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1. 2010.5.8 - Drawing

   Drawing, ink, 18 "w x 26.5" l, illustration board, unframed, Front- "Immanuel Church (Evangelical and Reformed), Bartlett, Ill., Rev. B. F. Freese, Pastor" on lower portion. Names are used to create the architecture of the building. White paint used to cover/correct some names. Back- written in black marker, "Louis & Gladys Humbracht" in pencil- "Adolph Link, Roselle, Ill, Phone- Roselle 3238" Chartered in August 1891, Immanuel is Bartlett's o...

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2. 2013.41.1 - Cane

   Cane, wood, 36" l, small silvertone plate attached by curved handle, pressed on plate- "Hall of Science, A Century of Progress, Chicago, 1933", image of building, metal tip on bottom. "The Hall of Science, a beautiful structure designed by Paul Cret of Philadelphia. Here are housed the exhibits which illustrate the things that men are now thinking about in the various branches of learning known as the pure sciences...Two floors are used for ex...

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3. 2014.4.21 - Blueprint

   Blueprint,13 1/2" w x 17" l, paper, Front- blue background, printed in white-"Cross Section thru Trussed Roof Barn", No. T-14-36, Dept of Rural Architecture, Hunt, Helm, Ferris & Co., Harvard Illinois, details and measurments of studs, briding, and more featured. Lifelong resident Herman Wendler (1893-1982) was an area builder of homes and barns. This blueprint was part of his collection of tools, books and more. Perhaps he built this particul...

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4. 2014.4.43 - Vase

   Vase, white, ceramic, 8 1/2" height x 5" diameter, "Milly Wendler" is hand written in cursive on the bottom, likely written by Milly Wendler, art deco style. This vase was from the estate of Amelia and Herman Wendler. It is presumed that this is a piece of Haegar Potteries, which was in business in Dundee, IL from 1852 to 2016. They started as a brickyard, and had even sent over bricks to Chicago after the Chicago Fire in 1871. During the 1920...

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5. 2014.4.44 - Vase

   Vase, white, ceramic, 9" height x 4" diameter, art deco style. This vase was from the estate of Amelia and Herman Wendler. It is confirmed that this is a piece of Haegar Potteries, which was in business in Dundee, IL from 1852 to 2016. They started as a brickyard, and had even sent over bricks to Chicago after the Chicago Fire in 1871. During the 1920s, they expanded to making crystal, glass, and teaware.

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6. 2016.43.1 - Newsletter

   Newsletter, 8 1/2" x 11", white paper, two single sided pages marked 2016.43.1a & b, copy of newsletter from Apostolic Christian Resthaven, 971 Bode Road, Elgin, IL, story- "Getting to Know Millie." Story starts on first page and continues onto second.

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7. 2017.1.30 - Book

   What's Cooking...

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8. 2020.82.5 - Image, Digital

   Imagine, digital, sepia, Front- three men standing outside in field, all with knees slightly bent and hands out stretched, all wearing hats, written in white near bottom, "Bartlett." Who was the fashionable guy? No guessing about it. It is Adolph Effinger, on the left, sporting the bow tie. The bow tie dates back to the 17th century when Croatian mercenaries used scarves to hold their shirt collars together. The French adopted this look callin...

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9. 2021.1.83 - Notebook

   Notebook, 4 1/4" w x 7" l, paper, two staples, light brown front and back cover, Front- printed in black- Hand-I Note Book, courtesy of the advertising...Bartlett State Bank...", plain sheets of paper in between. Pencil notations on interior pages include, car expenses, cabins, food, license plates, math problems and signatures of Paul Heinberg and Earl Humbracht. Found in the collection, this Hand-I Note Book appears to have been used to docu...

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