Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2021.44.2 |
Object Name |
Image, Digital |
Description |
Image, Digital, black and white, six children in backyard of home with trees and fence. Left to Right: Front row, left to right: Shirley Lemke, Cheri Marxen, Lee Lemke, Janet Marxen Back row, left to right: Jerry Hilliard, John Hilliard They are standing in front of the Lemke home, once located where the Town Center is today. The Lemke family moved into Bartlett in the late 1940s. According to Lee, "It was a home that we later referred to as the 'OLD HOUSE'. Originally, it had a chicken coop that provided us with eggs. It had what seemed like a large yard that I was required to mow with a hand mower. However, it also had a backyard that was large enough for my softball field. Each year I hit enough home runs over the fence toward the tracks to beat Babe Ruth's home run record. The kids from the neighborhood, John Hilliard, Jim Wendler, Bruno Tabis, Cheri & Janet Marxen & others, played softball there…" |
Date |
1950 |
Place |
Where Town Center stands today |
Number of images |
1 |
Search Terms |
Town Center |
Subjects |
Backyards Boys Children Children's clothing & dress Clothing & dress Fences Friendship Girls Houses Summer Trees |
People |
Banwart, Janet Marxen Hilliard, Jerry Hilliard, John Lemke, Lee Lemke, Shirley Marxen, Cheri Marxen, Janet |
Accession number |
2021.44 |