Edgebrook Fourth of July Parade
1989

Congressman Frank Annunzio and Mayor with children and others at the Columbus Day Parade
Congressman Frank Annunzio (second to right) and Mayor Richard J. Daley (right) with children (middle row left) and unidentified others at the Columbus Day Parade
1973

Edge of swimming pool
Exterior. Children playing in water at pools edge.
1951

Cotillion Date Night (1)
Interior. Boy and girl dancing at Cotillion Date Night. Other boys with hats standing near table.
1946

Boys in outdoor shower
Exterior. Eight boys in swimsuits pose in outdoor pool shower. Chucky Casale is third from left. Albert Sauceda is in back row left.
1946