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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


Boys eating in camp dining hall
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Two African American boys eating in a dining hall, likely at summer camp. Other children and a man are visible behind them.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access


Boys eating watermelon on a hillside
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Group of boys with a man, eating watermelon on a hillside in the country.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access


Boys seated at a dinner table
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A group of boys seated at a dinner table. Some have plates of food in front of them.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access


Celebrated Annual Apple-Fight
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Hand-drawn cartoon by Ed Teska with a text narrating annual Apple Fight event.
Date:
1927
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:
Public access


Cook chopping roasted meat for dinner
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A cook chops up roasted meat for dinner as two women look on.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access


Eating at a picnic table in a wooded area
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Group eating at a picnic table in a wooded area.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access


Labor Day at Mrs. Mayers
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Group of teenagers and young adults posing in yard and eating apples at a Labor Day event.
Date:
September 1923
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


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


Serving dinner
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Adults and teenagers serving dinner. A cook in the foreground is carving meat.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access


Teenager and children buying food at Bethlehem House event
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Teenager and children purchasing food at a Bethlehem House event.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access


Teenagers and adults at a dining event
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Teenagers and adults eating dinner together at a rectangular table at a dining event.
Date:
c. 1950
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:
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


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