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Application for aid
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Application for aid to the Chicago City Missionary Society. Shows range of activities undertaken by Church-run settlement house. Includes attendance figures for programs.
Date:
c. 1915
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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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

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Reading newspapers and magazines in a library
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Boys and a man reading newspapers and magazines in library.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Teenage boys relaxing on couches in room with stereo
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Teenage boys talking and reading on couches in a room with a stereo.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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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

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Club worker in chicken room
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Young girl sweeping the floor in the Bethlehem Community Center chicken room, with a number of young chickens behind her.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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Children playing checkers and doing puzzles
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Children at a table playing checkers and doing jigsaw puzzles.
Date:
c. 1945
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Children talking with Santa Claus
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Two children seated on the floor talk with Santa Claus.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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Girls playing game in gymnasium
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Girls dressed in athletic clothing play a game in a gymnasium.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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Children outdoors in playground
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Children playing outdoors on slides and playground equipment.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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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

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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

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Group of teenagers standing together
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Group of teenagers standing together. Two are holding small cases.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Shooting basketballs at an event
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Person shooting a basketball at an event as others look on.Signs on the wall read "Basketball Throws 3 shots 5¢" and "2 Baskets out of 3 wins Prize".
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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Dancing at a Block Party
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People dancing in the street to the music of a live band during a block party.
Date:
1959
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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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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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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

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Girls in a playhouse
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Two girls seated in a playhouse.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Girls holding up bibs they made
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Group of girls holding up bibs they made in a sewing class.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Civics class for Bohemian men
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Group of Bohemian men and older boys sitting on chairs facing a teacher and blackboard during a civics class.
Date:
1913
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Children with Bohemian Settlement House banner and flag
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Group of boys and girls standing outdoors in front of a Bohemian Settlement House banner. One of them holds an American flag.
Date:
c. 1910
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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Children dancing in a circle with women watching
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Large group of young children dancing in a circle in a room with fireplace as women watch.
Date:
c. 1910
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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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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Bethlehem Center Day Camp flyer
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Announcement flyer for Bethlehem Center summer day camp, with hand-drawn illustrations.
Date:
June 1, 1951
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Bethlehem Center newsletter
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Front page of newsletter from the Bethlehem community center with submissions from staff and youth.
Date:
1951
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Children on a slide in playground
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Children playing on a slide in a fenced playground, with two women watching them.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Teenagers around a piano
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Group of teenagers and young adults posing around a piano at Bethlehem House.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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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

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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

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Board members meeting
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Group of adults seated around a table for a board meeting.
Date:
c. 1960
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

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Bethlehem Center Basketball team
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Group portrait of the Bethlehem Center basketball team on the court.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Valentine Dance King and Queen
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King Joe Reyes and Queen Patsy Esquidida dancing in a gymnasium at a Valentine Dance.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Summer staff of Bethlehem Center
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The summer staff at the Bethlehem Center sitting on stairs leading up to building doors, presumably the center's back door.
Date:
1963
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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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

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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

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Girls with knitting projects
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Group of girls seated on a rooftop holding knitting projects.
Date:
1916
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

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Pleasant Valley Farm field plan map
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Map of Pleasant Valley Farm included in "Chicago Congregational Family News" v. 3, no. 4, April 1954. The Chicago City Missionary Society ran the farm to allow inner city children an opportunity to work on a farm. BHNC sent approximately 30 children per year.
Date:
April 1954
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

Access:
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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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