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ESBMA Men Group Portrait

Date: 05 25 1928
Description: Group portrait of ESBMA (East Side Business Men's Association) men posing after clearing field for playground at Burr Jones Field, 1800 E. Washington Avenu...
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Men Clearing Field for Playground

Date: 05 25 1928
Description: ESBMA (East Side Business Men's Association) men clearing area for playground at Burr Jones Field at 1800 E. Washington Street.
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Forest Park at Chautauqua Grounds

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Description: Children play in Forest Park at the Chautauqua Grounds, an institution founded in 1874. Residences can be seen beyond the playground at right. Caption read...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Play School Outing

Date: 06 1938
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with images of a spring outing taken by the Bluebirds? and the Orioles children's groups. Children are pl...
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Brittingham Park Playground Castle

Date: 10 25 1957
Description: Six officials pose for a group portrait at the dedication of a playground structure made of concrete in the shape of a castle; it is sponsored by the Jayce...
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Playground Equipment at Neighborhood House

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Description: Wooden playground structure on or near the grounds of Neighborhood House, with a McDonald's on Regent Street visible in the far background.
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Roundy Coughlin and Fun Fund Playground Toys

Date: 08 29 1961
Description: Joseph (Roundy) Coughlin is shown trying to get on board a new whirl-a-round at Children's Park at Central Wisconsin Colony and Training School. The new pl...
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Chicago Child Care Society

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Description: Chicago Child Care Society designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #617 in 1963. This building was three stories built above grade. The...

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