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  1. 2012.14.204 - Card, Greeting

    Card, greeting, 7 1/4" l x 5" w (when flat) full color, fold down to make three-dimensional, illustration of pink roses, other flowers, surrounding young girl wearing dress and hat, printed in red on flap- "To my Valentine", on back- "Printed in Germany", in ink-"Miss Ness" and "From 19-21-26-1-14-14-1" Longtime Bartlett School teacher and resident Elvira Ness Brandt (1902-1996) moved to the village in 1926 and taught at Bartlett School for 21...

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  2. 2018.40.6 - Noisemaker

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    Noisemaker
  3. 2020.1.24 - Document, Travel

    S. S. Kronprinz Wilhelm

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  4. 2020.1.25 - Document, Travel

    Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen

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  5. 2020.1.26 - Map

    Map, 17" l x 8" w flat, paper Front- illustration of steamship in upper left, Atlantic Ocean with North American, Europe and portion of Africa continents shown, printed at top- "Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen..." with sailing information written and printed in, route of sailing marked from Bremen to New York., Back- nothing. In October 1907, George Struckman began his journey back home to Bartlett, IL from Germany. He had visited his homeland for...

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    Map
  6. 2020.1.27 - Map

    Map, 17" l x 8" w flat, paper Front- illustration of steamship in upper left, Atlantic Ocean with North American, Europe and portion of Africa continents shown, printed at top- "Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen..." with sailing information written and printed in, route of sailing marked from New York to Bremen Back- nothing. In July 1907, Bartlett's George Struckman began his sailing journey vacation to his homeland of Germany, departing from New Y...

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    Map
  7. 2020.1.30 - Ticket

    Ticket, 6" l x 4 1/2" w, paper, pink, Front- printed in black- "Herbst-Parade 1907... Bestimmungen umstehend", upper left corner- graphic with "Invalidendank" Back- printed in black- "Polizeiliche Bestimmungen..." Bartlett's George Struckman returned to Germany, his birthplace, for an extended visit in 1907. He attend this fall parade in Invalidendank, a town about 14 miles east of Berlin, the country's capital. The ticket cost 5 Marks and giv...

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    Ticket
  8. 2024.56.2 - Certificate, Citizenship

    Certificate, citizenship, digital copy only (partial), of Henry Marxen, dated June 9, 1916. Henry Marxen was born in Germany on February 10, 1876. He immigrated to the United States in 1890. After living in Freedom, IL he moved to Bartlett where he opened and operated his Oak Avenue blacksmith shop for 50 years.

    Record Type: Archive

    Citizenship certificate Henry Marxen
  9. A06-15-4 - Trunk

    Trunk, 28" w 19" d x 17" h, wood, metal hinges, operational lid, side metal handles, painted in black on lid- "Fred H Hecht, RFD Elgin, County Cook, Illinois, U. St. Amer", back- printed in black- oval with writing, left side handle- broken piece of wood attached with wire- written in black- "Fred H . Hecht..." and address as written on lid, left hinge not attached, possibly handcrafted. The Fred Hecht farm was once located on Irving Park Road...

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    Trunk

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