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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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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
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


Girls and woman dressed for a Hallowe'en party
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Group outside Howell House. They are dressed for a Hallowe'en party, wearing domino masks and costume dresses. An African American woman is dressed as a crossing guard. A sign on the door of the building behind them reads "Halloween Party - This Saturday Night - Here".
Date:
c. 1965
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access


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:
Public access


Howell House Kindergarten, 1917
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Howell House Kindergarten class in a room with a fireplace.
Date:
1917
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


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


Teenagers outside of Howell House
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Teenagers, some on bicycles, gathered outside of Howell House.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access


Woman on Howell House rooftop
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Woman standing next to a wooden climbing structure on the roof of the Howell House building.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access