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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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Bethlehem Center building
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View of the Bethlehem Center in 1959. The three story red-bricked building at 1853 S. Racine Avenue was founded as a settlement house in 1884 for the immigrants of Chicago's Lower West Side and Pilsen neighborhoods.
Date:
1959
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Bethlehem Center building
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Exterior view of the Bethlehem Community Center building.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Building rooftops, Howell House neighborhood
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Exterior view of building rooftops in the neighborhood around Howell House.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Cabin at summer camp
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Exterior view of a cabin at a summer camp.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Children and teacher outside a building
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Group of children standing with a teacher outside a building.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Children entering Bethlehem Center
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A group of children entering the Bethlehem Center through the building's front entrance.
Date:
c. 1965
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Daily Vacation Bible School, Howell Neighborhood House
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Large group of children standing outside Howell Neighborhood House during daily Vacation Bible School.
Date:
July 23, 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Girls in a building doorway
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Two young girls in coats stand in the doorway of a building.A sign next to them reads "MOVIES Friday - 3:30 PM - 5¢ - ".
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Hanging new drapes in the Play Club
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A man on a ladder hangs new drapes made by Play Club mothers in the Play Club, as a woman advises him.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
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Howell House and neighborhood buildings
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View of building rooftops in the Howell House neighborhood, with the Howell House building behind them.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Howell House windows
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Exterior corner windows of Howell House, taken by a member of the Howell Camera Club.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Neighborhood rooftops
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Exterior view of neighborhood rooftops.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Room with booth tables and piano
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Room with booth tables and a piano. One wall of the room is decorated with a painting of a saxophone and musical notes.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Sign for Southwest Central Community Council playground
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Sign for Southwest Central Community Council Playground Number 1. The playground area is fenced with chain link fencing, and a bench and sandbox are visible in the background.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Street scene, cover of Howell House scrapbook
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Neighborhood street scene, mounted on cover of Howell House scrapbook.
Date:
c. 1905
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
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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
Access:
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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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