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Boy and girl playing chess
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Boy and girl facing off in a game of chess.
Date:
1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Women's Home Missionary Society
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Group of women outside the Marcy Center celebrating Mrs. Feldman's 25th anniversary with the Women's Home Missionary Society.
Date:
July 1, 1935
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Group of boys in scouting uniforms outside a building
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Group of youths standing outside of a building, with some wearing scouting uniforms and holding axes and backpacks.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Men with poultry crates, Maxwell Street market
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Men with poultry creates at the Maxwell Street market, including a butcher next to crates of turkeys.
Date:
1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Maxwell Street market scene with goods for sale in handbarrow carts
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View of the Maxwell Street market, with goods for sale displayed on handbarrow carts. A young black boy and awhite man stand in the foreground at the right.
Date:
1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Jewish girls gathered for Christian prayer
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Christian "prayer gang" composed of young Jewish girls who are seated on chairs in a room.
Date:
c. 1915
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Adult students in Ms. Peterson's English class
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Group of adult students seated at writing desks in an English class. Teacher Ms. Peterson (standing at right) assists one of them.
Date:
c. 1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Nativity Scene, Christmas Pageant
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Teen actors and actresses in costume pose in nativity scene at a Christmas Pageant.
Date:
December 1, 1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Fundraising flyer for Marcy Center
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Fundraising flyer for Marcy Center signed by Director Hazzard F. Parks. The drawings and text describe the programs associated with the fundraising theme "The Lighted Windows".
Date:
May 31, 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Service in the Marcy Center Chapel
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Group of children with hymn books stand behind the altar railing during a service in the Marcy Center Chapel, while others are seated in the pews.
Date:
1940
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Boys eating sandwiches outdoors
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Group of boys from the Marcy Center Boys' Club dressed in winter coats and scout uniforms eating sandwiches and bananas outdoors.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Dedication ceremony for the new Marcy Center Building
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Large group of people including Superintendent Anna Heisted at the dedication ceremony for the new Marcy Center Building. The cornerstone is being lowered by a winch with Will Kaufman visible in the crowd.
Date:
1930
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Young girl reading an oversized book
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Young girl reading an oversized book at a child-sized table.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Girls putting coats and boots on
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Two African American girls putting winter coats and boots on in a hallway. Two other children are visible at right.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Group of women and children in a city park
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Group of women and children in a city park with a street visible in the background.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Boys playing basketball at Marcy Center gymnasium
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Group of boys playing a game of basketball at the Marcy Center gymnasium.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Sukkah for Sukkot
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A Sukkah, or booth built for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, standing in a back yard.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Doctor giving eye test to an older man
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Doctor giving eye test to an older man
Date:
1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Street scene with brick two flats and fenced front yards
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Street scene with brick two flats and fenced front yards.
Date:
c. 1950s
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Children on teeter-totters in Marcy Center playground
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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.
Date:
1938
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Woman with children in Marcy Chapel
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Woman standing in front of a group of children seated in pews in the Marcy House Chapel.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Children and instructors at Vacation Bible School
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Group of children and instructors stand in front of a building at Vacation Bible School.
Date:
1929
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Marcy-Newberry boys baseball team
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Group of young men and boys on the Marcy-Newberry boys baseball team.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Boys and a man outside a frame building
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An group of twelve boys dressed in caps and short pants stand with a man outside a frame building.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


View of Maxwell Street market
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View of the Maxwell Street market from above showing vendors' booths along the street in front of shops, and crowd of shoppers and vehicles in the street.
Date:
c. 1910
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Children playing on swings
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Children playing on and near swings in a fenced play area. Neighborhood buildings are visible behind them.
Date:
c. 1910
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Newberry Center program pamphlet
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Cover of a pamphlet advertising programs at the Newberry Center. Includes photograph of two teens with two police officers and photograph of male teens playing musical instruments together in a band.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Children and man outside the Adler Planetarium
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Four children accompanied by an adult stand on the steps outside the Adler Planetarium during a field trip.
Date:
circa 1950
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Teenage girls and woman
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A teen shows off her skirt, while behind her a woman reads from a sheet of paper with other girls next to her.
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Street with houses and firetruck
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Street view showing brick and wood buildings, with a firetruck partially visible in the foreground.
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Boys playing basketball in a gymnasium, Marcy Center
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Group of six African American boys playing a game of basketball in a gymnasium at Marcy Center.
Date:
1961
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Children eating desserts at Home Guards and Mother Jewels Anniversary party
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Children seated at a U-shaped table eating desserts at Home Guards and Mother Jewels Anniversary party.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Children in Marcy Chapel singing from sheet music
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Children seated in choir in the Marcy Chapel singing from sheet music. They are accompanied by a woman playing piano.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Doll Time at Play Center
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Girls ages 5 to 7 play with dolls and doll clothes at a play center, as a woman with a clipboard looks on.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Man helping boys cut a piece of wood
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Man helping two boys cut a piece of wood with a table saw.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Group of boys playing football with a referee
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Group of boys playing football wait for a signal from the referee behind them.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Members of "The Wanderers" from the Marcy Center's Boys Club
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Members of "The Wanderers" from the Marcy Center's Boys Club posing outside with neighborhood buildings visible behind them.
Date:
c. 1932
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Young children washing up in basins
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Four young African American children washing up in enameled basins set on a table. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln is visible behind them.
Date:
April 1, 1962
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Boys working on handicrafts in Summer Block Unit Program class
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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.
Date:
July 1, 1963
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Doctor and nurse examining a woman on a gurney
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Doctor and nurse examining a woman on a gurney in a room filled with medical equipment.
Date:
October 1, 1934
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Group of Girl Scouts on couches and chair
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Group of uniformed Girl Scouts posing on couches and chair, one of whom appears to be sight-impaired.
Date:
March 6, 1939
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Marcy Center Choralettes under sign for Sears "Y" Cup Race
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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.
Date:
May 1, 1963
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Kindergarten Play, Marcy Center
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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.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Selling live poultry in the market, Maxwell Street
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Young child and five men at the Maxwell Street market viewing cages holding live poultry for sale.
Date:
1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Maxwell Street Newspaper Vendor
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A bearded man sitting next to his streetside newspaper stand, selling newspapers in English, Russian, and Yiddish.
Date:
1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Maxwell Street market scene, Halsted and Maxwell Streets
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Scene at the Maxwell Street market at Halsted and Maxwell Streets. A very young boy stands behind a sidewalk "Coney Island Frankfurter" stand selling hot dogs. Two other vendor carts are in the foreground at right.
Date:
1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Christmas Carolers
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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
Date:
December 1, 1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Women workers at a table
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Group of eight women workers behind a work table.
Date:
c. 1915
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Cover of Newberry Center 1960 Annual Report
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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.
Date:
1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access


Anna Heistad with two other women
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Marcy Center Superintendent Anna Heistad and two other women on a sidewalk in front of a delicatessen.
Date:
circa 1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
Access:
Public access