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Everett C. Block (1921-2000) was born in Champaign County to Hilbert and Ella Lehmkuler
Block. He was the great-grandson of August Block for whom Block Station was named. Besides collecting
and curating an extensive collection of glass plate…

The Kammin family lived in the farmhouse where the glass plate negatives were found from the 1920s-1930s. William Kammin (1902-1988) had removed thirteen glass plate
negatives from the attic and taken them with him when he moved. He loaned these…

Note bright lower left hand corner and streak through the center of print. Also noteworthy, the accoutrements of an artistic young lady: tea serving set, parlor guitar, and violin.

A photo of a sitting man. "Tintype" by tungstensun is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

Charles Hull built the Hull homestead in 1856 and lived there until 1889.

Ellen Gates Starr co-founded the Hull House with Jane Addams in 1889 and worked there for nearly thirty years.

Charles Hull gave the Hull homestead to Helen Culver in 1889, who in turn, rented the mansion to Jane Addams and Helen Gates Starr on a free 25-year lease.

Photograph taken on the 40th anniversary of Hull House of Jane Addams with local Chicago children.

Portrait of Jane Addams from 1915

Undated studio portrait of a young Jane Addams taken by Cox in Chicago.