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1. 2018.26.7 - Menu

   Menu, 8 1/2"w x 14" l, paper, goldenrod, folded into thirds, printed in black, Front- information concerning Tri-Village Drive In, Home of Lotaburger, Other sides- items available for ordering and/or catering, no pricing. Opened in 1964 by brothers Lou and Tony Christopher, the popular area drive-n, located at 1625 Irving Park Road, was one of the first of its kind in the far northwest suburbs. The business was eventually razed, after at least...

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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...

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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.

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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

   
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.

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6. 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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7. A06-15-3 - Bowl

   Bowl, 12" dia. x 4" h, enamel metal, white with black rim. The Fred Hecht farm was once located on Irving Park Road in what is today Streamwood. Hecht also operated a threshing businesses throughout the area traveling from farm to farm helping with the harvesting. This metal bowl was used by the threshers to wash their hands before a meal in the fields.

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