Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago photograph collection, ca. 1895-1973, bulk 1910-1950.

  • Collection ID 1980.0089
  • Creator Names Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago.
  • Title Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates ca. 1895-1973, bulk 1910-1950.
  • Physical description
    • 6 albums (429 photographic prints) ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
    • 329 photographic prints : b&w ; 40 x 50 cm. (16 x 18 in.) or smaller.
    • 2 photographic prints : b&w ; 29 x 50 cm. (12 x 20 in.) or smaller.
    • 1 photograph : cabinet card ; 11 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 7 in.)
    • 4 photoprints : col. ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller.
    • 237 transparencies : col. ; 35 mm. and 25 mm.
    • 122 transparencies : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
    • 121 transparencies : lantern slide ; 9 x 11 cm. (4 x 3 1/2 in.)
    • 4 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
    • 3 negatives : col. ; 9 x 9 cm. ( 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
    • 1 folder of non-graphic material.
  • Collection arrangement Organization: by topic.
  • Access and usage restrictions To consult lantern slides, negatives or color materials in the Research Center it is necessary to make an advance appointment (email: Research@chicagohistory.org).
  • Collection summary Visual materials relating to the VNA, which was organized in 1889 and chartered the following year. Shows child and adult patients from varied ethnic backgrounds receiving health treatments and instruction in their homes (ca. mid-1890s-1950s); single and group portraits of the nursing staff and office personnel; some views of the nurses at their substations; unidentified neighborhood scenes taken to document unsanitary conditions; turn-of-the-century shots of domestic interiors suggesting lack of hygiene and level of poverty; albums showing treatment procedures, braces, and other equipment mainly for poliomyeletis. Most transparency subjects are not found in other media. Some subjects are found in both photoprints and lantern slides.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Some photoprints copyrighted.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Visiting Nurse Association records.
  • Finding Aids Note Unpublished inventory available (1980-89).
  • Acquisition information Gift of the Visiting Nurses Association of Chicago (1980.0089; 1985.0469).
  • Names
    • Foley, Edna L., d. 1943 Portraits.
    • Fullmer, Harriet, 1860-1952 Portraits.
    • Higginson, Emily (Emily Wakem) Portraits.
    • Westphal, Mary Elizabeth, 1877?-1962 Portraits.
    • Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago Photographs.
  • Subjects
    • African American children Illinois Chicago 1890-1949.
    • African Americans Employment Illinois Chicago.
    • African American women Illinois Chicago 1890-1949.
    • Older people Health & welfare Illinois Chicago 1890-1949.
    • Bedrooms Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Birth defects Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Blind persons Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Children Health & welfare Illinois Chicago 1890-1949.
    • Children & adults Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Domestic life Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Dwellings Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Ethnicity Illinois Chicago.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 1890-1949. lctgm
    • People with disabilities Health & hygiene Illinois Chicago.
    • Health care Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Hispanic Americans Health & welfare Illinois Chicago.
    • Housing Illinois Chicago 1890-1949. lctgm
    • Kitchens Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Laboring classes Illinois Chicago 1890-1949. lctgm
    • Living rooms Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Medical equipment Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Medicine Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Mothers & children Illinois Chicago 1890-1949. lctgm
    • Nursing Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Orthopedic braces Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Poliomyelitis Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Polish Americans Health & welfare Illinois Chicago.
    • Sick persons Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Tenement houses Illinois Chicago 1890-1949. lctgm
    • Uniforms Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Women Work Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Visiting nurses Illinois Chicago 1890-1949.
    • Occupations Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Population.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 1890-1949.
  • Genre
    • Ephemera. gmgpc
    • Photograph albums. gmgpc
    • Snapshots. gmgpc
    • Cabinet photographs. gmgpc
    • Contact sheets. gmgpc
    • Dye coupler transparencies. gmgpc
    • Film negatives. gmgpc
    • Halftone photomechanical prints. gmgpc
    • Interior views. aat
    • Lantern slides. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints Color. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1980/89.htm