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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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Children at Play in Chicago Alley
July 1923
Children at play in a dirt alley on Chicago's west side.
Impoverished African American Children
February 25, 1915
Five impoverished and disheveled-looking African American children sitting on the ground near their home. Original caption reads: "These five little Negro children show the conditions under which m...
Small Town in Poor Farming Country
People assembled at storefront along the street of a small town in "poor farming country."
Baby with Milk
1923
A baby sitting in a wooden highchair with a glass of milk placed on the tray.
Children on Homemade Swing
June 1927
Young boy and a toddler relaxing on a homemade tree swing made with an automobile seat.
Young Children Play in Squalid Alley
1925
Three young children playing with a wagon in a squalid alley between rows of impoverished houses. Trash and rubble litter the alley.
