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Man in Santa Claus costume giving toys to a crowd of children during a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway

 

Man in Santa Claus costume giving Christmas toys to a crowd of children in a lot next to the Hull-House Jane Addams Center; a police officer looks on.

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Title:
Man in Santa Claus costume giving toys to a crowd of children during a Hull-House Christmas toy giveaway
Date of Original:
circa 1960s
Identifier:
JAMC_0000_0434_5081.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3wp9tg49
Notes:
The children have pieces of paper they're handing Santa in exchange for toys -- one is holding a Play Doh Fun Factory Jr. box; some adults are in the background. The sign for the Abbott Hotel (721 W. Belmont Ave.) is in the background, across the street. Event co-sponsored by Merchandise Mart Toy and Juvenile Association, with WCIU-TV channel 26.


Rights:
Copyright not evaluated
Access:
Public access

Subject--Name
Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
Hull House Association (Chicago, Ill.)

Form:
Photographs

Building Name:
Jane Addams Center

Collection Information


Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
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Source Variant Name:
Jane Addams Memorial Collection
Series:
Series III: Bowen Country Club and the Wisconsin Camp
Folder:
434
Repository:
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Geographic Information

Lakeview (Chicago, Ill.)