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1. 2009.18.12 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 8 1/2"w x 11"h, black & white, Front- painted striped van with sign that states, "No lion' we're the greatest! Lions Club Bartlett" with fenced area on roof holding a real chained lion and four men, one dressed as Santa Claus, costumed lion walks along side. The1967 Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department's festival parade included a real lion that year riding on top the Bartlett Lions Club entry. The club still sponsors an ann...

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2. 2016.6.377 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, black & white, Front- proof sheet of 12 images of snow, two images show two people, from back, on sled riding down plowed street, one shows farm buildings with windmill in distance, others have utility lines and barbed wire fencing. Do you remember the Blizzard of 1967? From January 26 to 27, record setting snow fell. By 10:00 AM on the 27th, 23 inches blanketed the Chicagoland area, an amount that still holds the record f...

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3. 2016.6.446 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 8" w x 4 3/4" h, black & white, Front- single story brick building with pitched roof in center, located on street, two pine trees in front, trees in background, partial view of buildings on left and right. On May 23, 1965, Immanuel United Church of Christ dedicated its educational building (pictured center here) with a special church service. Located just west of the church (on left) on North Avenue, ground was broken for ...

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4. 2016.6.561 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 8" x 10", black & white, Front- 15 young men and women wearing white robes, one male adult wearing black robe, all standing inside, organ pipes and cross in background. It was Palm Sunday, March 30, 1969, and Immanuel United Church of Christ held its yearly confirmation service. The church held its first confirmation in 1892. In 1969, the congregation was under the leadership of Rev. William Nagy (1939-2019), #4. This ...

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5. 2016.6.67 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, black & white, Front- ten young girls sitting in the back of pickup truck, wearing crowns, tutus, dark or light color tops, sign reads- "Queens of 1982 Bartlett Women's Club", part of parade with other vehicles in front, buildings in background. It was the 1962 Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department's annual August weekend event, the Firemen's Festival. To celebrate its 25th year of the festival, a parade was added which becam...

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6. 2016.6.68 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, black & white, Front- ten young girls sitting in the back of pickup truck, wearing crowns, tutus, dark or light color tops, sign reads- "Queens of 1982 Bartlett Women's Club", part of parade with other vehicles in front, buildings in background. It was the 1962 Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department's annual August weekend event, the Firemen's Festival. To celebrate its 25th year of the festival, a parade was added which becam...

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7. 2016.6.69 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, black & white, Front- ten young girls sitting in the back of pickup truck, wearing crowns, tutus, dark or light color tops, sign reads- "Queens of 1982 Bartlett Women's Club", part of parade with other vehicles in front, buildings in background. It was the 1962 Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department's annual August weekend event, the Firemen's Festival. To celebrate its 25th year of the festival, a parade was added which becam...

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8. 2016.6.980 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic. 11" w x 14" l, mat board, Front- six black & white images each 4 1/2" w x 3 3/4" l, attached, 2 night shots, four daylight shots, six total, written on label at top- Jan. 23, 1965", Back- written in pencil "Jan 23, 1965." "Ice-Whipped Bartlett" On January 23, 1965 a "crippling" ice storm struck Bartlett. Then Director of Public Works Orlo Benson told the village board a few days later that 35 loads of broken limbs had alr...

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9. 2018.33.63 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, black & white, Front- eleven young people in costume, on stage, twigs in front, paintings of Asian style buildings in background, On April 26 and 27, 1968, the sixth grade students of Bartlett School performed the play, The Mikado,on the stage in the school's gymnasium. The play was sponsored by the P.T.A. with many adults helping in the production.

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10. 2023.1.1 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 8" w x 10"l , black & white, Front-looking at white building, train tracks, cars, crossing gates, oil tanks, waiting platform (on right), homes (on left). Local photographer, Wesley Hendrickson, was standing at the Oak Avenue crossing, looking west, when he took this image of the Bartlett depot in 1965. On the right, is the waiting platform for riders traveling west. On the left, is the building located at 211 W. Railroad...

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11. 2026.6.300 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 8" x 10", black & white, Front- standing at railroad tracks looking at five buildings, trees in background, utility lines in foreground, snow on ground. Bartlett resident and photographer Wesley Hendrickson was standing near the railroad tracks at the Oak Avenue crossing when he took this image on March 12, 1979. The first building on the left, 121 W. Railroad Avenue, at the time was home to The Eck Tavern and Poor Richard...

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12. P79-2-5 - Print, Photographic

    Print, Photographic, 10" w x 8" h, black & white, front- buildings, flags, electrical poles, streets, viewpoint- looking south from Main St & Railroad Ave, back- Wesley Hendrickson address label, label "Main Street + Railroad Ave, Set Screw/ Old Dairy on left, Phone Co. Right On April 30, 1978, Bartlett resident and photographer Wesley Hendrickson took this image from Railroad Avenue looking south down of Main Street. At that time, on the left...

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