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  1. 2010.5.6 - Print, photographic

    Print, photographic, 9 3/4"w x 7 3/4"h, black & white, eight adults and two young girls standing/sitting inside a photo studio wearing wedding attire and holding bouquets or wearing boutonnieres. Louis Humbracht, age 25, back row second from left, married Gladys Schick, age 21, first row, 4th from left, on February 3, 1940 at Bartlett's Immanuel United Church of Christ. They were the 150th couple to be married at the church which chartered in ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, photographic
  2. 2012.1.14 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black and white, four row of 27 children sitting/standing outside a brick building with doors. Bartlett School class picture, fifth through seventh grades, 1935-1939, taken on the main entrance steps. Front row, sitting, left to right, Wallace Darling, Elmer Hecht, Kenneth LaRue, Jack Mayer Second row, left to right, Bill Shrieber, Pearl Hoth Gates, Marjorie Biggs, Vera Gerten, Tella B. Mills, Lila Mae Mills, Lyle Baxmann ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  3. 2016.1.13 - Cap

    Cap, adult size, cotton/plastic, Bill- red background with white stars, Crown- royal blue fabric, embroidered on crown in goldtone thread, "4th", in white thread, "Happy of July", in red thread is a firework. Adjustable strap in back. Worn by Jane Humbracht Ping when she was grand marshal of the Bartlett 4th of July parade. Jane, a lifelong Bartlett resident, passed away in 2016 at age 91.

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    Cap
  4. 2016.1.14 - T-shirt

    T-shirt, size 1X, cotton, red, short sleeves, Front- embroidered in white and navy thread are stars and fireworks bursts. Back- is plain. White decorative stitching around neckline, bottom and sleeves. Manufactured by Sag Harbor. Worn by Jane Humbracht Ping when she was grand marshal of the Bartlett 4th of July parade. Jane, a lifelong Bartlett resident, passed away in 2016 at age 91.

    Record Type: Object

    T-shirt
  5. 2016.1.15 - Necklace

    Necklaces, set of three, 15", plastic, small beads with stars between, colors- silvertone, red and blue. Worn by Jane Humbracht Ping when she was grand marshal of the Bartlett 4th of July parade. Jane, a lifelong Bartlett resident, passed away in 2016 at age 91.

    Record Type: Object

    Necklace
  6. 2016.1.4 - T-shirt

    T-shirt, size 2XL, cotton, white, Front- printed in red "115th Anniversary Bartlett, IL." in red banner printed in white "Celebrating the Past, Living the Present, Dreaming the Future," printed in black is "Immanuel United Church of Christ" and illustration of church building in a oval shape, back is plain. Immanuel was chartered in 1891 and is Bartlett's second church and oldest continuing congregation. The church is located at 415 W. North A...

    Record Type: Object

    T-shirt
  7. 2016.25.117 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photograph 3 1/4" l x 4 1/4" w, black and white, Front- back arch topped bar with assorted liquer bottles, Santa, sleigh reindeer on top shelf. Back- nothing. It's Christmas at The Eck Tavern and then owners Basil (Doc) and Jane Ping decorated the bar area. The sign on the right reads, "Everyone must be Twenty One." The Eck was once located at 121 Railroad Avenue. The building was razed in 2018.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  8. 2016.25.119 - Print, Photographic

    Print, Photograph 4 1/4" w x 3 1/4" l, black and white, Front- man at bar pulling beer tap, liquer bottles behind. Basil (Doc) Ping, then owner of The Eck Tavern pours a beer from the tap. The Eck Tavern was once located at 121 Railroad Avenue and known for its Friday Fish Frys. The building was razed in 2018.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  9. 2016.25.120 - Print, Photographic

    Print, Photograph 4 1/2" w x 3 1/4" l, black and white, inside a building looking out toward three large windows.Tables, booths, and bar with glasses, ash trays, and other dinning items are in the foreground. This image was taken inside the bar and dining area of The Eck Tavern looking toward the large windows that faced Railroad Avenue. Built as a general store around 1874, the structure, located at 121 Railroad Avenue, was razed in 2018.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  10. 2016.25.121 - Print, Photographic

    Print, Photograph 4" w x 3 1/2" l, black and white. Front- street scene with snow that includes buildings, cars and railroad crossing. Looking northeast from The Eck Tavern's front porch (121 W. Railroad Avenue) onto downtown Bartlett, one can see the businesses of the day on Bartlett Avenue. Left to right they are, Humbracht's Confectionery (130 W.), post office or possibly Schnadt's Home Repair (124 W.), Bartlett Implement (120 W.) Schmidt's...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  11. 2016.25.123 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photograph 4" x 3", black and white. outdoor winter scene with trees, fence with rolling landscape, on right side a wall?, fence post in foreground, buildings, roads in the distance. The Ping family farm was once located off Oak Avenue on the west side just south of Lake Street. This image was taken after a snowfall of their property.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  12. 2016.25.71 - Knife

    Knife, 9 1/2" l x 3/4" w x 1/4: h, stainless blade, wood handle, imprinted in blade- "Sprechercut Stainless, Made in France" Manufactured by Sprechercut and made in France, this knife was perfect for cutting the juicy steaks at The Eck, a tavern and resturant once located at 121 W. Railroad Avenue. The knife was used during Basil "Doc" and Jane Ping's ownership from 1955 through 1968.

    Record Type: Object

    Knife
  13. 2016.25.99 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, a women holding a baby standing next to a man in a Navy uniform. They are standing in a field. Basil "Doc" Ping is home on leave during WW II. He was serving in the U. S. Navy. Here he is pictured with his wife Jane Humbracht Ping who is holding their daughter Jean Ann born in 1943. The family was standing on Jane's family farm once located on Oak Avenue near Lake Street.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  14. 2017.1.32 - Print, photographic

    Print, photographic, 9" x 13 1/2", color, 14 people total, 9 women and 5 men, standing in front of banners hanging from ceiling which read, "Bartlett HIgh School 1997." In summer 1997, just prior to the opening of Bartlett HIgh School, the Bartlett History Museum hosted a reunion for students that attended the first Bartlett High School, a two-year high school, which operated from 1919 to 1941. Left to right, Elaine Jensen Atchison, Jane Hu...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, photographic
  15. 2018.33.42 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital. black & white, Front- 15 young people standing/sitting outside with building behind, small sign in front- "Bartlett High School April 19, 1940" It's picture day at Bartlett HIgh School, a former two-year program for grades 9 and 10. The school was located within Bartlett School that also housed the grammar and primary grades. The students had their own classroom and activities. The high school was in operation from 1919 unti...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  16. 2018.33.51 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, Front- 17 people standing outside building with signboard, girls are dressed in white, boys are wearing suits, one adult is in the center, trees, auto in background. It was Palm Sunday, April 2, 1939, and the confirmation class of Immanuel United Church of Christ stood outside the church for a group shot with their minister, Rev. Frederick Schnadthorst, ninth from left. Left to right are Elaine Jensen Atchison, G...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  17. 2018.33.8 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, black & white, twelve people, ten in foreground, sitting/standing around table with two in background. Most gals wearing corsages. World War II was raging in 1942 and virtually all the young men were away serving. Therefore, Elaine Jensen, on right, went to her Elgin High School prom with her uncle, second front right. Other prom goers included Jane Humbracht, standing second from left and Marion Atchison, sitting, third from r...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  18. 2019.12.1 - Image, Digital

    Image, Digital, black & white, Front- one woman, two men standing outside on stairs to building, sign (partial view) in upper left, car, buildings railroad crossing gates in background. Back- nothing Jane Humbracht stands on the stairs of The Eck, a resturant/bar, with two unidentified men. The Eck building, home to many businesses, was once located at 121 W. Railroad Avenue and razed in May 2018. The building in the background with the awning...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  19. 2019.12.11 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, color, Front- Eighteen people standing outside in a field, homes, pond, playground equipment, other people in background. On May 17, 1997 the Bartlett Park District dedicated Humbracht Park in honor of the pioneer family of Louis Humbracht Sr. who settle in the Bartlett area in 1852. The park is located at 1301 Struckman Blvd. Pictured here are descendants of the Louis Humbracht Sr. family. Front row, left to right, Louis H...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  20. 2019.12.3 - Image, Digital

    Image, Digital, black & white, Front- Young woman holding baby girl upright by her hands outside in grass, silo in background. Back- Nothing Life-long resident Jane Ping (1924-2016) and her daughter Jean enjoy playing in the grass. Jane’s husband "Doc" (1922-2003) was overseas serving in WW II when this 1944 image was taken on the family’s Bartlett farm once located off Oak Avenue near Lake Street.

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital

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