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1. 2018.15.2 - Print, photographic

   Print, photographic, 8" x 10", sepia, rocky hill with brush, trees and 3 men with wagon pulled by two horses. Written in white at bottom, "Gravel Pit, Bartlett, ILL. Scratch the surface of Bartlett and you'll find land rich in limestone and gravel left behind by the Ice Age. The exact location of this gravel pit is unknown, though mining still exists today in the community.

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2. 2021.1.82 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 6 3/4"w x 4 3/4" l, sepia, Front- two men standing in the distance in a gravel pit, Back- removed from album, black paper remnants, written in ink upper right corner- "Gravel pit". The exact location of the gravel pit is unknown, through there were early gravel pits near where Spaulding Road is today. No other information is known about this photo whose donor is unknown. Local newspapers reported on area limestone grave...

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3. 2025.37.2 - Map

   Map, 26" w x 29" l, paper, no date, Front- printed in black, along bottom- "Richard J. Daley, county clerk, Hanover Township, Cook County, Illinois, Scale: 4 inches - 1 mile", streets, highways, roads, cemeteries, schools, train stations, creeks, gravel pits, golf courses are illustrated on map, all of Bartlett and Ontarioville, part of Elgin is included. Dating between 1950-1955, this map illustrates Hanover Township. At that time Bartlett wa...

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