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Teenage Mass Meetings flyer, Henry Booth House
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Mimeographed flyer announcing a series of meetings on a variety of topics for teenagers at Henry Booth House in Spring 1961.
Date:
1961
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Girls receiving Christmas presents
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Several girls lining up to receive Christmas presents from two adults standing next to a Christmas tree.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Children and woman outside a camp cabin
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Group of children and a woman standing outside a cabin at camp.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:

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
Collection:

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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

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
Collection:

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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Woman examining garments for sale
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A woman examines aprons and other garments on display, probably at a rummage or handicraft sale, as another woman stands behind the display table.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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View of the original Henry Booth house
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Exterior view of the original Henry Booth House, located at 658 West 14th Place.
Date:
1899
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Cover of Henry Booth House Annual Report for 1917
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Cover of Henry Booth House Annual Report for 1917.
Date:
1917
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Children swimming at camp near a lifeguard
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Interracial group of children swimming at camp near a dock with a lifeguard overlooking.
Date:
1953
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Woman holding newspaper on bench
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African American woman seated on a bench outdoors with a newspaper in her lap.
Date:
1948
Collection:

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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Children with donkeys at camp
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Children posing with men astride two donkeys at camp.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:

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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Hispanic women in an English class
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Group of Hispanic women in an English class.
Date:
1955
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Women preparing plates of food
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Group of women preparing plates of food on a table.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Boys working in woodshop
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Six boys working in woodshop on individual projects.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Girls with a librarian
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Group of girls in a library with a librarian.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Costumed children performing in a patriotic pageant
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Costumed children performing with percussion instruments in front of an American flag during a patriotic pageant.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Children dancing in a gymnasium
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Group of costumed children dancing in a large circle inside a gymnasium.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Boys at Camp Channing
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Group of boys posing under a sign reading "Camp Channing for the boys of Chicago".
Date:
1938
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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Boys digging a hole for a sandbox
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Boys digging a hole for a sandbox. Neighborhood buildings are visible behind them.
Date:
1939
Collection:

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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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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
Collection:

Henry Booth House records

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