Young Men's Hebrew Charity Association collection, 1898.

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Young Men's Hebrew Charity Association collection, 1898.

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The collection is composed of two photograph albums that show the Hebrew Charity Bazaar held at the Auditorium Theater from November 29 to December 5, 1898. This is probably the fair that netted $84,000 for various Jewish organizations. The albums are identical except for the inclusion in the first of photographs of Italian landscapes and city scenes, primarily around Naples and Genoa, circa 1900.

0.4 linear ft. (2 v.)

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7705115

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.)

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Downtown Chicago theater and National Historic Landmark. Ferdinand Peck, Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler began plans for the Auditorium Building in 1886 and on October 5, 1887, the cornerstone was laid. The Auditorium Theater opened in 1889 and was immediately acclaimed as one of the most beautiful and functional theaters in the world. Its architectural integrity and perfect acoustics were internationally recognized. It was often referred to as the eighth wonder of the ...