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  1. 2023.38.2 - Image, Digital

    Image, Digital, color, 26 small images of second grade students, one image of a teacher, woman, wearing a red sweater, third from left, and one image of the principal, man, wearing maroon jacket and striped tie, third from right, "Bartlett School...Mrs. Martin, Grade 2" is printed in black toward the bottom center of image. Second attached image has some names of the students, added later by Chrissie Moore.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  2. 2023.38.3 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, color, 26 small images of third grade students with names underneath images, one image of a teacher, woman, wearing blue, fourth from left, and one image of the principal, man, wearing black jacket and striped tie, fourth from right, "Bartlett School...Mrs. Street, Grade 3" is printed in black in the center of image. Mrs. Janice Street was a longtime teacher at Bartlett Elementary School. By 1961, she was teaching first grade, ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  3. 2023.38.4 - Image, Digital

    Image, Digital, color, 23 small images of fourth grade students with names underneath images, and one image of the principal, man, wearing white shirt and tie, third from left, "Bartlett School...Mrs. L. Jurgensen, Grade 4" is printed in black near the center of image.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  4. 2023.39 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- 18 children standing/sitting in three rows, outside, unknown location, bushes/trees in background This image is believed to be from the Bartlett Nursery School which began in 1947 by a group of mothers. At that time there was no kindergarten program at Bartlett School, the village's only school. A board of directors ran the program with the children paying tuition. Jean Ping, front row, first on right, at...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  5. 2023.39.2 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- Nineteen boys and girls laying on ground making pyramid, Back- in pencil- "June 7, 1953. On June 7, 1953, Bartlett School held its annual picnic. Parents were asked to assist the teachers, who were in charge of the games. Prizes were awarded. A picnic supper was served with each family asked to bring their own table service and a fee of $1. Committee members included Jane Ping, mother of Jean Ping middle r...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  6. 2023.39.3 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, color, Front- four women wearing straw hats, sitting with blowup skeleton between. Back- nothing Friends, left to right, Jane Humbracht Ping, Gladys Schick Humbracht, Dorothy Peterson and unknown, enjoyed traveling on several vacation tours together. Though their destination in this image is unknown, it is safe to say it was most likely tropical! Jane and Gladys were sisters-in-law also.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  7. 2023.45.1 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 7" x 7", color, photocopy, laminated, Front- man wearing feathered headdress and plaid blanket shaking hands with boy wearing costume. Other boys in similar clothing standing in circle around him, women and one man behind boys, brick wall in background, heads of children in foreground, printed on border- "Dec 70" Harold "Gus" Kelley (1936-2020), in headdress, was the founder of Bartlett Cub Scout Pack 26 and served as its ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  8. 2023.47.1 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 3 1/2" h x 2 1/4" w, color, Front- portrait of woman wearing dark green top. necklace with short curled hair, light background, Back- written in black- "Caryl Taylor" Caryl Taylor (1929-1995) served as a trustee on the Bartlett village board for 12 years first being elected in 1977. Interested in history, she was a founding member of the Bartlett Historical Society and served on the Centennial Committee as chairperson of ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  9. 2023.8.1 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, black & white, Front- four adults in uniforms, eight young boys in uniforms, lined up, outside, two boys holding flags, trees, homes in background. The scouts and leaders Bartlett Cub Scout Pack 23, Den 1, line up in Bartlett Park for a photo. They are all sporting their uniforms and displaying the American and Pack flags. Left to right are, ?, Mrs. Fred J. Myrtle den mother, ?, ?, Richard Zoellick?, Glen Koehler, ?, ?, ?,...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  10. 2024.1.6 - Print, Photographic

    Image, photographic, mat- 5 1/2" w x 8" l, image- 3 1/4" w x 5 1/2" l, black & white, Front- woman standing outside wearing black gown and black mortarboard, buildings and foliage in background, Back- in her handwriting in ink, "Greetings From Miss K" Eva Kampmeyer (1884-1965) was a longtime teacher at Bartlett School. By 1920, Eva was teaching, though the first mention of her being on staff at Bartlett is in 1925. She began at the former ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  11. 2024.15.1 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, color, Front- three children looking out windows on side of stagecoach, "U.S. Mail" and white eagle painted on side. What or Whom Influenced Your Career Path? For Brian Bandow (center) it may have been both! The Bandow family, dad Thomas, mom Barbara and their children pictured here, left to right, Rene, Brian and Brad moved to Bartlett in 1963. They purchased the home at 221 W. Railroad Avenue. To the east of them was the ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  12. 2024.16.1 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, color, Front- man on right wearing glasses and white shirt holding scissors, young boy on right wearing blue cape, both are sitting inside, mirror and haircare products in background. Doug PlesKovitch, right, is all smiles after getting his hair cut and styled by John Schmitt, left, owner of John's Barber Shop first located at 117 W. Railroad Avenue. The barber shop opened in 1960 and was convenient for clients being right in ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  13. 2024.22.117 - Print, Photographic

    Print, Photographic, 3 1/2" w x 3 1/2" h, black & white, Front- two women wearing glasses in a kitchen, fridge and cabinets visible in back. Back- written in pencil "house on Oneida Ave, l to r, Maude Rieckhoff, Evelyn Rieckhoff O'Brien (daughter) Meal prep is faster and more fun if you have helping hands. Here is the mom and daughter duo, left to right, Maude Rieckhoff (1887-1973) and Evelyn Rieckhoff O'Brien (1917-1994) who were all smiles ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  14. 2024.22.275 - Print, Photographic

    Print, Photographic, 2 3/4" w x 3 3/4" h, black & white, Front- woman with two boys wearing cowboy costumes standing in front of her, Back- written in pencil "Greg Humbracht Birthday Party Sept. 1950 Barry 4 1/2 Larry 3" In September 1950, Greg Humbracht, son of Earl and Lois Humbracht, celebrated his 5th birthday with a party for his friends. Larry (Mike) O'Brien, left, age 3 and his brother Barry, right, age 4 1/2 and their mom Evelyn all at...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  15. 2024.22.340 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 2 1/2" w x 3" h, black & white, Front- man holding golf trophy in one hand and golf club in other, club bag next to him, TV, figurines in background. Back- Paul O'Brien (1918-1992) was born and raised in Bartlett. After his WW II service in the Army he returned to live in Bartlett until later moving to Arizona. According to the 1991 Bartlett Centennial book entry on page 69 concerning the Bartlett Hills Men's Golf League e...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  16. 2024.25.1 - Image, Digital

    Digital image, black & white, Front- multitude of men standing/sitting on locomotive, in white at bottom- "RR Shops- CM. St. P & P RR, Bensenville ILL July 22, 1949" The Milwaukee Road provided a job and a free ride to the workplace for many a Bartlett resident. Roy Hinz (1912-1989) row three, second from right, would hop the train each morning to catch a ride to his machinist job in the Bensenville yards and later as a foreman at Galewood. He...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  17. 2024.25.2 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- woman in bridal gown and man in tuxedo walk arm in arm down aisle with guests on each side. St. Peter Damian Church was not yet completed when Leona Hinz Mydill (1930-2016) and Robert "Bob" Mydill (1928-2018) were the first couple to be married in the new building on October 14, 1950. For lack of pews, guests at the ceremony sat on folding chairs. As the story is told, Father Thomas B. Horne took a break ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  18. 2024.3.1 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- single story brick building with windows, also dormer windows, arched doorways, flagpole on right, surrounded by trees and bushes, Back- nothing. Bartlett School, pictured here at its current location at 111 E. North Avenue, was dedicated in January 1929. The school, which began in 1874, was formerly located above a store in town, then at the southwest corner of North and Hickory Avenues. Originally this s...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  19. 2024.3.2 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- 22 boys and girls sitting/standing inside against blackboard with letter/number writing aid above, printed in black at bottom- "Bartlett School Illinois Oct 1957 Miss Kenyon Grade 4" It was picture day at Bartlett School in October 1957 and Miss Kenyon's 4th grade class lined up and smiled for the camera. Front row sitting on floor, left to right- Donna Howser, Vicki Sunderman, Linda Pflueger, Suzanne R...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  20. 2024.3.3 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, color, cream color with green and brown printing, Front- illustration of two buildings with people, grass, trees, in brown- "To the Parents: The enclosed picture of the students in your child's class will serve indefinitely as a remembrance of your child this School Year...Edwards Photography...", in pencil- "Theresa". Picture day was always an event at school and Bartlett School in 1957 was no exception. Possible haircuts and ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital

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