Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2025.1.36 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Print, photographic, 10" w x 8" l, black & white, Front- two men standing outside a two-story brick building on corner, lettering in window reads- "Bartlett State Bank", parcel view of building on right, trees on left, street in front, fire hydrant and drinking fountain in front, lower left corner in white- "Bartlett State Bank"Back- information on back has several errors, catalogue number in blue is correct. The Bartlett State Bank opened in 1910. It was the village's first financial institution. Prior to water in bottles and large travel tumblers, how did Bartlett residents stay hydrated when shopping in town especially during the hot summer months? We are sure they all were excited to read in July 7, 1927 Bartlett column, in the DuPage County Register that a drinking fountain had been installed in front of the Bartlett State Bank, located on Oak Avenue, not Main Street, the newspaper reported. Look closely and you can see it to the right of the fire hydrant. Unfortunately, the fountain does not exist anymore and perhaps it was short lived. In a 1950 image of the bank, it appears the fountain had been removed by that time. |
Year Range from |
1927 |
Year Range to |
1935 |
Print size |
8" l x 10" w |
Place |
Northwest corner of Oak and Bartlett Avenues |
Number of images |
1 |
Search Terms |
200 W. Bartlett Avenue Bartlett State Bank Drinking fountain |
Subjects |
Banks Businessmen Fire hydrants Houses Men Streets Trees |
Accession number |
2025.1 |