Settlement
| Title | Settlement |
| View | Camp Farr 1 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Philanthropist and University of Chicago Alumni Shirley Farr, for whom the camp is named, was involved with the University of Chicago Settlement League, a voluntary association supporting the work of the University of Chicago Settlement House in the Back-of-the-Yards neighborhood. In 1923, Shirley Farr provided $3,000 for the purchase of land for what became Camp Farr, a summer camp for children located near Chesterton, Indiana. |
| Subject Terms | Settlement houses | United States--Social conditions |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 7.7 x 10.5 cm |
| Completion Date | 1894 |
| Location | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-07304 |
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