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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 applauding at talent show
Audience members applauding at an event, probably at a talent show.
1959
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
Costumed women performing on stage
Three women, two wearing traditional ethnic dress, perform on a stage.
1930
Dancers in Bohemian ethnic costume perform on stage
Dancers in Bohemian ethnic costume perform on stage.
1935
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
Man performing with robot
Man performing with robot on stage, probably at a talent show.
1959
Man speaking at microphone at an event
A man in a suit addresses a group at an event from behind a microphone, as three other men stand nearby.
1960
Men in front of a booth with fudge for sale
Three men standing in front of a booth where fudge is being sold.
1955
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
Performers playing Katcha and the Devil pose on stage
Performers cast as Katcha (left) and the Devil in "The Golden Spinning Wheel" pose onstage.
1933
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
Two Couples at Playboy Dance
Two couples posed in front of a Christmas tree at Playboy dance. Pictured left to right are: Ray Robles, Carmen Medina, Darlene Klein, and Bob Reyes.
1958
Women at craft bazaar
Group of women examine jewelry and other goods displayed on tables at a craft bazaar.
1960
Women at event with coffee and dessert
Four women at an event with coffee service and desserts.
1960
Women wearing scarves
Three elderly women wearing scarves.
1960
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
Young women in Bohemian folk costumes in dancing formation
Four pairs of young women in Bohemian folk costumes pose on a stage in dancing formation.
1935

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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