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1. 2013.1.76 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 8" x 10", black and white, man wearing white cap with badge pointing to piece of fire equipment on which has "1897" and "Bartlett" painted on side. Back- written in ink, "Fire Chief Bull Par?" Then Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department Chief William Bull poses months before his death in December 1949, with the Village of Bartlett's first piece of fire fighting equipment, a 1897 Howe hand pumper. Bull joined the department whe...

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2. 2013.20.341 - Image, Digital

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3. 2016.25.116 - Print, Photographic

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4. 2016.40.2 - Newspaper

   Newspaper, clipping, Elgin (ILL) Daily Courier-News, Friday November 4, 1949, image of seven boys with two men posing with a bat and baseball. Caption reads, "Andy Pafko, Chicago Cubs' outfielder, visited the schools in district 250 yesterday which takes in the Bartlett area. In the above photo, Pafko is shown with members of the Bartlett baseball team and includes, kneeling left to right, Roger White, John Taylor, Pafko, and John Whitmer; standi...

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5. 2024.33.1 - Book

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6. 2025.43.3 - Image, Digital

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7. P04-8-13 - Print, Photographic

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8. P75-24-4 - Print, photographic

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