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  1. Brown Baseball Cap

    Brown Baseball Cap with a white circular insignia that contains the letter "R" in brown stitching. The inside has black stitching and a green inner bill.

    Record Type: Object

    Brown Baseball Cap
  2. Brown plastic checkbook holder

    A brown plastic checkbook holder with the names of three banks: The First National Bank of Lake Forest, The First National Bank of Lake Bluff, and The Lake Forest National Bank. The First National Bank of Lake Bluff opened April 15, 1965 in a leased building at 30 East Scranton Avenue and moved to 120 East Scranton Avenue in 1972. This building later served as the location of Northern Trust Bank and PNC Bank, before it was demolished in June,...

    Record Type: Object

    Brown plastic checkbook holder
  3. Camel - Margaret Lindman

    Margaret Lindman, the creator and maker of the Lindman Puppet Collection, lived in Lake Bluff. The puppets and marionettes were made sometime in the 1950s-1960s by Lindman, her sister Mary Rohner and her husband Richard Lindman, for Margaret's WTTW TV show, "Just Imagine". Camel

    Record Type: Object

    Camel
  4. Carmen Poster

    Poster for the play "Carmen", part of the Tacoma Opera at The Pantages Theater

    Record Type: Object

    Carmen
  5. Carmen Showbill

    Showbill for the show "Carmen", part of the Tacoma Opera at the Pantages Theater

    Record Type: Object

    Carmen
  6. Chalk Board

    11 Chalk Boards

    Record Type: Object

    Chalk Board
  7. Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific

    A tea saucer stamped in the middle Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific.

    Record Type: Object

    Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific
  8. China Doll

    China doll with black hair, full length dress and sleeves and black boots. Circa 1880.

    Record Type: Object

    China Doll
  9. Christening gown

    Christening gown and one black leather infant's boot

    Record Type: Object

  10. Clapperboard for The Bear

    Clapperboard, or Director's Slate, for the TV Show The Bear Director: Christopher Storer Camera: Andrew Wehde Episode #101

    Record Type: Object

    Clapperboard/Slate
  11. Clara Hatch Stevens HOME - Clara Hatch Stevens

    Signed watercolor of Steven's home in Lake Bluff.

    Record Type: Object

    Clara Hatch Stevens Watercolor
  12. Clip Hat

    Small Circular Hat in leopard print with large black flower and black lace. Inside has hair clip attachment.

    Record Type: Object

    Clip Hat
  13. Cloche Beaver Hat

    Brown 1920's style cloche hat with slight extension in the back. Has a smooth texture and is adorned with a decorative jewel embellishment, in orange tones. Inside has a tag for "Saks Fifth Avenue" and has a stamp reading: "HELIOS ® HB BODY MADE IN ITALY"

    Record Type: Object

    Cloche Beaver Hat
  14. Cloche Hat

    Tan Cloche hat with felt branch like decorations. Additionally there are rows of brown beads sewn throughout the crown of the hat. The inside of the hat has a thin inner band and satin lining with a logo stamped in the middle reading: "(crest) WORN BY WOMAN OF STYLE REGINA HAT"

    Record Type: Object

    Cloche Hat
  15. College Gown

    Northwestern University Doctorate Gown.

    Record Type: Object

    Doctorate Gown
  16. Collier's Magazine

    Collier's Sports Magazine

    Record Type: Object

    Colliert's Magazine
  17. Country Cottage - William P. Henderson

    Country Cottage - Lake Bluff circa 1913.

    Record Type: Object

    Country Cottage
  18. Crocodile from Peter Pan - Margaret Lindman

    Margaret Lindman, the creator and maker of the Lindman Puppet Collection, lived in Lake Bluff. The puppets and marionettes were made sometime in the 1950s-1960s by Lindman, her sister Mary Rohner and her husband Richard Lindman, for Margaret's WTTW TV show, "Just Imagine". Crocodile from Peter Pan

    Record Type: Object

    Croc 2
  19. Crossing Guard Cap

    Olive Green Crossing Guard Cap. Cap has flat crown with ribbed band wrapped around the middle, in addition to a plastic black strap wrapped around the middle. Adorned on the top of the cap is a crest/shield reading: "Crossing Guard". On the sides of the cap are gold decorative buttons with an insignia imprinted on it. The cap has a brown plastic bill. The inside of the hat is lined with a thick brown inner band that has a diamond-like pattern. Th...

    Record Type: Object

    Crossing Guard Cap
  20. Crow - Margaret Lindman

    Margaret Lindman, the creator and maker of the Lindman Puppet Collection, lived in Lake Bluff. The puppets and marionettes were made sometime in the 1950s-1960s by Lindman, her sister Mary Rohner and her husband Richard Lindman, for Margaret's WTTW TV show, "Just Imagine". Crow

    Record Type: Object

    Crow Puppet 2
  21. Dentistry Entrance Sign

    Sign for Dr. Victor Sleeter Dentistry

    Record Type: Object

    Sign 4
  22. Derby Hat

    Black derby hat with a round crown and short curved brim. Has a polyester band around the middle that has a bow design on the left side. The inside contains a large brown inner band with a white cord attached to a ring at the back of the hat. There is a sticker on the inside of the hat that says "7 3/8" indicating the hat size. Written on the inside of the hat in white are the numbers "7318"

    Record Type: Object

    Derby Hat
  23. Dino Ashtray

    A silver ashtray with a dinosaur in the middle and Go Dino engraved at the bottom edge.

    Record Type: Object

    Dino Ashtray
  24. Dog License

    Dog License #491 Exp 4-30-86 PH 234-2152 Comes in small manilla envelope with the same information printed on the front

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 103
  25. Dog License

    Dog Licenses #s 419 & 420 Both expire 4-30-83 PH 234-2152

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 108
  26. Dog and Motorcycle License

    Dog License #550 Exp 4-30-85 Phone: 234-2152 Comes in a small Manilla envelope with the same information on the front. Motorcycle Licenses #s 47 & 48 - issued 1985 Both expire 3/31/86

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 107
  27. Dynahoe Key Fob

    A key fob with a metal ensignia from the Dynahoe Company.

    Record Type: Object

    Dynahoe Key Fob
  28. Early 1940s Ladies mauve dress

    Early 1940s Ladies mauve dress with litter on top half.

    Record Type: Object

    Early 1940s Ladies mauve dress
  29. Evanston Salt Costs Climbing Program

    Program for the play "Evanston Salt Costs Climbing" performed in Evanston, IL

    Record Type: Object

    Evanston Salt Costs Climbing Program
  30. Evil Elf - Margaret Lindman

    Margaret Lindman, the creator and maker of the Lindman Puppet Collection, lived in Lake Bluff. The puppets and marionettes were made sometime in the 1950s-1960s by Lindman, her sister Mary Rohner and her husband Richard Lindman, for Margaret's WTTW TV show, "Just Imagine". Evil Elf

    Record Type: Object

    Evil Elf (2)
  31. Excelsior Hat

    US Civil War Excelsior Hat, has rounded crown with small bicorne shape. There is a gold emblem on the front of the hat that has an eagle sitting on top of an American flag crest with the number 13 in the middle, under the crest is a ribbon that says Excelsior. The hat has a spike adornment on the top. The inside of the hat is made of cork andhas a logo on the inside reading: "RIDABOCK & CO FORMERLY BAKER & McKENNEY NEW YORK" The hat is accom...

    Record Type: Object

    Excelsior Hat
  32. Exhibit Panel From Found in Lake Bluff Exhibition

    Black Exhibit Panel Entitled "Tales of Lake Bluff's Past" Exhibit was about bottles that recent surfaced in Artesian Park that provided a unique opportunity to learn what food, drinks, medicines, potions, and similar products were consumed or used by Lake Bluffers from the late 1800s into the 1930s. Many of those bottles were found when excavating for the playground that currently resides in Artesian Park. There are 2 of this panel

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 47
  33. Exhibit Panel From Found in Lake Bluff Exhibition

    Black Exhibit panel entitled "Bottles recently found in Artesian Park" the sign details what type of bottles that were found and their descriptions.

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 48
  34. Exhibit Panel From Just Imagine Exhibition

    Blue Exhibit Panel From Just Imagine - Puppetry Exhibition. Featuring marionettes by Maragret Lindman of Lake Bluff, She donated 47 puppets to the museum, they were all made by Lindman, her husband, and her sister

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 46
  35. Exhibit Panel From the Sunform Alphabet System

    Exhibit Panel for the Made in Lake Bluff Exhibit, details Mary Lou Sundberg's creation of the Sunform Alphabet System, a way to teach phonetic letters.

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 49
  36. Exhibit Panel about voting in LB

    Exhibit Panel about voting in LB. Panel is titled "Lake Bluff Votes" detailing the 1895 Incorporation as a Village, 1930 Annexation of LB to LF, and the 1934 Prohibition of Liquor Sales

    Record Type: Object

  37. Exhibit Panel from the Century of Architecture Exhibit

    Exhibit Panel from the Century of Architecture Exhibit, pictures a map of Lake Bluff, Illinois. Has keycoded Historic Homes and where they were located

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 52
  38. Exhibit Panel from the Columbian Exposition

    Exhibit Panel from the Columbian Exposition. The Panel is titled "Lake Bluff in the "Gay Nineties" and the 1893 World's Fair: Columbian Exposition"

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 50
  39. Fall scene with Birch Trees - Clara Hatch Stevens

    Signed fall scene with birch trees.

    Record Type: Object

    Fall scene with Birch Trees
  40. Fascinator Hat

    A black Fascinator, or half hat, with large bow connected to the back. The inside is lined and is supposed to have two combs, on each side, however the right comb is missing. There is a small black inner band with a tag attached to it reading: "AIMÉE WINNETKA" there may have been another tag on the hat but it looks like it is now gone.

    Record Type: Object

    Fascinator Hat
  41. Fascinator Hat

    A black Fascinator, or half hat, that looks like shoulder plate. Has three distinct curvatures, with a small loop on the top curve. The outside is made from a soft velvet while the inside is lined with a stiffer material.

    Record Type: Object

    Fascinator Hat
  42. Fascinator Hat

    Black Fascinator Hat with rounded crown and extended bubble shaped bill in the front and shortened bill in the back. The brim of the hat has black fabric on it adorned with bows. There is a large pink and white flower with green leaves on the right side. The inside of the hat has a inner band with two tags attached to it and a pearl pin pushed through the top. First tag reads: "MARSHALL FIELDS & COMPANY 1943 CHICAGO" the second tag reads: "N...

    Record Type: Object

    Fascinator Hat
  43. Father from Peter Pan - Margaret Lindman

    Margaret Lindman, the creator and maker of the Lindman Puppet Collection, lived in Lake Bluff. The puppets and marionettes were made sometime in the 1950s-1960s by Lindman, her sister Mary Rohner and her husband Richard Lindman, for Margaret's WTTW TV show, "Just Imagine". Father from Peter Pan

    Record Type: Object

    Father 2
  44. Feather Hat

    Half hat, made out of brown feathers (possibly ostrich). The boning is covered with brown velvet fabric, while the inside of the hat is not lined.

    Record Type: Object

    Feather Hat
  45. Feather Hat

    Tan woman's dress hat with rounded crown and peach ribbon around the middle. The hat has a feather and mesh netting decoration. The netting is sewn under the ribbon while the feathers are secured in a pearl and gold encrusted closure. The hat has a wide brim with a small curvature. The inside of the hat has a brown inner band with a thin black string connected to it, acting as a neck strap. Also attached to the inner band is a black tag, with wh...

    Record Type: Object

    Feather Hat
  46. Fedora

    Black fedora with black polyester band that comes to a bow decoration on the left side. Inside of hat has thick brown inner band and white (now cream) satin material. On the inside of the hat is a red, black, and gold logo reading: "DOBBS FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK" with two lions holding a crest below a crown. Additionally, on the inner band there on the left side, is a stamp reading: "THE HUB HENRY C. LYTTON & SONS CHICAGO" in gold and on th...

    Record Type: Object

    Fedora
  47. Fire Brigade Cap

    Fire Brigade Cap, navy in color. There is a decorative pin that says "MEMBER FIRE BRIGADE" with a red cross, in a white triangle, in a red background. The cap has a plastic black bill and plastic black strap across the middle. Additionally, on both sides of the cap are gold decorative buttons that say "FD". The inside of the cap has a thick brown inner band, connected with a decorative string bow at the back. The inner cap is lined with black fa...

    Record Type: Object

    Fire Brigade Cap
  48. Fire Brigade Cap

    Fire Brigade Cap, navy in color. There is a decorative pin that says "MEMBER FIRE BRIGADE" with a white cross and red background. The cap has a plastic black bill and plastic black strap across the middle. Additionally, on both sides of the cap are gold decorative buttons that say "FD". The inside of the cap has a thick brown inner band, connected with a decorative string bow at the back. The inner cap is lined with orange fabric with a plastic ...

    Record Type: Object

    Fire Brigade Cap
  49. Fire Chief Hat

    Black Fire Chief Dress Cap. Cap has golden emblem that says Chief in red surrounded by fire hoses. The hat has a flat crown and a plastic bill with a velvet band wrapping around the middle. On either side of the band are decorative buttons that say "FD" on them. The inside of the hat has a thick brown inner band with a "6 3/4" sticker on it, indicating the size. Additionally, on the inside of the hat, there is the number "34" and a piece of pla...

    Record Type: Object

    Fire Chief Hat
  50. Fire Department Inventory Ledger

    Ledger from Fire Department for Inventory of Equipment and Expenses Includes three documents that list the Equipment of the Lake Bluff Fire Department.

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 139

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