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1. 2009.17.1 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, black & white, 8" x 10", Front- angle shot of train engine with large building behind it, printed on engine- "Northwest Suburban Mass Transit District" and "Village of Bartlett." First of the new commuter locomotives acquired by the Northwest Suburban Mass Transit District (NWSMTD), the Village of Bartlett engine would be christened on April 6, 1974 at the Bartlett train station. The engine was built by Electro-Motive Divi...

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2. 2009.17.2 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 8 h" x 10 w", black & white, Front- profile shot of train engine with large building behind it, printed on engine- "Northwest Suburban Mass Transit District" and "Village of Bartlett." The first of the new commuter locomotives acquired by the Northwest Suburban Mass Transit District (NWSMTD) was the Village of Bartlett engine. It would be christened on April 6, 1974 at the Bartlett train station. The engine was built by El...

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3. 2009.17.3 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 8" h x 10" w, black & white, Front- group of people (six men and one women) standing outside in front of a train engine, lighting tower, engine in background. This group of people are most likely members of the Northwest Suburban Mass Transit District. The woman is most likely its chair, Lois J. Geister. They are standing in front of the "Village of Bartlett" engine, not fully detailed in paint and identification scheme, ...

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4. 2010.15.10 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, color, diesel locomotive painted blue with a red and white stripes on front is surrounded by a large group of people, in background are buildings. Girl on shoulders of adult is getting ready to christen the engine. It was April 6, 1974 and crowds gathered just west of the old depot for the christening of the brand new "Village of Bartlett" engine. It was the first of 13 new diesel engines purchased for the then Chicago, Milwau...

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5. 2011.32.1 - Painting

   Painting, 19 1/2" h x 25 1/2"w, framed, color, train engine with passenger cars on train track, brown background gives appearance of movement and speed, appears that front of engine artwork has been "cut in" to allow customization for name of engine. On right is signature of artist "N. J. Zullo" Framed illustration of the Village of Bartlett engine. Built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors beginning in 1973 and completed in 1974....

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6. 2012.6.4 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 3 12" x 3 1/2", color, Front- young woman wearing jeans and red jacket standing in front of train engine on which is labeled "Village of Bartlett", Back- written in ink- "Dianne '74". It is the dedication day, April 6, 1974, for the Village of Bartlett engine and resident Dianne Peterson poses for a picture next to it. The engine was the first of 13 new engines put into service on the then Milwaukee Road's, today Metra, su...

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7. 2012.6.5 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", color, Front- group of people outside gathered around train engine. Back- written in ink "'74" Residents turned out for the dedication of the Village of Bartlett engine on April 6, 1974. The festivities were held on the Village's last rail siding which was on the south side of the tracks, west of the depot.

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8. 2012.6.7 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", color, Front- group of people outside gathered around train engine. Back- written in ink "'74" Residents turned out for the dedication of the Village of Bartlett engine on April 6, 1974. The festivities were held on the Village's last rail siding which was on the south side of the tracks, west of the depot.

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9. 2016.25.112 - Postcard

   Postcard, 5 1/2" x 3 1/2", black and white real photo, train engine, number 40, with two staircases and people entering and leaving engine, on back written in ink, "Photography by Gary Gates", postcard is unused. The Village of Bartlett engine, #40, was dedicated in Bartlett on April 6, 1974. It was the first of the new diesel engines purchased for the Milwaukee Road West Line by the Northwest Municipal Mass Transit District whose office at th...

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10. 2016.34.7 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 8" x 10", color, Front- Metra engine # 600 with passenger cars heading west through Bartlett, passing train station, automobiles and utility poles on both sides, water tower with "Bartlett" on it in background. Metra F40C #600 was passing through Bartlett on March 21, 1991 when this image was taken. At this time the rails were owned by the Soo Line Railroad. The engine was designed and built by the Electro-Motive Divi...

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11. 2016.4.2 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, black & white, 8" x 10," three men and one woman standing on a platform, behind them is a commuter train consisting of an engine and two passenger cars, a group of people are standing below by the train. On the back written in black marker by Bill Tiknis is, "Worthington Smith President of Milwaukee Road, Tik, Lois Geister, Langhorne Bond, First locomotive of current Metra system named 'Village of Bartlett' dedication ceremon...

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12. 2019.47.4 - Print, Photographic

    Print, photographic, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", color, Front- large group of people standing outside around train engine, home, trees in background. Back- written in pen "4-6-74" The Village of Bartlett engine, in the background, was dedicated at the Bartlett depot on April 6, 1974. It was the first of 13 new engines ordered by the then Northwest Suburban Mass Transit District and put in use on the then Milwaukee Road's west line. Today commuter service...

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13. 2023.1.2 - Slide

    Slide, 2" x 2", color, Front- head on view of diesel engine on tracks, blue cab with red and white diagonal thick lines, coupler, emergency light is center over windows just below horns, number board show "40", wooden staircase to enter cab on right, several people on right side, bottle wrapped in blue tissue resting on ledge above coupler, utility times, buildings in background. Written in ink on slide border, "NWSMT, 40, 4/79, Bartlett Ill. RPC...

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