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Women nursing babies at Chicago Relief and Aid Society facility
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Two women in long dresses hold a baby and pose near cribs. A sign on the exterior of the building reads: "Station for sick babies conducted by the Chicago Relief and Aid Society and the Visiting Nurse Association".
Date:
c. 1920
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Henry Booth House records

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Maxwell Street scene
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Maxwell Street scene across from Kling's Sample Millenary Store and other venders
Date:
1948
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Henry Booth House records

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Nursery Playgroup graduation
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Director Mary Hata and teacher Belle Whitselle watch the Nursery Playgroup graduation.
Date:
c. 1950
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Children holding brooms and cleanup signs at Henry Booth House
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Group of children and others in front of Henry Booth House, holding brooms and handmade posters about neighborhood cleanup.
Date:
March, 1950
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Henry Booth House records

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Teenagers crossing a stream in the woods
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A group of teenagers uses a fallen log to cross a creek in a wooded area.
Date:
c. 1950
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Henry Booth House records

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Leadership Seminar participant presenting on stage
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A Leadership Seminar participant presents on stage as others listen at a table behind her.
Date:
1954
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Large group of children outside Henry Booth House
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Large group of children standing outside Henry Booth House.
Date:
c. 1930
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Mexican children with a piñata and two men
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Large group of Mexican children posing with two men. The man at the right holds a rope attached to a piñata suspended overhead.
Date:
December 1938
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Henry Booth House records

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Teacher and children in garden
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Boy watering plants with a hose, and nursery school class and teacher standing next to the garden. The children are holding up leaf lettuce from the garden.
Date:
1941
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Henry Booth House records

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Children walking with clean-up signs on street
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Children walking outside on neighborhood streets carrying shovels, a broom, and clean-up signs.
Date:
1949
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Henry Booth House records

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Children playing in concrete pipe segments in a play area
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Children playing in concrete drainage pipe segments in a fenced outdoor play area.
Date:
c. 1950
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Teenagers playing ping-pong outside a building
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Teenagers playing ping-pong outside a building.
Date:
c. 1950
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Adults and a child wearing traditional ethnic clothing
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Six adults and a child standing outside in traditional ethnic clothing.
Date:
c. 1920
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Costumed adults enacting Christmas nativity scene
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Five adults in costumes enacting a Christmas nativity scene with the three wise men bearing gifts.
Date:
1934
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Women in costumes dancing on stage
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Four women dressed in costumes with flowers in their hair dancing onstage.
Date:
c. 1920
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Children and adults dressed in Mexican clothing dancing
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Two children and two adults dressed in Mexican traditional clothing dance onstage, accompanied by two musicians playing guitars.
Date:
1937
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Boys saluting with softball equipment
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Ten boys dressed in warm clothes saluting and holding softball equipment.
Date:
1937
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Henry Booth House records

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Youths in front of Henry Booth House
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Group of young people in front of Henry Booth House.
Date:
July 1940
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Woman and young children on a sidewalk
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A woman with a group of small children on a sidewalk.
Date:
July 1940
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Manual Training class projects, Henry Booth House
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Manual Training class projects from Henry Booth House displayed on a table.
Date:
1937
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Boys working in woodshop
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Six boys working in woodshop on individual projects.
Date:
c. 1940
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Campers in front of Rose Inn, Lincoln Center Camp
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Four girl campers pose on the stairs in front of Rose Inn at Lincoln Center Camp.
Date:
July 1946
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Henry Booth House records

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Adults displaying checks
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Group of women and men holding checks in a fan-shape.
Date:
1949
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Children playing on swings
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Children playing on swings in a fenced play area. Neighborhood buildings are visible behind them.
Date:
c. 1950
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Christmas party with girls singing
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Group of children and teenagers seated at tables during a Christmas party, while a group of girls holding candles sings.
Date:
December 1951
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Henry Booth House records

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Teenagers and children at an indoor event
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A group of African American teenagers and children socializing at an indoor event.
Date:
June 1953
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Henry Booth House flyer
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Flyer for Henry Booth House with photograph of Henry Booth House doorway and five photographs of activities. Includes short list of activities.
Date:
c. 1950
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Children doing craft projects at tables outside Henry Booth House
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Children sitting at small tables and doing craft projects together outside the Henry Booth House.
Date:
c. 1930
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English class
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Group of adults and children seated around a table during an English class.
Date:
1929
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Peoples' Gas-Light and Coke Company cooking demonstration
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Group of people seated outdoors in folding chairs watch a cooking demonstration given from a Peoples' Gas-Light and Coke Company truck.
Date:
1924
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Henry Booth House records

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Boys with flowerboxes
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Ten boys with wooden flowerboxes in a yard.
Date:
1931
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George Ibbara in soapbox derby car
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George Ibbara on the street in a soapbox derby car.
Date:
1938
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Henry Booth House records

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Adults studying in English class
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Group of adults seated at table writing as part of an English class.
Date:
c. 1937
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Instructor teaching children how to make handicrafts
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Recreation Project #3418: WPA handicraft instructor teaching children seated at a table.
Date:
1937
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Henry Booth House records

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Girls in a Cooking class
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Four girls following recipe printed on a blackboard during a cooking class.
Date:
1929
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Mary Hata playing piano for singing children
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A group of children sings a song, accompanied by Mary Hata playing piano.
Date:
c. 1950
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Children playing outside
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Group of African American children playing outside.
Date:
c. 1950
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Children cleaning neighborhood street
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Group of children cleaning a neighborhood street, as others look on.
Date:
March, 1950
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Children playing outside Public Housing apartment buildings
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Children playing in a playground area adjacent to Public Housing apartment buildings.
Date:
c. 1950
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Ethnic dance performance, International Night
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A couple perform an ethnic dance on International Night, with four costumed women standing behind them in a straw-filled cart.
Date:
1937
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Henry Booth House records

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International Night celebration
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Man presents a bouquet of flowers to a girl on stage during International Night, as costumed performers look on.
Date:
1937
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Boys wearing hats and helmets
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Group of boys wearing headgear - some wearing leather football helmets - stand next to a street.
Date:
c. 1930
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Henry Booth House records

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Dr. Booth doing an eye examination on a patient
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Dr. Booth examining the eyes of an elderly African American man.
Date:
c. 1940
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Henry Booth House records

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Children playing musical instruments
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Group of children playing percussion instruments, accompanied by a woman playing piano.
Date:
c. 1950
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Henry Booth House records

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Girl weaving on a loom in handicrafts class
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Girl weaving on a loom in a class taught by a WPA handicrafts instructor. Other girls at the table are doing different types of weaving.
Date:
1937
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Henry Booth House records

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Boys sitting at table with fish bowl, globe, and books
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Eleven boys sitting at a table with a fish bowl, globe, and books.
Date:
1937
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Nurse conducting a nutrition class
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A nurse conducts a nutrition class using carrots, bowls, spoons and salt, as a group of women seated in chairs listen.
Date:
c. 1940
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Henry Booth House records

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Couple dancing in front of jukebox
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African American couple dancing in front of a jukebox.
Date:
1954
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Henry Booth House records

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Men in a horse-drawn wagon outside of Henry Booth House
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Two men in a horse-drawn wagon filled with food outside of Henry Booth House, at the intersection of S. Union Avenue and 14th.
Date:
1954
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Henry Booth House records

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Children in costumes dancing on an outdoor stage
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Children in theatrical costumes dancing on an outdoor stage.
Date:
c. 1940
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Henry Booth House records

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