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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

Bethlehem Center and Howell House were church-related neighborhood houses serving the Pilsen area on the Near West Side. They provided religious, social services, and personal welfare assistance to an immigrant community composed predominantly of Bohemians, Poles, and Czechs. The two centers cooperated throughout their history, merging in 1961 as the Neighborhood Service Organization. The Neighborhood Service Organization, popularly known as Casa Aztlan, continues to serve the Pilsen area.
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Audience members watching talent show
Audience members watching show on stage, probably at a talent show.
1959

Awards banquet
Group of seated people having a meal at an awards banquet. A table with trophies on it is visible in the background.
1960

Ballet performance
Two girls in tutus performing a ballet during a talent show.
1959

Bethlehem Center junior staff at display tables
Three young men wearing sweatshirts with a "Bethlehem Center Junior Staff" logo stand next to display tables with a woman who examines a pamphlet. Behind them are signs reading "Bethlehem Community Center - Building Jr. Staff Leaders".
1959

Boys and girls playing accordions
Group of boys and girls playing accordions on a stage.
1959

Boys and young men with basketball trophies
A large group of boys and young men, several holding basketball trophies.
1950

Boys athletic group performing in gymnasium
Boys athletic group wearing shorts, hats, and kerchiefs performing in a gymnasium in front of an audience.
1930

Boys seated at a dinner table
A group of boys seated at a dinner table. Some have plates of food in front of them.
1950

Celebrated Annual Apple-Fight
Hand-drawn cartoon by Ed Teska with a text narrating annual Apple Fight event.
1927

Children and teenagers perform in Christmas pageant
Children and teenagers performing onstage in a Christmas page. Part of the audience is visible in the foreground.
1940

Children dressed in national costumes
Boy and girl in a talent show dressed in national costume, possibly Thai.
1959

Children eating together at Bethlehem House
Group of children eating at Bethlehem House with a woman supervising.
1950

Children with Santa
A child sits on Santa's lap while a young boy in a suit stands next to them.
1958

Flyer announcing Young People's Conference at Camp Gray
Hand-drawn and colored broadside announcing a Young People's Conference at Camp Gray.
1925

Girls in ethnic costume dance outside Howell House
Group of girls in ethnic costume dance with kerchiefs outside Howell House.
1920

Girls in ethnic costume dancing on stage
Girls dancing on stage in ethnic costumes.
1930

Parade float with queen and court
Parade queen and her court riding along the street on a horse-drawn parade float past a crowd of onlookers.
1915

Street scene during a parade
Street scene during a parade. Several horse-drawn vehicles pass crowds of onlookers along the street.
1915

Teenage group "The Play Boys"
Group of teenage boys called "The Play Boys", wearing jackets and ties.
1958

Teenagers and adults at a dining event
Teenagers and adults eating dinner together at a rectangular table at a dining event.
1950

Teenagers in ethnic costume on a stage
Group of teenagers and young adults dressed in ethnic costume stand on a stage in front of a curtain.
1930

Young adults at a Youth Conference
A group of young adults and teenagers gathered in a library for a Youth Conference. Some are wearing name tags for an "Annual Youth Conference." A clergyman is in the back row at left.
1960