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Schick Road |
Number of Archive records |
4 |
Number of Library records |
4 |
Number of Object records |
8 |
Number of Photo records |
6 |
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2010.5.5 - Basket
Basket, 12 1/2"h x 10 1/2"w x 15 3/4"l, willow, natural, double bottom with handle. The Schick farm, once located on Schick Road, was established in 1865 by Gottlieb and Christina Schick. It continued operating through four generations until Louis and Gladys (Schick) Humbracht sold the remaining property, outbuildings and farmhouse to Poplar Creek Church. This double bottom basket was used to collect the eggs on the farm. The unique design kep...
Record Type: Object
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2010.5.7 - Print, photographic
Print, photographic, 8 1/2" w x 11"h, sepia, man wearing suit sitting in chair in studio setting with woman standing next to him wearing long black dress with white veil. Frederick Schick and the diminutive Sophie Harmening were married on September 13, 1883 in a double ceremony with Sophie's brother Henry Harmening to Carolyn Hecht. More than 1,000 guest attended the reception on the Harmening farm once located on Lake Street. At that time in...
Record Type: Photo
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2016.29.27 - Image, digital
Image, digital, color, outdoors, barn in center and other outbuildings in background, road in foreground. Looking northeast, on Schick Road, at the barn and outbuildings on the former Schick farm, today the site of Poplar Creek Church, 300 E Schick Road. Shortly after the church purchased the property from the Schick family the barn burned down. Several of the outbuilding remain on the property today.
Record Type: Photo
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2018.4.1 - Ledger
The Schick General Store ledger records the sales made to customers by date. The ledger lists purchaser's name, what was bought and the amount of the sale. The sale totals are listed in the middle column. The ledger also lists the company's that Fred Schick Sr. purchased items from to sell in his store. The company's are listed by name, the date of his purchase, what was bought and the amount of his purchase. The sale totals are listed in the ...
Record Type: Archive
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2021.23.1 - Map
Map, 43" w x 62" l, canvas, attached to wooden window shade roller on top, attached to black metal bar at bottom, Front- printed in black, "Hearne Brothers presents polyconic projection map of DuPage County Fox River Valley with Joliet," attached to front is numbered tape, Back- complete index of each street name is given. Hearne Brothers Maps was founded and based in Detroit, MI. In February 1933 a U.S. federal trademark registration was file...
Record Type: Object
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2021.43.1 - Print, photographic
Print, photographic, 8 1/2" x 11", color, Front- four people total, three men and one woman, standing outside, trees and building in background. On August 18, 1990, Louis Humbracht, second from left and his wife Gladys Schick Humbracht, third from left, posed for a picture with their sons Larry, first on left, and Lyndon, first on right. The family is on the grounds of the Schick/Humbracht farm once located on Schick Road. Their farmhouse is i...
Record Type: Photo
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2025.1.16 - Postcard
Postcard, 5 1/2" w x 3 1/2" h, RPPC, real picture postcard, black & white, Front- 5 men standing outside, holding tools, constructing a building, other buildings, trees and field in background, lumber and other materials in foreground, written in white at bottom, "Erection of F. Schick's Milk House.", written in black, names above men, "Pa", "Henry", "Ed", "Fred" and "?", illegible, can make it out, Back- addresses to Mrs. Henry A. Eggars, Rockef...
Record Type: Object
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2025.1.17 - Card, Calling
Card, calling, 3 1/2" w x 2" h, cardstock, cream, Front- in black ink, "Tel. 1034, Bartlett, F. H. Schick, Schick, Ill", Back- nothing. The Schick farm, established in 1865 by Gottlieb and Christina Schick was once located on Schick Road. In 1883, they sold the farm to one of their nine children, Fred Schick Sr. Fred and his wife Sophie had five sons of their own include Fred H. Schick Jr.. The Illinois Central Railroad purchased land from the...
Record Type: Object
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2025.1.18 - Card, Calling
Card, calling, 3 3/4" w x 2" h, cardstock, cream, Front- in black decorative font- "Fred H Schick", Back- nothing. The Schick farm, established in 1865 by Gottlieb and Christina Schick was once located on Schick Road. In 1883, they sold the farm to one of their nine children, Fred Schick Sr. Fred and his wife Sophie had five sons of their own include Fred H. Schick Jr.. The Illinois Central Railroad purchased land from the Schicks and construc...
Record Type: Object
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A97-1-8 - Maker, Coffee
Maker, coffee, 13" h x 7" dia at lid, enameled metal, 2 pieces, separate lid, attached bale swing handle, attached side handle, pour spout, grey color. The Schick farm, established in 1865, was once located on Schick Road. A large coffee pot was needed to make coffee for family get togethers and the threshing crews. This pot was first used by Sophie Harmening Schick (1863-1952) and later by her daughter-in-law Edna Randecker Schick (1896-1982)...
Record Type: Object
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P02-1-7 - Image, Digital
Image, digital, black & white, Front- man and small boy riding a Farmall tractor, dog in foreground, trees in background. Louis Humbracht (1914-2000) and his son Lyndon (1941-) take a seat on the family's Farmall tractor and they prepare to start farm chores. Maybe the family's dog, in the foreground, will help! Louis was the oldest child of farmer August and Lilly Humbracht. He grew up on the family's farm which was located off Oak Avenue, ju...
Record Type: Photo
