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  1. 2010.15.10 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, color, diesel locomotive painted blue with a red and white stripes on front is surrounded by a large group of people, in background are buildings. Girl on shoulders of adult is getting ready to christen the engine. It was April 6, 1974 and crowds gathered just west of the old depot for the christening of the brand new "Village of Bartlett" engine. It was the first of 13 new diesel engines purchased for the then Chicago, Milwau...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  2. 2011.22.02 - Clipping, Newspaper

    Fight to Save Country Club

    Record Type: Library

    Fight to Save Country Club
  3. 2011.22.1 - List

    List, 8 1/2" w x 11" l, paper, one-sided, Front- list of names of people on the Bartlett Hills Preservation Commission, In 1974, the commission was established to save Bartlett Hills Golf Club, then owned by individuals, who wanted to sell it for a possible subdivision. The commission looked into possible grants and other means of funding for a village purchase. On February 25, 1978, residents voted to purchase and improve the course by a vote o...

    Record Type: Archive

    Bartlett Hills Preservation Commission
  4. 2011.22.88 - Clipping, Newspaper

    Fight to Save Country Club

    Record Type: Library

    Fight to Save Country Club
  5. 2011.22.91 - Statute

    Statute, Ordinance 74-50, 8 1/2" w x 14" l, paper, three pages, Page 1- "Whereas, the Corporate authorities have determined that it is in the public interest to consider the preservation of the Bartlett Hills Country Club as an open greenspace area for the enjoyment of future generations of the Village of Bartlett,...", a Bartlett Hills Preservation Commission was established with the approval of this ordinance on December 17, 1974. This seven se...

    Record Type: Object

    Statute
  6. 2012.20.1 - Image, Digital

    Image, digital, color, Front- Green building with "Bartlett" sign near peak of roof, Time magazine advertisement poster below, in background- partial view of orange train engine, building, trees, automobiles, in foreground- road. It's April 6, 1974 and a Milwaukee Road freight train is heading west past the Bartlett depot, which was painted green at the time. You are looking at the west and south sides of the depot The "Bartlett" sign near the...

    Record Type: Photo

    Image, Digital
  7. 2014.1.79 - Transparency, Slide

    Transparency, slide, Color Agfachrome slide, Bartlett train station, painted green, with two males, one standing and one seating on platform. Looking southeast at west and north sides of station. This slide was taken about a year or so before gold aluminum siding was installed on the depot in 1976. Note original windows in waiting and station agent office are still intact. The original windows and trim were removed and new shorter windows put...

    Record Type: Photo

    Transparency, Slide
  8. 2016.25.112 - Postcard

    Postcard, 5 1/2" x 3 1/2", black and white real photo, train engine, number 40, with two staircases and people entering and leaving engine, on back written in ink, "Photography by Gary Gates", postcard is unused. The Village of Bartlett engine, #40, was dedicated in Bartlett on April 6, 1974. It was the first of the new diesel engines purchased for the Milwaukee Road West Line by the Northwest Municipal Mass Transit District whose office at th...

    Record Type: Object

    Postcard
  9. 2016.35.24 - Form

    Form, MAP Multiple Listing Service Sheet, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", paper, Front- Preprinted form states all selling information pertaining to the structure and or property located at 129 N. Crest Ave., Bartlett, Back- nothing In 1974, this home, then owned by the Feick family and located at 129 N. Crest, was for sale. The asking price $35, 500. Amenities included Thermopane windows, perfect for this cold weather we have been experiencing. Plus, you co...

    Record Type: Object

    Form
  10. 2025.1.28 - Report

    Report, 8 1/2" w x 14"l, paper, white, one sheet, Title- "Comparison", author unknown, in column format, the following are listed from 1974-1979 in relation to Bartlett Hills Golf Course:. Revenue, Operating Exp., % Operating Exp, Gross Profit and Percentage. Bartlett Hill Golf Course, opened in 1926. In 1978, the village purchased the course for $1.9 million and continues to operate today.

    Record Type: Archive

    Comparison
  11. 2025.44.1 - Poster

    Poster, 12 1/2" w x 18" l, cardstock, tan with red printing and image, Front- "The Bartlett Vol. Fire Dept. invites you to our 5th Annual Firemen's Ball, Bartlett Firemen's Hall, September 28, 1974, Grand Prize, '75 Cadillac Coupe Deville, or $6111.11 Cash, only 2600 tickets Available...$5.00 each", stock image of fireman wearing gear and shouting. Back- nothing. The Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department held many fundraisers to support the depar...

    Record Type: Object

    Poster

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