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1. 2017.23.10 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, black & white, Front-three children under picture is written in white, "Donna, Vee, Bar" Sisters Donna Giles Belding Merritt, on left, and her sister Barbara Giles Tappan on right, along with their friend Violet "Vee"Jensen Haase, middle, use hammers to crack open walnuts in the garage of the Giles sister's grandparents home at 243 S. Western Avenue home, What a way to celebrate the New Year!

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2. 2017.23.12 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, black & white, Front- One man and woman standing outside, with homes, tress, bushes in background. Peter Tappan and Barbara Giles Tappan stand arm and arm outside her family's home on Western Avenue. The couple was married in 1950 on the KYJC radio show "Bride & Groom." They had two children, Barbara and Steven. The house in the background on the left, with the shutters, is 243 S. Western Avenue and was the home of Barbara's gr...

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3. 2017.23.13 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, black & white, Front- two adjacent homes, road in front, garage, outbuildings in background, trees with no leaves, written underneath in white, "Grandpa Giles' House" Grandpa Giles was Thomas Edward Giles. He and his wife Alice and their family moved to Bartlett in 1928. Giles, along with his four sons, Thomas Everett, Maurice, Wesley and Glenn and a cousin built the house located at 243 S. Western Avenue, pictured here on the ...

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4. 2017.23.14 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, black & white, Front- couple standing indoors behind tiered cake with 50th on top, woman is holding knife and cutting cake, image is in album, under is written in white, "Grandma & Grandpa Giles on their golden wedding anniversary." A tiered cake with a golden 50th topper and accented with golden leaves was the perfect tasty treat for Alice (1880-1976) and Thomas Edward Giles (1876-1957) on the occasion of their golden annivers...

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5. 2017.23.15 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, black & white, Front- Nineteen people of various ages standing/sitting in three rows indoors. Alice (1880-1976), middle row, second on right and Thomas Edward Giles (1876-1957), middle row, third from left, celebrated their golden anniversary in 1951. The couple was married on March 27, 1901, in the Norwood area, today a part of Chicago. A half of century later, they hosted a community open house at their Western Avenue home i...

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6. 2017.23.9 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, black & white, Front-six children and one adult standing outside in snow in front of house, picture was scanned from album, under picture is written in white, "Helen Ann, Billy, Barb G, Deb, Donna, Violet" Thomas Edward Giles, the adult in the photo, is standing in front of his 243 S. Western Avenue home, which he built with the help of his four sons and a cousin in 1928. With him are left to right, Helen Ann, Billy, his grandd...

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7. 2018.50.20 - Image, digital

   Image, digital, black & white, Front- two young girls sitting on a sidewalk, house in background and property line stake. The Willard Schwanke family built their home at 255 S. Western Avenue. Chicago residents at the time, they traveled to Bartlett often to check on its progress. Two of their young daughters sit on the sidewalk during one visit. Note the property line stake in the background. They moved into the new home in October 1950. The ...

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8. P04-8-10 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, color, Front- women wearing dress, black gloves and head scarf kneeling outside with bucket, white house and garage in background. With gloves on, Alice Giles (1880-1976) tends to her garden in the side lot of her 243 S. Western Avenue home (not pictured). Born in Illinois to parents who emigrated from England, Alice worked as a servant to the Clair family of Chicago before her 1901 marriage to Thomas E. Giles. The couple had ...

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