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Fire Department Uniform
Item on display from Exhibit: A Salute to Our Heroes: Lake Bluff Police and Fire Departments
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Fireman's Cap
Navy colored Fireman's Cap with flat crown and black plastic bill. The inside of the cap has a wide tan leather inner band with the size "7 1/8" stitched into the band. The inside of the hat is the same outer blue fabric except for the reverse of the crown, in which the fabric is red, with some rectangular stitching in the middle of the cap.
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Fireman's Cap
Navy colored fireman's Cap with flat crown and black plastic bill. On either side of the cap are small gold embellishments that read: "FD". The inside of the cap has a wide black leather inner band, with some ribbon stapled to the back. The rest of the inside of the cap is the same material as the outer cap, except for the top, which has a red lining with a plastic diamond shaped sleeve stitched in on three of the four sides. On the inside of th...
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Fireman's Helmet
Fireman's Helmet that crown comes to a point, has four distinct sections, each with a corrugated design. The brim of the hat is small in the front and curved up at the sides, leading to a long extended bill in the back. The inside has an extremely wide tan inner band that provides support for the head and wicks away sweat. The inner band has a patch on the right side that says: "THE PETTIBONE BROS M'F'G CO. MILITARY AND SOCIETY GOODS\CINCINNA...
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Fireman's Helmet
Fireman's Helmet that crown comes to a point, has four distinct sections, each with a corrugated design. The brim of the hat is small in the front and curved up at the sides, leading to a long extended bill in the back. The inside has an extremely wide tan inner band that provides support for the head and wicks away sweat. The inner band has a patch on the right side that says: "THE PETTIBONE BROS M'F'G CO. MILITARY AND SOCIETY GOODS\CINCINNA...
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Flag flying over deserted Camp - John Wesley Cotton
Pencil drawing of military camp.
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Fur Hat
Black Circular fur hat with a teardrop, indented, crown. Pushed into the base of the crown there is a pearl push pin. On the inside of the hat there is a black polyester lining with two brown clips attached on either side. There is a tag on the inside that reads: "THE TAILORED HAT CHICAGO"
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Furnace Girl Book Poster
Frame poster of "The Furnace Girl" Book cover advertising its release. Book is about the death and disappearance of Elfrieda Knaak. Signed.
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General Shields at the Battle of Kernstown, VA, 1862 - Currier & Ives
Image of American Civil War Union General James Shields on horseback surrounded by Confederate soldiers during the Battle of Kernstown in Winchester, Virginia.
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Gerda from Snow Queen - 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". Gerda from Snow Queen
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Green Bowler Hat
Green Bowler Hat, made from 100% wool, with curved brims. Has a light green ribbon (that matches the edge of the brim) connecting in a bow decoration on the left side. The inside of the hat contains a thick black inner band with a gold stamp on the left side reading "HXC". There is also a tag on the inside of the hat is a tag that reads: "WPL 5923 100% WOOL X-LARGE MADE IN U.S.A" this tag is repeated in three languages.
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Green Similac / Ross Labs mug - McCoy USA Pottery
Green clay coffee mug with Similac and Ross design that were given to Doctors for advertising purposes. Ross Laboratories, formed in 1956 from an earlier company, produced the baby formula Similac. In 1964 Ross Labs merged with Abbott Laboratories. In 1973, Ross Labs introduced the nutritional supplement for adults called Ensure.
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Half Hat
Black Half Hat in a triangular shape with Toyo material in a loose braid pattern with a rose attached to the top of the hat. The hat has a mesh veil and the inside of the hat is lined with mesh. This hat has no brim but the woven braid curves under slightly on one side of the hat.
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Half Hat
Green half hat covered in yellow, red, and green feathers. The feathers are then incased in a green mesh net which is then adorned with a green velvet bow. The inside of the hat has boning throughout, which is covered in green fabric, and the mesh fabric from the top extends down. Inside the hat is also a piece of painters tap reading "-18".
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Half Pint Milk Bottle from Crab Tree Farm
Twelve ounce jar marked Cottage Cheese Meadow Gold.
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Half Pint Milk Bottle from Crab Tree Farm
Half Pint Milk Bottle from Crab Tree Farm, Lake Bluff
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Half Pint Milk Bottle from Crab Tree Farm
Unmarked bottle except for a number four at the bottom.
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Half Pint Milk Bottle from Crab Tree Farm
One pint milk bottle from Meadow Gold. Silver sealed.
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Half Pint Milk Bottle from Crab Tree Farm
Round one third quart Milk Bottle from Crab Tree Farm, Lake Bluff. The bottle was designed by Grace Durand who called the bottles "little fat jugs." Rim is chipped.
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Half Pint Milk Bottle from Crab Tree Farm
Round one third quart Milk Bottle from Crab Tree Farm, Lake Bluff. The bottle was designed by Grace Durand who called the bottles "little fat jugs."
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Half Pint Milk Bottle from Knollwood Farm
Half Pint Milk Bottle from Knollwood Farm, Lake Forest.
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Hand to God Showbill
Showbill for "Hand to God" from Studio Theatre at Mount Logan Lutheran Church of Cypress, Texas
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Historian patch
A 2 3/4 by 1 1/2 inch American Legion Historian patch belonging to Tom Tincher. Tincher held many titles within the village of Lake Bluff: Village Board member, president of the Lake Bluff History Museum, cameraman and member of the American Legion where he was the Historian.
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Hook 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". Hook from Peter Pan
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House painting - Clara Hatch Stevens
Signed watercolor of house framed by Garvey in Evanston, Il
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows - Patriarchs Militant Chapeau
The Odd Fellow Patriarchs Militant is a semi-military, uniformed branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The IOOF feathered hat, known as a Chapeau, has black straps on both sides of the hat, with both white and brown feathers along the top. There is a design in the middle of the hat of a cane and a sword crossed, with red fringe outlining it. The inside of the hat of the hat is lined with black lining and has a silver stamp reading "THE ...
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Indigenous Boy 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". Indigenous Boy from Peter Pan
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John 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". John from Peter Pan
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Kelly Helmet
Olive green Kelly Helmet, with a large rounded crown and small outer brim. The inside of the helmet has a leather liner that protects, cushions, and keeps a snug fit for the wearers head. The liner has the name "BOYD" written on it in several places. On the inside on the metal brim there is a stamp reading "6A". There is also an in tact chin strap connected to the helmet.
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Key Fob and Key
A leather key fob and key with an inscription that reads G. A. Arvidson and what looks like 611 or 619 Sheridan Road, Lake Bluff Illinois.
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Knights of Templar Chapeau
Knights of Templar feathered hat, known as a Chapeau. The hat is in a bicorne style and is covered in black velvet fabric with white feathers along the top. There is an design in the middle of the hat of a red cross on a pile of pleated black fabric. The inside of the hat has a light brown inner lining with a stamp at the very top reading: "THE ARMSTRONG UNIFORMS TRADEMARK REGISTERED (with logo of an arm holding a sword) CHICAGO"
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Ladies Black Cape
1900s Ladies Black Cape with beading along the front and the shoulders.
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Lake Bluff Street Signs
Various Street Signs from around the Village of Lake Bluff. The Signs are as follows: Arbor Ct. - x2 Simpson Ave. Oak Terr. - x2 Ravine Forest Dr. E. Hawthorne Ct.- x2 <-- Arden Shore Assn. Maple Ave - x2 Shore Acres Cr. All signs are Green with White text, ecept for Arden Shore Assn., which is White with Black text
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Lake Bluff Timeline Mural - Howard Moran
Framed pencil drawing of Lake Bluff history timeline. This was model for collage displayed in First National Bank of Lake Bluff lobby. Illustrates key points in Lake Bluff history
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