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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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"Hello Boys and Girls!" storybook and neighborhood guide
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Cover of youth storybook and guide to neighborhood from the Neighborhood Service Organization. Presents Pilsen as a blending of Czech and Mexican American communities.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Boys and young men with basketball trophies
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A large group of boys and young men, several holding basketball trophies.
Date:
c. 1950
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:
Public access
Boys in a first aid demostration
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Boys in scouts uniforms applying bandages and slings to other boys in a first aid demonstration.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Boys playing baseball at Komensky School
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Boys playing baseball in the playground at Komensky School
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Public access
Boys playing catch in alley
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Two boys playing catch in alley, with another looking on.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Public access
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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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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Public access
Children in party hats on street with teachers
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Group of small children in party hats gathered on a street with teachers.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Public access
Children on playground climbing structure
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Group of girls outside on a playground climbing structure, with a woman soothing a young boy near them.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
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
Access:
Public access
Group of boys with basketball trophies
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Group of boys, some holding basketball trophies.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Group outside F. J. Skala and Co. Bankers
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Left: Group of people standing outside a storefront with a "F. J. Skala and Co. Bankers" sign. Right: View of Skala National Bank Building, located at 1817 S. Loomis Street.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
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:
Public access
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
Access:
Public access
Neighborhood rooftops
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Exterior view of neighborhood rooftops.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Painting garbage cans in an alley
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Group of community members painting garbage cans in an alley behind Loomis Street.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Play Club Mothers meeting announcement, Bethlehem Community Center
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Announcement for Play Club Mothers meeting to discuss a new play club for community mothers and children at the Bethlehem Community Center.
Date:
October 1954
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Selling tostadas at an event
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Women selling tostadas to children at a community center event. A sign above them reads "TOSTADAS !muy bueno!".
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 during a parade
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Street scene during a parade. Several horse-drawn vehicles pass crowds of onlookers along the street.
Date:
c. 1915
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:
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 in a library
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Group of women seated on wicker chairs in a library.
Date:
1921
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Women in community center kitchen
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Group of women in a community center kitchen after making a meal. Stacks of dirty dishes and pots and pans are in the foreground.
Date:
c. 1960
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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