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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
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c. 1950
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Howell House windows
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Image
Exterior corner windows of Howell House, taken by a member of the Howell Camera Club.
Date
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c. 1940
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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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
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c. 1930
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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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
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July 23, 1920
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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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
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October 1954
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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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
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c. 1955
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Painting garbage cans in an alley
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Image
Group of community members painting garbage cans in an alley behind Loomis Street.
Date
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1958
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Selling tostadas at an event
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Image
Women selling tostadas to children at a community center event. A sign above them reads "TOSTADAS !muy bueno!".
Date
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c. 1960
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Boys playing catch in alley
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Image
Two boys playing catch in alley, with another looking on.
Date
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c. 1960
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Howell House and neighborhood buildings
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Image
View of building rooftops in the Howell House neighborhood, with the Howell House building behind them.
Date
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c. 1920
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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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
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c. 1930
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Children and teacher outside a building
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Image
Group of children standing with a teacher outside a building.
Date
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c. 1940
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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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
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c. 1960
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Women at craft bazaar
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Image
Group of women examine jewelry and other goods displayed on tables at a craft bazaar.
Date
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c. 1960
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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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
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c. 1960
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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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
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c. 1930
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Building rooftops, Howell House neighborhood
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Image
Exterior view of building rooftops in the neighborhood around Howell House.
Date
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c. 1940
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Group outside F. J. Skala and Co. Bankers
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Image
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
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c. 1920
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Group of boys with basketball trophies
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Image
Group of boys, some holding basketball trophies.
Date
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c. 1960
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Children in party hats on street with teachers
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Image
Group of small children in party hats gathered on a street with teachers.
Date
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c. 1920
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Boys playing baseball at Komensky School
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Boys playing baseball in the playground at Komensky School
Date
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c. 1955
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Street scene, cover of Howell House scrapbook
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Image
Neighborhood street scene, mounted on cover of Howell House scrapbook.
Date
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c. 1905
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Women in a library
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Image
Group of women seated on wicker chairs in a library.
Date
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1921
Collection
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
Neighborhood rooftops
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Image
Exterior view of neighborhood rooftops.
Date
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c. 1930
Collection
:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access
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Public access
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