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Princess Hand Puppet - 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". Princess hand puppet
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Program for the 1934 Dedication of New Public Service Building
Program for the dedication for new 1934 Public Service Building. Page 1: "Official Opening and Public Inspection" Page 2: Details the improvements on the new facilities Page 3: Floor Plan of the new service building Page 4: Shows names of Staff members
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Proposed Business and Civic Center 1924 - Ralph Millman
Proposed sketch of downtown lake Bluff. Part of Jacob Crane Comprehensive Plan 1924. Tear in upper left
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Proposed Lake Bluff Mural - Sandie Bacon
Framed watercolor sketch created as section for proposed mural for Grace Methodist Church
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Purple Bucket Hat
Purple bucket hat with rounded crown and triangular brim that curves in the back.
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Rabies License
Rabies License - that proves your dog is up to date on all of its rabies vaccines LB8-1008 Illinois Department of Agriculture 234-8760
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Railroad Cap
Black railroad cap, has flat crown and plastic bill. Cap has silver emblem reading: "GREAT AMERICAN RLY (train image) STRATFORD WORKS" Underside of plastic bill is green in color. The inside of the cap has a wide brown band and the inner lining has a large circular plastic sticker in the middle of it.
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Red Baseball Snapback
Red Baseball Snapback with white stitched lettering reading "A League Of Their Own". The inside is red with white stitching, and a green undersided bill. There is a tag connected to the inner brim reading: "SINCE 1920 NEW ERA DUPONT VISOR PRO MODEL MEDIUM - LARGE MFG. IN U.S.A" Snapback says "MADE IN USA"
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Red Dog Hand Puppet - 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". Red Dog hand puppet
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Revolutionary War bayonet
Revolutionary War bayonet from Elmer Vliet's family. The text reads as follows: This bayonet was carried during the American Revolution by John Van Patten of New York. Van Patten was born March 3, 1749 and died January 27, 1827. Donated by Elmer Vliet, John Van Patten's great, great, great, great grandson.
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Roger Sloan Sculpture - Roger Sloan
Roger Sloan Sculpture of a tree log with three (3) mushrooms
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Roger Sloan Sculpture - Roger Sloan
Wooden Roger Sloan Sculpture of tree bark and seven (7) mushroom caps and three (3) missing mushroom caps, just the stems remaining.
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Ross Labs ashtray
Speckled grey ashtray indented with three baby feet, each foot marking a growth period: 1 week, 1 year and 2 years, with a slogan in red: "To meet the demand of rapid growth." On the reverse is an outline of a child's foot, also in red. The ashtray was distributed by Ross Laboratories to people in the medical field to put in their waiting rooms, so pregnant women waiting to see their doctors could put out their cigarette. Ross Laboratories,...
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Santa Claus Marionette - 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". Santa Claus
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Sculpture by Roger Sloan - Roger Sloan
Small rounded wooden sculpture with small vertical spout and flat bottom, by Roger Sloan, with carving of sun bursts around the middle. On the bottom is Rodger Sloan's name.
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Sean O'Neil's Village Flag Contest Entry - Sean O'Neil
Vertical Tri-Colored Flag with left and right most stripes colored green and the middle stripe colored blue. In the middle of the blue strip is an emblem of the Lake Bluff Gazebo with the words "LAKE BLUFF 1895" surrounding it. 6th Grader from Lake Bluff Junior High
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Self Titled Album - Richard Marx
Richard Marx's Self Titled Album with 5 songs per side Side 1: Should've Known Better, Don't Mean Nothing, Endles Summer Nights, Lonely Heart, Hold on to the Nights Side 2: Have Mercy, Remember Manhattan, The Flame of Love, Rhythm of Life, Heaven Only Knows
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Sergeant Baumgardner's Drill hat
World War One sergeant's drill hat belonging to Sergeant Raymond E. Baumgardner who served in the Quartermaster Corps United States Army.
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Service medals
Two 2 inch medals with ribbons from the American Legion belonging to Tom Tincher. One medal reads Executive Committee and the other Historian. Also two bars belonging to the Committee medal the years 1996 and 1997 stamped on them. American Legion membership cards and an embossed paper seal with ribbon. Tincher held many titles within the village of Lake Bluff: Village Board member, president of the Lake Bluff History Museum, cameraman and m...
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Shirley Temple
A Shirley Temple doll Circa 1930s with additional doll clothing and a Shirley Temple pin on the doll's dress.
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Shorts - Peach
Assorted clothing from CMCE LTD Lake Bluff : Wool blazer with trim and covered buttons Cotton purple with black trim long sleeved pull over Cotton green, red purple long sleeved turtleneck Silk black and white miniskirt Cotton shorts, peach color cotton tennis skirt Cotton white red trim shirt - long sleeved and one short Black belt with green twisted loops red belt twisted loops Black belt Back fabric belt
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Sign belonging to William McCormick Blair
Sign belonging to William McCormick Blair reading "Port of Call William McCormick Blair" wood with beveled edges
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Sign for Lake Bluff Children's Home administrative offices
Sign for Lake Bluff Children's Home administrative offices. Hand painted. Sign says "Entrance No. 1 Lake Bluff / Chicago Homes For Chicago Administrative Offices Second Floor"
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Skimmer Hat
Laichow Straw Hat, tightly woven, has flat crown, with navy and red ribbon around the middle connecting in a bow decoration on the left side. Has wide flat brim. Inside of hat has thick brown inner band with gold stamp reading "(Stetson logo) JOHN B. STETSON COMPANY" and right next to it another gold stamp reading "STETSON SELECT". The back of the inner band in adorned with a small bow and a tag underneath reading: "STETSON 7 1/4". The hat has a...
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Skimmer Hat
Laichow Straw Hat, tightly woven, has flat crown, with khaki and brown ribbon around the middle connecting in a bow decoration on the left side. Has wide flat brim. Inside of hat has thick brown inner band with gold stamp, on the left, reading "(Stetson logo) JOHN B. STETSON COMPANY" and right next to it another gold stamp reading "STETSON SELECT". On the right side of the inner band there is a stamp reading: "MAYER & JOHNSON MOLINE, ILL." The b...
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Skimmer Hat
Laichow Straw Hat, tightly woven, has flat crown, with navy and red ribbon around the middle connecting in a bow decoration on the left side. Inside of hat has thick black inner band with gold stamp reading "MADE IN ITALY". Inside of the hat in the direct center there is a logo that says: "BROOKS BROTHERS ESTABLISHED 1818"
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Skimmer Hat
Laichow Straw Hat, tightly woven, has flat crown, with navy and red ribbon around the middle connecting in a bow decoration on the left side. Inside of hat has thick brown inner band with gold stamp reading "MADE IN ITALY" and gold initials reading "HSJ". Inside of the hat there is a tag that reads "60"
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Small Skimmer Hat
Small skimmer hat with flat crown and small flat brim. Around the middle of the crown is chiffon fabric in alternating khaki and cream colors. Attached to the fabric is a decorative white pin. On the inside of the hat there is a small dark brown inner band with a small white tag that reads "22".
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Small clear bottle
Clear 3.5" x 1" bottle. No inscription. Found in the 300 Block of Sylvan Road
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Smee 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". Smee from Peter Pan
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Soviet Union Cap
Soviet Union Visor Cap, grey in color. Has a flat crown with red stitching around it, has a red band around the base with a black plastic bill. On the red band is a emblem containing the USSR sickle and hammer in a red star. The inside of the cap has a light green fabric with a black inner band. On the inner band there is a marking that seems to read "50¢". In the middle, on the inside, there is a large black patch, in the shape of a diamond, whi...
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Spinney Run Farms one gallon bottle
Gallon milk bottle from Spinney Run Farms (Libertyville). This milk was sold by Bill's Market in Lake Bluff.
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Stiped Hat
Cone shaped hat, wrapped in burnt orange polyester fabric and felt brown fabric. The inside of the hat has a beige mesh lining and a stiff outer brim wrapped in a light brown felt material.
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Straw Hat
Women Straw Hat, with rounded crown, large wide brim, blue ribbon that comes to a bow around the crown, and white flowers (daisys?) as decoration.
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Straw Hat with Cherries
Tan Straw hat with flat crown and white ribbon that comes to a bow in the back. On the bow is a bundle of red berries (possibly cherries, red currants, or even mistletoe). Attached to the hat is a long pink ribbon so one can wear the hat around their neck. On the inside of the hat is a small beige inner brim, where the pink ribbon is connected to, and some red indistinguishable markings.
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Swing with a Girl from Lake Bluff
Poster for a Dance that says " Swing with a Girl from Lake Bluff"
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Taming of the Shrew Paybill
Paybill for the play "Taming of the Shrew" by the Shakespeare Theatre Company
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Tan Cloche Hat
Tan Cloce hat, with tall circular crown and tan band with bow decoration in the front. The inside of the hat has inner band with tag reading "MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY". On the inner lining there is a stamp in light blue reading: "100% WOOL SOLEIL SOIE MELANGE BLEND-FEEL HENRY POLLACK NEW YORK"
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Teddy Roosevelt - 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". Teddy Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt
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The Blufford Wives 2004 Apron
A 18 x 20 white apron with The Blufford Wives 2004 written in black. The aprons were worn by women as part of the costumes in the Vacuum Drill Team 2004 July Fourth Parade.
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The Bookhouse for Children
Black hand painted sign in white that says "The Bookhouse for Children Tangley Oaks Lake Bluff Illinois" from an old estate, was once a book publisher
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The Hat - Marguerite Kreutzburg
Self portrait of Marguerite Kreutzberg, in Hat, done in Pastel
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The Inheritance Playbill
Playbill for the play "The Inheritance" put on at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
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