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1. 2024.3.4 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, color, Inside- Right side- lithograph of Jesus, surrounded by clouds, with priest administering 1st Communion to two girls and one boy, under printed in black- "Remembrance of First Holy Communion", Left side- lithographic of chalice and host in cloud, written in ink-"Theresa Rauhut...St. Peter Damian...13th May 56...Father Horne" Bartlett's first Catholic mass was celebrated on June 14, 1942 in the Alfred Buerger home. Bartlet...

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2. 2024.34.1 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, color, Front- woman and young girl standing outside in front of building. Jill Samlin, left, and Francis PlesKovitch, right, stand outside the entrance of the Bartwood Memorial Chapel, 600 W. Lake Street, which opened in 1962. Francis' son Albert "Jack" PlesKovitch and his wife moved to Bartlett for him to work at the funeral home when it first opened.

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3. 2024.34.2 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, color, Front- woman and young girl standing outside in front of roadway, sign along road reads- "Now Open, Bartwood Funeral Home, An additional Location of Bergan Memorial Chapel, Elgin", in background trees, another billboard, a buildings on the right, utility poles, smaller road signs. Jill Samlin, right, and Francis PlesKovitch, left, stand adjacent to Lake Street (Route 20) just outside the entrance of the Bartwood Memoria...

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4. 2024.34.3 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, color, Front- outside in front of single story brick building, with windows, curved driveway and awning overhang. Bartwood Funeral Home, pictured here, was once located at 600 W. Lake Street and opened in 1962. It remained a funeral home until 2003, when the building was rezoned for a religious institution, at the time named Bethel Baptist Church.

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5. 2024.34.4 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, color, Front- woman and young girl standing outside in front of roadway, sign along road reads- "Now Open, Bartwood Funeral Home, An additional Location of Bergan Memorial Chapel, Elgin", in background trees, another billboard, a buildings on the right, utility poles, smaller road signs. Jill Samlin, left, and Francis PlesKovitch, right, stand adjacent to Lake Street (Route 20) just outside the entrance of the Bartwood Memoria...

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6. 2024.4.1 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, color, Front- cars parked on street with hoods open, car in foreground has flag attached to side windows, people, street, homes in background. Ignite the Courage is the charitable organization associated with the Bartlett Fire Protection District. The non-profit 501(c)3 that was created and run by the Firefighters who "provide resource and inspiration for the community members we serve and local first reponders in need." One...

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7. 2024.6.1 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, black & white- Front- Two young girls, inside, one standing, one sitting, wearing coats, bulletin board in background. Maggie Hendrickson, sitting, and her friend Debbie DeRoo standing, are all bundled up for their walk to Bartlett Grade School. On the bulletin board, in the background, is a calendar set to February. Unfortunately the year is not readable. Maggie shared, "Here is a photo of my best friend growing up in Bart...

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8. 2024.9.2 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 14" w x 11" l, color, Front- brick single story building, windows across front, upper window halves- salmon color, trees, bushes, bike racks filled with bikes, seven children, Back- label printed in black-"Leightys Creative Images, Bartlett, Il 60103...708-837-2444", stamped under- copyright Creative Images Bruce Leighty" Did you ride your bike to school? A longtime Bartlett resident has always enjoyed seeing all the bicyc...

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9. 2025.1.36 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 10" w x 8" l, black & white, Front- two men standing outside a two-story brick building on corner, lettering in window reads- "Bartlett State Bank", parcel view of building on right, trees on left, street in front, fire hydrant and drinking fountain in front, lower left corner in white- "Bartlett State Bank"Back- information on back has several errors, catalogue number in blue is correct. The Bartlett State Bank opened in ...

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10. 2025.10.2 - Image, Digital

    Image, Digital, color, image is of two children, boy on right and girl on left of image, pulling a red and black wagon down a driveway, silver car is parked behind the children, a garden trellis is leaning agains a house on the left This image was taken on Reagan and Elias Koehler's first day as Examiner carriers in May of 2008. Reagan went on to deliver the newspaper until she reached high school age, likely in 2014, and Elias continued until...

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11. 2025.10.3 - Image, Digital

    Image, Digital, color, boy wearing black and carrying a white newspaper bag stands in a driveway, two homes on either side of the image This image was taken on Elias Koehler's last day as an Examiner carrier in July of 2019. Elias began delivering the newspaper in May of 2008, when he was in 2nd grade.

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12. 2025.21.2 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 8" w x 5" l, black & white, Front- man on skis handing ski poles to child who appears to have fallen on ski slope snow, Back- in black- "ski instructor Jeff, this young skier, 79, 1/7/81, 42 x 22, 95%, in ink- "Jeff Stein instructor" This image is presumed to have been taken at Bartlett Park District's Villa Olivia. Then Jeff Stein, ski instructor, is helping a fallen child by handing them ski poles. The image is dated Jan...

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13. 2025.23.1 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, color, Front- portrait of man wearing US Army uniform. George Rieckhoff Jr. (1918-1982) served in WW II. He entered into the US Army on September 30, 1944 and was discharged on March 12, 1946. He obtained the rank of technician sergeant. Married to Jeanette, he was already a father by his enlistment. After the war and for several years, George operated "The Eck" Tavern, once located on the southeast corner of Railroad and Oa...

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14. 2025.23.2 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- man standing inside in front of backdrop wearing US Army uniform, person standing next to him has been cropped off. George Rieckhoff Jr. (1918-1982) served in WW II. He entered into the US Army on September 30, 1944 and was discharged on March 12, 1946. He obtained the rank of technician sergeant. Married to Jeanette, he was already a father by his enlistment. After the war and for several years, George...

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15. 2025.27.1 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 10" w x 8" l, sepia, Front- man standing outside on dirt road with wooden one-story building behind, wagon wheels and partial wagon in front of building, advertisements attached to building, Back- remnants of tape and spotting. Jacob Schmidt (1848-1933) was the village's wagon maker. He is standing in front of his shop, pictured here, once located on Main Street near where village hall is located today. He was born in Hess...

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16. 2025.29.1 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 10" w x 8" l, black & white, Front- 15 boys in uniforms with "Bartlett" across front, some holding mitts, wearing caps, two adult men, all standing/sitting outside, trees, fence in background, Back- stamped in blue- "May 5, 1963, "Photo by Don Honick," in pencil "B5563-1". The 1963 Little League team poses for their picture in Bartlett Park. The team was sponsored by the Bartlett Lions Club. Note the Lions Club patch on th...

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17. 2025.42.1 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 5 3/4" w x 3 1/2" l, color, Front- two men standing outside in snow next to Jeep sharing a drink, in background homes, trees and water tower, Back- written in pencil and ink- " 2, Frank B, Jerry B, warming up" The donor stated this image was taken during one of Chicago's big blizzards, most likely the one that occurred in 1967. "Frank B" is Frank Bucaro and "Jerry B" is Gerry Brauer (correct spelling of Gerry) and they are...

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18. 2025.42.2 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 5 3/4" w x 3 1/2" l, color, Front-back of vehicle droving away in snow, in background homes, trees, utility poles, Back- written in pencil and ink- " 1 off in jeep" The donor stated this image was taken during one of Chicago's big blizzards, most likely the one that occurred in 1967. The Bartlett street the Jeep is driving on is unknown.

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19. 2025.43.1 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, cover and one page from 1941 WLS Family Album, Cover- illustration of two people waving to covered wagon team in distance, airplane in sky, title -"WLS Family Album, 1841 Prairie Farmer's Centennial Year 1941", Page- not numbered, two black and white images, bottom image is Jimmy James, "new funny man of the WLS National Barn Dance..." Do you remember Bartlett’s own radio star Jimmy James? Vincent J. Gamelli (1912-2004), stage ...

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20. 2025.43.2 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, cover and one page from 1942 WLS Family Album, Cover- blue, accented with gold stars & letters, illustration of two adults, one child , title -"WLS Family Album, 1942 , The Prairie Farmer Station, Chicago, Page 41- four black and white images, bottom left image is Jimmy James, "gets a case of musical hysterics with a banjo..." Do you remember Bartlett’s own radio star Jimmy James? Vincent J. Gamelli (1912-2004), stage name "Jim...

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