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  1. 2018.1.23 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 6 1/2" x 10 1/4", sepia, man and woman standing outside in front of destroyed building, dog in foreground, intact buildings in background. Back- written in pencil, "Hoosier Grove, rural Cook Co, IL, Hanover Township after the tornado" Just before noon on Palm Sunday, March 28, 1920 severe thunderstorms began to form 50 miles west of Chicago which spawned tornadoes. One tornado passed through downtown Elgin where it destroy...

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  2. 2018.38.1 - Album, Photograph

    Album, photograph, 7 1/4"w x 11 1/4"l, black, cloth, 47 pages, black and white photos on both sides, Front- printed in goldtone, "Photographs", string tie. 3-6 photos per page documenting farm life. Farm life in Hanover Township is captured in this photo album of the Frederick (Fred) Hecht family. The farm was once located on north side of Irving Park Road between Barrington Road and Park Blvd. The family included Fred, his wife Amanda and chi...

    Record Type: Photo

    Album, Photograph
  3. 2018.38.2 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 2 1/2' x 4 1/4", sepia, man standing with two large hogs and two chickens. Fence/trees in background. Fred Hecht (1883-1942) surmises his two large hogs and a couple of chickens. Prior to moving to Bartlett in between 1935-1937, the Hecht's large farm was once located off of Irving Park Road in what is today Streamwood.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  4. 2018.38.3 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 2 1/2" x 4 1/4", black and white, two girls sitting on wagon with two horses attached in farm field. Man stands behind A team of horses pulls two girls, names unknown, through a field on the Hecht family farm once located in what is now Streamwood. The Hecht family moved into Bartlett between 1935-1937.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  5. 2018.38.4 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 2 1/2" x 4 1/4", black and white, Front- two boys wearing overalls and beanies, sitting on front porch stairs of home, holding kittens. There were never a shortage of kittens on the Hecht family farm once located off Irving Park Road in what is today Streamwood. Two boys, names unknown, cuddle the new additions.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic

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