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Two orphans at the Fair
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Take an Orphan to the Fair.' Here we see Frank Mandel, brother of Leon Mandel, who started the campaign doing his bit toward making the campaign a success by taking a group of crippled children from the Martha Washington home for Crippled Children for an outing at the World's Fair. Mrs. Mandel is helping him entertain two of the children as they pose for photographers in the Court of Honor. The children are Alexander Pappas and Sylvia Cordinia.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Chicago orphans visit the World's Fair
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Boys from Lawrence hall saw the World's Fair as guests of Mandel Brothers State street department store
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Orphans from the Lydia Children's Home visit the World's Fair
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Orphan boys visiting the Fair
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Be a swell person -- Take an Orphan to the Fair is the motto of the movement started by the Mandel Brothers, State street department store, to help charitable Chicagoans take under-privileged children on World's Fair outings. Shown here is Leon Mandel, general manager, with the first of the groups to visit the exposition, composed of boys from the Bohemian Orphan asylum, the Illinois Protestant Children's home, and the Chicago Home for Jewish children. A special department, under the management of Mrs. Jennie Pervin, has been organized in the club women's bureau on the ninth floor of the store, to assist persons planning orphan parties; such persons may write, call in person, or telephone State 1500. Orphans, in groups of three or more, will be admitted to the Fair grounds for five cents each.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Orphans at the fair receiving canes
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Have a World's Fair cane, boys, says Leon Mandel, general manager of Mandel Brothers, State street store, to these orphans from the Bohemian Orphan Asylum, the Illinois Protestant Children's home and the Chicago Home for Jewish Children. He was host Wednesday (September 26th) to the first group to visit the exposition under the store's plan to assist charitable Chicagoans in taking underprivileged children on World's Fair outings. A special department, in charge of Mrs. Jennie Pervin, has been set up in the club women's bureau on the ninth floor, to help hosts organize their groups. For full information, citizens need only write, call in person, or telephone State 1500. Orphans will be admitted to the Fair in groups of three or more for five cents each.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Band from the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home shown in the Court of Honor
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access

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