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Teenagers on an outing in the woods
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Group of young adults on an outing in a forested area.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Cartoons for Camp Gray
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Hand-drawn cartoons by Ed Teska depicting life at Camp Gray.
Date:
1926
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Public access
No. 43, Upper End of Lake at Camp Reinberg
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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
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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
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
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Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Boys Sitting on Stone Steps
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Camp Fire
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Lake Scene
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Kids on Steps
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Adults in Field of Flowers
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Interior Scene with Young People
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Children around a Tree
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Date:
ca. 1950s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Children drinking milk
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Children drinking milk from baby bottles, an activity at the six 10-day outing camps held during thesummer at Camp Reinberg in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Palatine. Photo taken in 1938.
Date:
1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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
Raised walkway at Camp Gray
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View of raised walkway with fenced sides traversing a wooded area at Camp Gray. Two men are visible in the middle ground.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Conference program of lectures at Camp Gray, p. 1
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Conference program of lectures at Camp Gray on the topic of "Adapting Personality to Social Environment". Page 1 lists the lectures scheduled for each day.
Date:
c. 1925
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
Conference program of lectures at Camp Gray, p. 3
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Conference program of lectures at Camp Gray on the topic of "Adapting Personality to Social Environment". Page 3 provides details on transportation and costs.
Date:
c. 1925
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
Flyer announcing Young People's Conference at Camp Gray
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Hand-drawn and colored broadside announcing a Young People's Conference at Camp Gray.
Date:
c. 1925
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Camp Mess Hall
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Camp Reinberg band
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Child band, one of the camper's activities held at Camp Reinberg in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Palatine. The 10-day camps averaged 360 guests per group, with 6 groups visiting each summer. The camp was directed by the Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare
Date:
1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Children boxing
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Children boxing, one of the activities at the 10-day outing camps held at Camp Reinberg in Deer GroveForest Preserve near Palatine. Photo taken in 1938 or after.
Date:
ca. 1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
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
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
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Campers Gathered Around Man
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Date:
ca. 1950s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Nature Studies
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Water Pump
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Stalks
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Camp Mess Hall
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Nature Studies
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Date:
ca. 1940s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Man and Boys Squatting Near Waters Edge
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Boy looking at horse at Pleasant Valley Farm
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Boy at Pleasant Valley Farm looks at a horse in a barn.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Girls feeding lambs at Pleasant Valley Farm
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Three girls feeding lambs with bottles at Pleasant Valley Farm.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Girls at Picnic Table
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Landscape
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, People Outside Building
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Apple-bobbing at Camp Reinberg, Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Palatine
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The outing camps are directed by the Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare. Campers are selected from among clients of the Chicago Relief Administration and from among Juvenile Court Wards. Photo taken in 1938. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC.)
Date:
1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Group building a fire at the beach
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Group of adults and teens on a beach building a fire.
Date:
May 1928
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Plants in water
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Flour-blowing contest (?) Camp Reinberg, Deer Grove Forest Preserve
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Flour-blowing contest (?) for girls, an activity at one of the 10-day summer outing camps directed by the Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare, at Camp Reinberg in Deer Grove Forest Preserve, near Palatine. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC)
Date:
1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
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:
Public access
Children watching a hay baler, Pleasant Valley Farm
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Group of children watching men and teenagers using a hay baler in a field at Pleasant Valley Farm.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Cabin at summer camp
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Exterior view of a cabin at a summer camp.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Sketch from scrapbook, boat trip from Camp Gray
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Hand-drawn sketch from a scrapbook, depicting crowded accommodations on boat trip home from Camp Gray.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Conference program of lectures at Camp Gray, p. 2
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Conference program of lectures at Camp Gray on the topic of "Adapting Personality to Social Environment". Page 2 provides a sample day's itinerary.
Date:
c. 1925
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access

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