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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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Awards banquet
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Group of seated people having a meal at an awards banquet. A table with trophies on it is visible in the background.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Bethlehem Center junior staff at display tables
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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".
Date:
1959
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Boys athletic group performing in gymnasium
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Boys athletic group wearing shorts, hats, and kerchiefs performing in a gymnasium in front of an audience.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
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Children and teenagers perform in Christmas pageant
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Children and teenagers performing onstage in a Christmas page. Part of the audience is visible in the foreground.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Children eating together at Bethlehem House
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Group of children eating at Bethlehem House with a woman supervising.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
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Children with Santa
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A child sits on Santa's lap while a young boy in a suit stands next to them.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Costumed women performing on stage
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Three women, two wearing traditional ethnic dress, perform on a stage.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
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Dancers in Bohemian ethnic costume perform on stage
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Dancers in Bohemian ethnic costume perform on stage.
Date:
c. 1935
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
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Girls in ethnic costume dance outside Howell House
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Group of girls in ethnic costume dance with kerchiefs outside Howell House.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
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Girls in ethnic costume dancing on stage
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Girls dancing on stage in ethnic costumes.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Man speaking at microphone at an event
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A man in a suit addresses a group at an event from behind a microphone, as three other men stand nearby.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Men in front of a booth with fudge for sale
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Three men standing in front of a booth where fudge is being sold.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Performers playing Katcha and the Devil pose on stage
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Performers cast as Katcha (left) and the Devil in "The Golden Spinning Wheel" pose onstage.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Teenage group "The Play Boys"
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Group of teenage boys called "The Play Boys", wearing jackets and ties.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Teenagers in ethnic costume on a stage
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Group of teenagers and young adults dressed in ethnic costume stand on a stage in front of a curtain.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Two Couples at Playboy Dance
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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.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Women at craft bazaar
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Group of women examine jewelry and other goods displayed on tables at a craft bazaar.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Women at event with coffee and dessert
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Four women at an event with coffee service and desserts.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
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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
Access:
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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
Access:
Public access
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
Access:
Public access

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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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