Photo album: Esther Hanson at Covenant Children’s Home in Princeton, IL

January 5, 2022 by karen

My great-aunt Esther Hanson worked at the Covenant Children’s Home in Princeton, Illinois for more than a decade. For background, refer to this post.

Covenant Children's Home in Princeton, IL. Photo from a printed publication.

Covenant Children's Home in Princeton, IL. Photo from a printed publication.

Esther Hanson with residents.

Esther Hanson with residents.

Classroom photo; Esther seated on floor near center of photo

Classroom photo; Esther seated on floor near center of photo

Group photo - Esther fourth from left in row second to the top

Group photo - Esther fourth from left in row second to the top

"Junior members of the family"

"Junior members of the family"

Administrators in charge?

Administrators in charge?

Esther with co-workers; seen in profile second from right

Esther with co-worker

Esther with co-worker

See, hear, and speak no evil. Esther at far left.

See, hear, and speak no evil. Esther at far left.

Esther with other staff

Esther with other staff

Esther (far right) with two other staff

Esther (far right) with two other staff

Two staff members

Two staff members

Esther at right with co-worker

Esther at right with co-worker

Esther (at left) and friend reading a book

Esther (at left) and friend reading a book

Esther sharing a laugh with a co-worker

Esther sharing a laugh with a co-worker

Esther with nine resident boys

Esther with nine resident boys

Esther with eight resident children

Esther with eight resident children

Esther with two boys.

Esther with two boys.

Esther with a group of boys, appears to be "wash day"

Esther with a group of boys, appears to be "wash day"

Group of four children

Group of four children

Two boys

Two boys

Young boy 1

Young boy 1

Boys with kittens.

Boys with kittens.

Four young boys

Four young boys

Esther with young girl

Esther with young girl

Esther with eleven resident boys

Esther with eleven resident boys

Group of young boys

Group of young boys

Esther goofing off with a co-worker; note the droopy drawers

Esther goofing off with a co-worker; note the droopy drawers

Goofing off with one of the boys

Goofing off with one of the boys

Summer portrait 1

Summer portrait 1

Summer portrait 2

Summer portrait 2

Summer portrait 3

Summer portrait 3

Young boy 2

Young boy 2

Summer portrait 4

Summer portrait 4

Boy at school athletic field

Boy at school athletic field

A resident who kept in contact with Esther - appears to be same boy in photo taken at school athletic field

A resident who kept in contact with Esther - appears to be same boy in photo taken at school athletic field

Two older boys

Two older boys

Two boys - one wearing a Princeton letter sweater

Two boys - one wearing a Princeton letter sweater

Esther with five young boys

Esther with five young boys

Looks like a brother and a sister

Looks like a brother and a sister

The sister?

The sister?

The brother?

The brother?

Winter portrait 1

Winter portrait 1

Winter portrait 2

Winter portrait 2

Winter portrait 3

Winter portrait 3

Winter portrait 4

Winter portrait 4

Winter portrait 5

Winter portrait 5

Winter portrait 6

Winter portrait 6

Winter portrait 7

Winter portrait 7

Winter portrait 8

Winter portrait 8

Winter portrait 9

Winter portrait 9

Winter portrait 10

Winter portrait 10

Winter portrait 11

Winter portrait 11

A resident who kept in contact with Esther

A resident who kept in contact with Esther

Another resident who kept in contact with Esther

Another resident who kept in contact with Esther

A resident who maintained contact with Esther

A resident who maintained contact with Esther

Esther entertaining children at Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsberg, Nebraska ca. 1990

Esther entertaining children at Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsberg, Nebraska ca. 1990