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Girl jumping off a gymnastic horse
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Girl in gym clothes jumping off a gymnastic horse outdoors with a girl in skirt spotting her. A group of children and others look on in the background.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

Access:
Public access


Audience members applauding at talent show
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Audience members applauding at an event, probably at a talent show.
Date:
1959
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

Access:
Public access


Bethlehem Church leaders
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Portraits of five Bethlehem Church leaders: Dr. E. A. Adams, Mrs. Adams, Caleb S. Gates, Miss Salava, and Anton S. Donat.
Date:
c. 1900
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

Access:
Public access


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

Access:
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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

Access:
Public access


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

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:
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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

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


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


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

Access:
Public access


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

Access:
Public access


Young men in athletic apparel near a woods
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Group of young men in athletic apparel, some with shirts saying "Howell" on them, outdoors near a wooded area.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

Access:
Public access


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

Access:
Public access


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

Access:
Public access


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

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


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

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


Man performing with robot
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Man performing with robot on stage, probably at a talent show.
Date:
1959
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

Access:
Public access


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

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


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


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


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

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


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


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

Access:
Public access


Boys playing checkers at camp
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Two boys playing checkers on a bunk bed at camp, with a third boy watching.
Date:
c. 1960
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


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

Access:
Public access


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

Access:
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

Access:
Public access


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

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


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

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

Access:
Public access


Bathers on beach
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Group of young adults sunning themselves on a beach.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

Access:
Public access


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

Access:
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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

Access:
Public access


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

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


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

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


Teenage boy practicing archery on a lakeshore
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Teenage boy practicing archery with a bow and arrow on a sandy dune near a lake, possibly at Camp Gray.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:

Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection

Access:
Public access


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

Access:
Public access


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

Access:
Public access


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

Access:
Public access


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

Access:
Public access


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

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