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North Lawndale map showing location of Marcy Center
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Hand-drawn and mimeographed map of part of the North Lawndale Community Area (#29) prepared by William Kaufman. Map indicates location of Marcy Center at 1539 S. Springfield Ave., as well as several area features.
Date:
November 1, 1932
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Folder with a menorah on the cover
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Small invitation-size folder with a menorah on the cover. Text inside includes a Bible quote of Isaiah 9:2 and the following text: Jewry today is in a sea of turmoil. The powers of darkness have increased the stumbling block to prevent the Light.
Date:
c. 1935
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Baseball game in forest preserve
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Children playing a baseball game in a forest preserve.
Date:
c. 1950
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Women working on clay craft projects
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Group of women seated at a table working on clay craft projects.
Date:
c. 1950
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Three boys with a dog
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Three African American boys crouched in front of an open doorway with a dog.
Date:
c. 1960
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Boys and young men with a model of a campfire
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Group of boys and young men, some wearing Scouting neckerchiefs, seated in a wood-paneled room with a model of a campfire in front of them.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Boy demonstrating a punching bag to young boxers
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A boy demonstrates a punching bag to other young boxers in a basement gymnasium as an instructor looks on.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Exterior of Marcy Center building
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Exterior view of Marcy Center building. Built in 1930 at 1539 S. Springfield Avenue in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood to facilitate Marcy Center's following of their Jewish population from the Maxwell Street area.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Children and adults waiting for transportation outside the Marcy Center
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Group of children and women dressed up for a trip to Arden Shore, wait for transportation on the sidewalk outside the Marcy Center.
Date:
c. 1900
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Woman with a boy in an American Indian costume
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A woman with a young boy dressed in an American Indian costume on the street in the Maxwell Street neighborhood.
Date:
c. 1900
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Nurse examining a patient's hand at the Marcy Center Clinic
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Standing nurse checks the hand of a seated patient in an examination room at the Marcy Center Clinic.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Girls doing woodcraft projects at Vacation Bible School
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Girls seated at a table working on woodworking projects in Daily Vacation Bible School.
Date:
1940
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Piano Duet
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Two girls playing a duet on a piano.
Date:
1942
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Teacher reading storybook to nursery school class
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Female teacher reading a storybook to a nursery school class. A table with snacks is in the foreground and a Christmas tree and children's' furniture are visible in the background.
Date:
1953
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Soapbox Derby Entrants, Marcy Center woodshop
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Group of boys and woodshop instructor Al Addimando in the Marcy Center woodshop with three boys seated in home-made derby cars.
Date:
1938
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Nurses with children and babies
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A group of nurses holding babies. One nurse stands beside a child on a scale.
Date:
c. 1910
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Children in Daily Vacation Bible School outside Marcy Center
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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.
Date:
c. 1915
Collection:

Marcy-Newberry Association records

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Woman and children in front of a wood building
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A woman and four children sit outside in front of a screen door of a wooden building.
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Marcy-Newberry Association records

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