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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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Women in uniforms saluting an American flag
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Two women in uniforms saluting an American flag on a lakeside dock.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Women wearing scarves
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Three elderly women wearing scarves.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Young adults at a Youth Conference
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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.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Young adults seated at a table
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Four young adults seated around a table, with one in uniform.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Young boy and woman on a street
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Young boy in a cap with a woman wearing a shawl outside on the street.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Young girls washing their hands
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Two young girls stand on a bench to wash their hands in sinks. The girl in the foreground is wearing thick stockings with garters.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
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Young men in athletic apparel near a woods
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Group of young men in athletic apparel, some with shirts saying "Howell" on them, outdoors near a wooded area.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Young men singing
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Group of young men singing outdoors.
Date:
c. 1935
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Young women in Bohemian folk costumes in dancing formation
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Four pairs of young women in Bohemian folk costumes pose on a stage in dancing formation.
Date:
c. 1935
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Young women preparing food in kitchen
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Eight young women wearing aprons prepare food in a kitchen. A recipe is written on the chalkboard behind them.
Date:
c. 1910
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access

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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