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  1. 2013.42.4 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- one man, two toddlers, one infant, all cuddled in same chair inside, patterned curtains in background. Wayne Jensen is one proud father as he welcomes his third daughter, with wife Betty Pahl Jensen, to the family. Baby Gail gets adoring looks from her two older sisters, Denise on left, and Bobbie Lynn on right. Two more children born later, rounded out the family.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  2. 2013.42.6 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- one male adult and two children, outside, in three ring blowup pool filled with toys, written in ink at top, "Whose pool is this!" at bottom, "Bobbie Lynn [unreadable] & Mike, August 1953" Cousins, Bobbie Lynn Jensen, left and Mike Atchison, right, are enjoying a little swim time with Bobbie Lynn's dad, Wayne Jensen, center. Check out those great pool toys!

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  3. 2016.25.190 - Album, Photograph

    Album, photograph, 5 1/2" w x 3 3/4" h, red plastic spiral bound, bright yellow cardboard cover and back, printed in red on cover- "Super Pak Snaps," contains seven black and white photos, 3 1/2" x 5", of people inside a room, wearing party hats, eating and drinking, stamped on photos- "Dec 1954" It's New Year's Eve and partiers are celebrating the calendar turning to 1955! The dance, complete with band, was held on the second floor of the Bar...

    Record Type: Photo

    Album, Photograph
  4. 2017.10.128 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- woman, in long gown holding bouquet by head, and man, wearing suit, holding hands coming down staircase, woman on stairs in background. Bride Betty Pahl and groom Wayne Jensen dash down the stairs of Immanuel United Church of Christ, 415 W. North Avenue, amidst the handfuls of tossed rice, on their April 23, 1949 wedding day.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  5. 2017.10.129 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- woman and man standing inside behind table cutting tiered cake. Bride Betty Pahl and groom Wayne Jensen cut their wedding cake on April 23, 1949, their wedding day. After the newlyweds exchanged vows at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Bartlett, the reception, pictured here, was held at Sunny Brook Acres in South Elgin and later at the Bartlett Tavern which Jensen's parents owned at the time.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  6. 2017.10.130 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- image taken of inside of Christmas card, wording, "...Betty, Wayne & Bobbie Lynne Jensen," cutout of family. The Wayne Jensen family sent this personalized Christmas greeting to family and friends in 1952.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  7. 2017.10.36 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black and white, Front- Three young children, two girls and one boy, stand outside with buildings in the background. Left to right, Violet Jensen, her sister Elaine and their brother Wayne pose in the front yard of their 214 S. Oak Avenue home in 1934. Looking east, the entrances to the buildings in the background face Railroad Avenue. The Jensen family moved to Bartlett in 1929.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  8. 2017.10.37 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black and white, Front- In a digital created oval mat with text "Wayne & Violet 1930", two young children, one girls and one boy, stand outside holding hats. Left to right, Wayne Jensen and his older sister Violet pose in the front yard of their 214 S. Oak Avenue home in 1930. The Jensen family moved to Bartlett the previous year in 1929.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  9. 2017.10.4 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 4" x 6", color, three adults, two women and one man, stand in front of a building. Back- written in red, "Jensen kids, July 2007, Elaine Atchison, Wayne Jensen & Violet Haase" The Jensen siblings, left to right, Elaine Jensen Atchison (1924-2014), Wayne Jensen, and Violet Jensen Haase (1926-2015) reunite in 2007. The Jensen family moved to Bartlett in1929. Their parents, Ed and Serena, owned and operated the Bartlett Tave...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  10. 2017.10.5 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 4" x 6", color, one man and two women stand next to a display case. Sign above says "Serena Steffenson Jensen." The Jensen siblings, left to right, Wayne Jensen, Elaine Jensen Atchison, and Violet Jensen Haase pose by their mother Serena Jensen's display case in the Bartlett History Museum's exhibit, "HerStory, Meet the Remarkable Women of Early Bartlett."

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  11. 2017.10.56 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black and white, Front- Two men, outside, on bicycles, buildings in background. Friends, Wayne Jensen (1928-2018), left background, and Arthur Atchison (1927-2008), right foreground, were friends and brother-in-laws. Wayne's sister Elaine married Art's brother Melbourne Atchison. Both Bartlett residents enlisted in Navy on October 5, 1944 to serve in World War II.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  12. 2017.10.57 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black and white, Front- Large gathering of men and women sitting around a table, with dishes and food, inside a building. Happy Thanksgiving! When you own a restaurant, it's the perfect place to host the family for a holiday meal. That is what Bartlett Tavern owners Serena and Ed Jensen did! Sitting at the table are, starting with Serena, wearing apron, at head of table, right side, and going clockwise, empty chair- perhaps Ed'...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  13. 2017.10.63 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black and white Front- two men, one in US Navy uniform, standing together outside, building in background. Dad Edward Jensen (1894-1952), left, poses with his son Wayne Jensen (1928-2017) most likely outside their Bartlett home at 214 S. Oak Avenue. Wayne enlisted in the Navy on October 5, 1944, along with two other Bartlett men, Gerald Faber and Arthur Atchison. He was a 2nd class store keeper in the Pacific Theater, serving u...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  14. 2017.10.7 - Image, Digital

    2017.10.7a- Image, digital, sepia, Front- Rows of children standing outside in front of building wearing coats. Written at the bottom, "Bartlett School-Grades 1 & 2. 49." It's picture day at Bartlett School in 1934. The first and second grade students of Eva Kampmeyer stand by the west entrance of the school. The "49" means District 49. Prior to joining U-46, Bartlett School was part of the Cook County Rural School system and was District 49....

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  15. 2017.10.9 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black and white, Front- two women stand outside with a male Navy servicemember between them, building and trees behind. Wayne Jensen (1928-2017), center, served in the Navy from October 1944 to October 1948. He was a 2nd class store keeper in the Pacific Theater. Here he pictured between his two older sisters, Elaine Jensen Atchison (1924-2014), left, and Violet Jensen Haase (1926-2015), right, in the front yard of their Oak A...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  16. 2017.10.97 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black and white, Front- Two men, outside, on bicycles, with dog, buildings in background. Friends, Wayne Jensen (1928-2018), right, and Arthur Atchison (1927-2008), left, were friends and brother-in-laws. Wayne's sister Elaine married Art's brother Melbourne Atchison. With them is Blondie, Wayne's other sister Violet Jensen Haase's cocker spaniel.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  17. 2018.33.16 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, portrait of man wearing military uniform. Bartlett resident Wayne Jensen enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1945 along with two other Bartlett residents Gerald Faber and Arthur Atchison. He was a 2nd Class Store Keeper serving in the Pacific Theater. He was discharged in October 1948.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  18. 2018.33.17 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, three people standing outside, 2 men, one woman, man in middle wearing military uniform. Bartlett resident Wayne Jensen, center, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1945. He was a 2nd Class Store Keeper serving in the Pacific Theater. Jensen is pictured here, at 113 S. Railroad Avenue, with his father Edward, left and mother Serena, right. The family once owned the Bartlett Tavern located at that address. He wa...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  19. 2018.33.28 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- one woman, one man, two girls (wearing dresses), one boy (wearing knickers) standing outside with building and trees in background. The Jensen family poses for a picture in 1936 on the front lawn of their S. Oak Avenue home. Dad Edward (1894-1952) and Mom Serena (1904-1997) were parents to Elaine Jensen Atchison (1924-2014) (back row on right), Violet Jensen Haase (1926-2015) (foreground on left) and Wayne...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  20. 2018.33.67 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- six men standing inside behind counter, with arms around each other, five are wearing same shirt, glassware on counter, liquer bottles and signs behind. Wayne Jensen, second from left, welcomes a Streamwood bowling team to the Bartlett Tavern in 1963. All the members of the team, wearing their matching shirts, are unknown. Wayne's parents, Serena (1904-1997) and Edward Jensen (1894-1952) owned the busin...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital

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