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Young boys in boxing gloves sparring in the ring
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Two young boys in boxing gloves sparring in a boxing ring. An instructor assists one of the boys with his glove.
Date:
1947
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Eleanor Mathieu hands out games at the game room counter
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Eleanor Mathieu hands out board games and other game equipment to children from behind the game room counter.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Boy scouts from Troop 225 on a hike in Forest Preserve
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Three boy scouts, Off-The-Street Club members of Troop 225, pose during a hike in a Forest Preserve.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Scouts with Scout Master Auguste Mathieu at Mark Twain Adventure Camp
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Group of boys, Members of Scout Troop 225, gather around a campfire with Scout Master Auguste Mathieu at Mark Twain Adventure Camp.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Linda Crane twirling a baton on stage
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A young girl, Linda Crane, twirling a baton on stage.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Girls in the Jack and Jill Club performance
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Four girls costumed in matching shorts and capes strike a pose during the Jack and Jill Club performance.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Girl picking blackberries at Mark Twain Camp
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Teenage girl picking blackberries at Mark Twain Camp.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Boys gardening
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Boys hoeing in summer camp garden.
Date:
1954
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Girls dancing on stage
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Eight young girls in frilly dresses and one in a tophat and tails tap dance on a stage in front of an audience seated at banquet tables.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Children and adults at cleanup event
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Group of adults and children holding small rakes and "Don't Litter" signs stand behind a microphone at an outdoor cleanup event.
Date:
August 14, 1966
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Boys playing dice in an alley
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Eight boys crouching in an alley while playing dice.
Date:
c. 1910
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


May Queen Portrait
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Two girls garlanded with flowers pose as the May Queen and attendant in front of a painted backdrop of trees.
Date:
1911
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Christmas Party Benefit program for Off-The-Street Club
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Cover of the program for the 1954 Christmas Party benefit for the Off-The-Street Club, sponsored by the Chicago Federated Advertising Club, a primary sponsor of the OTSC.
Date:
1954
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Camp Moss
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View of two cabins at Camp Moss in Michigan.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Flag Raising at camp
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Auguste Mathieu (third from right) and an older boy raise the American flag at camp while other boys and girls look on.
Date:
c. 1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Playing a game at camp
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Children with paper bags over their heads playing a game in the grass at camp.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Pumping water at camp
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Older girl pumping water for another girl at an outdoor pump at camp.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Children disembarking from truck at camp
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Boys and girls disembarking from a truck as they arrive at camp.
Date:
1949
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Sack race at Mother's Club Picnic for campers
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Group of boys racing in a sack race during the Mother's Club Picnic for campers.
Date:
1961
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Junior Dramatic Club Valentine Party, Van Buren Club
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Members of the Junior Dramatic Club behind a banquet table during their Valentine Party at the Van Buren Club.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Group of boys at an archery lesson
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Large group of young boys, some dressed in scouting uniforms, watch a man give an archery lesson.
Date:
February 1964
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Drama club students in costume for Mary Poppins play
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Drama club students costumed as chimney sweeps and as Mary Poppins (holding umbrella) for a Mary Poppins play.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Teenagers and adults rehearsing a play
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Group of teenagers and adults rehearsing a play onstage.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Boys paddling canoes on river
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Boys paddling canoes on a river.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Badminton at Mark Twain Adventure Camp
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Teenagers playing badminton at the Mark Twain Adventure summer camp.
Date:
July 1959
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Girls in hats they made in craft class at camp
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Girls modeling hats they made in craft class at summer camp.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Boys eating outdoors at camp
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Group of boys eating outdoors on the grass at camp.
Date:
c. 1970
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Norbert Locke (Uncle Ned) and Bob Baron (Uncle Bob) of WGN-TV’s “Lunchtime Little Theater” directing a balloon-blowing contest between eight children at OTSC Christmas Party
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Norbert Locke (ringmaster Ned on Bozo's Circus) and another man direct a balloon blowing contest between eight children at the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) Christmas Party.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Children with Santa Claus
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Group of children holding presents surround Santa Claus.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Children performing at a Christmas Benefit Party
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Children dressed as American Indians perform onstage in front of an adult audience at a Christmas Benefit Party.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Auguste Mathieu and others with Off-The-Street Club Christmas Benefit sign
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Auguste Mathieu (left), Bill Veck (from Chicago White Sox) and two other men pose with a boy holding a baseball bat in front of a sign for the Off-The-Street Club Annual Christmas Party Benefit.
Date:
December, 1959
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Off-The-Street Club campers with truck in wooded area
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Large group of day campers posing by an Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) truck in a wooded area.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Boxer Andres Balderas with his Manager
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Boxer Andres Balderas posing with his manager.
Date:
1952
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Drawing Class
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A young girl poses with her arm upraised as other children seated at easels draw her, and an instructor looks on.
Date:
1915
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Woodworking in Manual Training Room
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Boy sawing a piece of wood in workshop of the Manual Training Room. Three other boys are working in background. Working in the Manual Training Room was a reward for good behavior.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Children at a Thanksgiving meal
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Young boys and girls seated at two long dining tables for a Thanksgiving meal.
Date:
c. 1913
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Boys in the backyard of the Off-The-Street Club
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Six boys (in suits and caps) sitting on fence in backyard of Off-The-Street Club (OTSC). Sunflowers are growing along the fence.
Date:
1911
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Girl receives polio shot for "Safe on Third" rally
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Girl in scout uniform receives a polio shot from a man in suit, to promote the "Safe on Third" rally for the Infantile Paralysis Foundation. A priest, a man holding baseball bats, and other children are in the group.
Date:
April 19, 1957
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Children diving at new outdoor pool, Mark Twain Camp
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Children dive off the edge of a new outdoor pool at Mark Twain Camp at a signal from Executive Director Auguste Mathieu (at right). A crowd of invited guests seated on folding chairs looks on.
Date:
June 26, 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Off-The-Street Club Baseball Team 1941
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The 1941 Off-The-Street Club Baseball Team, American League Champions for Chicago. Through understanding leadership, undesirable rivalry gives way to fair play and healthful recreation.
Date:
1941
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Off-The-Street-Club Summer Season flyer
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Off-The-Street-Club flyer announcing 1935 summer season programs. Includes dates of big athletic tournaments, and photos of the playground, baseball tournament winners, Boy Scout Troop 225, and the Harmonica Band.
Date:
1935
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Off-The-Street Club, 1000th Member
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Auguste Mathieu (right) shakes hands with the 1000th member of the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Game Room at camp
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Boys and girls reading and playing checkers in front of the fireplace in a game room at camp.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Bicycling at summer camp
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Adolescent boys and girls on their bicycles under a sign for the Noah Van Cleef "1958" Trail at summer camp.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Off-The-Street-Club members appearing on Morris B. Sachs Amateur Hour
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Page from a booklet with photograph of a group of Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) members with musical instruments. From left to right they are: Nanci Venti, the two Lamb sisters, Mary Zick, Lawrence Laine, Frank Perrelli, Sam Racina, George Rico and Frank Alfano. The musicians performed on the Morris B. Sachs Amateur Hour on May 18, 1941 as a publicity event.
Date:
1941
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Group at a banquet table
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Group of adults dining and chatting at a banquet table.
Date:
June 1942
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Frank Baker and boy scouts with American flag
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Board member Frank Baker watches as boy scouts from Troop 225 take down the American flag outside the Off-The-Street Club building.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Playing Billiards in Game Room
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Group of boys watching at a billiards table as one boy lines up his shot.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Boys performing a routine on stage
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Five boys wearing sunglasses and bow ties perform an onstage routine with Indian Clubs. A group of musicians is behind them.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access


Children on bicycles at camp
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Three children with their bikes, who were the first to make the trip to camp via bicycle.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access