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  1. The Irish...And How They Got That Way Showbill

    Showbill for the play "The Irish... And How They Got That Way" at the Bucks Country Center for the Performing Arts

    Record Type: Object

    The Irish... And How They Got That Way
  2. The Saturday Evening Post

    The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, Volume 211 No 11.

    Record Type: Object

    The Saturday Evening Post
  3. Third Quart Milk Bottle Arcady farm

    1/3 One third Quart Milk Bottle from Arcady Farm, Lake Forest. Rim has a chip on the outside.

    Record Type: Object

    Third Quart Milk Bottle Arcady
  4. Three police shirts

    Three police shirts, one with short sleeves.

    Record Type: Object

    Police shirt long sleeve
  5. Tie Bonnet

    Black velvet bonnet with silk black tie attached. The bonnet has decorations on the top including, a lower detail, and fabric bows on either side. Additionally, there is band in the middle of the bonnet with a ruched detailing. The underneath is lined with the same black fabric as the ties, with a pleated pattern.

    Record Type: Object

    Tie Bonnet
  6. Tiger Lily 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". Tiger Lily from Peter Pan

    Record Type: Object

    Indian Girl 2
  7. Top Hat

    Black Top hat with flat crown with high side brims. Has large ribbon that wraps around the middle of the crown. Has large light brown inner band with white bow at the back, atop the inner band. Inner fabric is a white satin. Inside the hat is a stamp reading: "EXTRA QUALITY BY APPOINTMENT NUNQUAM NON PARATUS HERBERT JOHNSON 38 NEW BOND ST LONDON W BROOKS BROS.. MADISON AVENUE & 44TH STREET NEW YORK MADE IN ENGLAND"

    Record Type: Object

    Top Hat
  8. Top Hat

    Black Top hat with flat crown with high side brims. Has large inner band and metal rods allowing to keep the integrity of the hat. Inside the hat is a stamp reading: "NULLI SECUNDUS DD YOUMANS ESTABLISHED 1862 TRADE MARK NEW YORK COPYRIGHTED 1107 BROADWAY 536 FIFTH AVE CHICAGO, ILL" there is also a signature that is not legible

    Record Type: Object

    Top Hat
  9. Traffic Sign

    Traffic sign that says "Slow Down School Crossing" with an shadow image of a child running; one sided due to being mounted to a pole

    Record Type: Object

    Sign 5
  10. Train Conductor Cap

    Train Conductor Cap, navy blue in color, has flat crown and mesh-looking band around base of crown. Cap has a gold plaque that reads "CONDUCTOR". The cap has a plastic black bill, with the underside being green in color. The inside of the cap has a black inner band with a brown bow decorating the back of the band. On inside is a plastic diamond panel sewn in. Inside of the plastic panel are two tags. The first tag reads: "TRANSQUIP CO. CHALFONT...

    Record Type: Object

    Train Conductor Cap
  11. Train Station Print - Aileen Berg

    Print from watercolor of Lake Bluff Train Station

    Record Type: Object

    Train Station Print
  12. Tricorn Hat

    Black Tricorn hat with rounded crown and white scalloped ribbons around the brim. The inside of the hat has a black leather inner band connected via bow at the back.. There is a stamp on the band reading "TRICORN" and a tag sewn in reading " KAUFMAN COSTUMES CHICAGO, ILLINOIS"

    Record Type: Object

    Tricorn Hat
  13. Triple X Electric Oil Can

    Electric motor oil 8 oz. can.

    Record Type: Object

    Triple X  Electeric Motor Oil can
  14. Tweed - Joan Gauntlett

    Tweed Album with 7 songs per side. Side 1: I know Where I'm Going, Turn Around - I Wish You Were Here, The Last Thing on My Mind, Old Maid's Song, All My Trials, It Could be a Wonderful World, Brandy Leave Me Alone Side 2: Old Coat, For Lovin' Me, Until It's Time For You to Go, Rambling Boy, Lass From the Low Country, Go Way From My Window, Try to Remember

    Record Type: Object

    Tweed Album
  15. Two police jackets

    Two police jackets. One jacket does not have a patch on the left shoulder. Also, a photo of the Lake Bluff Police jacket patch.

    Record Type: Object

    Police jacket
  16. US Army Cap

    US Army Cap, with flat crown and leather bill. The cap has a leather strap attached to the hat via gold buttons on either side of the cap. The front of the cap is adorned with a gold crest representing the USA; an eagle, with a flag in the middle, holding arrows and olive branch, with 13 stars above its head, and a ribbon reading E Pluribus Unum (there is no knut on the back so the emblem is loose and keeps falling out). The inside of the hat has...

    Record Type: Object

    US Army Cap
  17. US Army Kingform Cap

    US Army Field Grade Service Kingform Cap, has flat crown, and plastic bill that is covered in felt fabric. Has two bands around the middle of cap; the first band is a wide brown woven fabric; the second band is a thick gold strap that is adhered on by buttons on both sides of the cap. The bill is adorned with bullion embroidery in the "scrambled eggs" technique. The front of the cap is adorned with a gold crest representing the USA; an eagle, wit...

    Record Type: Object

    US Army Kingform Cap
  18. US Army WWII Campaign Hat

    Brown US Army WW II Campaign Hat, or a Stetson, broad brimmed with a high crown, pinched symmetrically at all four corners. Has light beige ribbon and plastic strap at the base of the crown. Adorning the hat is a gold crest representing the USA; an eagle, with a flag in the middle, holding arrows and olive branch, with 13 stars above its head, and a ribbon reading E Pluribus Unum. Attached to the underside of the hat is an intact neck strap. The ...

    Record Type: Object

    US Army WWII Campaign Hat
  19. US Navy Cap

    US Navy Cap with flat crown and thick band to fit snug around the head. On the band there is a samp reading: "U.S.S KANSAS" (a US Connecticut-class pre-dreadnought battleship). There is a brown leather inner band and a denim colored lining on the inside of the cap. The inside of the cap has a stamp reading: "LINDSTRAND", possibly a name or manufacturer.

    Record Type: Object

    US Navy Cap
  20. US Navy Cap

    US Navy Captain/Commander Cap, has a flat white crown, with a wide black ribbed band around the base of the crown, an in tact gold chin strap which is attached via gold buttons on either side of the cap, and a plastic bill covered in fabric. The cap is adorned with a emblem of a silver eagle sitting on top of a crest of the American flag, surrounded by crisscrossed anchors. Additionally, the bill is adorned with bullion embroidery in gold thread....

    Record Type: Object

    US Navy Cap
  21. US Navy Helmet

    US Navy Helmet, olive green in color, has large rounded crown and the smallest of front brims. The helmet has a brown chin strap and there is a silver emblem adorning the top of the helmet. The emblem is of an eagle holding a shield of an American flag, with two anchors crossed behind it. The inside of the helmet is striped and has straps to ensure a snug fit.

    Record Type: Object

    US Navy Helmet
  22. USMC WWII Sun Helmet

    USMC World War II Sun Helmet utilized by an officer of the Navy. Helmet is made of stiff tan material with emblem of a silver eagle sitting atop of American flag shield, with gold swords and anchors. Helmet belonged to a Lieutenant Crosby, as his name is labeled on the inside. The original chin strap has snapped on the right but the interior sweat strap is still in tact. The interior is marked with the maker stamps: "HAWLEY TROOPER HAWLEY BY P...

    Record Type: Object

    USMC WWII Sun Helmet
  23. Vehicle Permit Stickers

    Vehicle Permit Stickers Truck #136 Transfer #200

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 115
  24. Vehicle Stickers

    Vehicle Stickers Passenger 1976 #2600 Passenger 1977 #2700 Passenger 1978 #2700 Passenger 1979 #2800 Passenger 1980 # 2775 Passenger 1981 #2775 Included is a sheet that has Instructions and Vehichle License Fees - sheet is from 1983

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 109
  25. Vehicle Stickers

    Vehicle Stickers from 1942 and 1944 1942 Sticker - Passenger #32 from Melrose Park 1944 Sticker Blank

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 112
  26. Vehicle Stickers

    Vehicle Permit Stickers for 1984 #190 and #300 Both for Transfer Vehicles

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 113
  27. Vehicle and Parking Permit Stickers

    Vehicle and Parking Permit Stickers from 1987 Vehicles included: - Business #50 and #99 - Transfer #200 - Truck #200 - Passenger #3500 Parking Permit #A100 and #B100 Stickers are in envelope labeled "Historical Center"

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 111
  28. Vehicle and Parking Permit Stickers

    Vehicle and Parking Permit Stickers Transfer #300 Truck #299 Truck #250 Passenger #3500 Parking Permit #A299

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 114
  29. Vehicle and Parking Permit Stickers

    Vehicle Stickers and Parking Permit Stickers Vehicles include Truck (#125) and Passenger (#2960) Permit Sticker is #023 and #200 (undated)

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 106
  30. WW 1 pants and gaiters

    A pair of World War 1 pants and gaiters / spats belonging to Sergeant Raymond E. Baumgardner who served in the Quartermaster Corps United States Army.

    Record Type: Object

    WW 1 pants and gaiters
  31. Water Department Button

    Button from the Water Department of Lake Bluff

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 125
  32. Webster Spinstring - 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". Webster Spinstring

    Record Type: Object

    Webster Spinstring 2
  33. Wedding a Century of Memories

    Sign detailing, on side 1, a wedding prayer book, a wedding tablecloth, marriage licenses, and banner photographs. Side 2 is a narrative about the owners and their dresses featured in the exhibition

    Record Type: Object

    Obj 44
  34. Wedding a Century of Memories 2

    Side 1 is the same as Side 2 from Object 44. Side 2 is a list of fun wedding facts that span more than a century

    Record Type: Object

    Wedding a Century of Memories 2
  35. Wendy 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". Wendy from Peter Pan

    Record Type: Object

    Wendy 2
  36. Wide Brimmed Hat

    Black Wide brimmed hat with short round crown made from soft felt. Has black polyester band around crown that forms a large bow.

    Record Type: Object

    Hat 2
  37. Winter scene - Aileen Berg

    Winter scene, framed by Four Corner Custom Frame in Lake Bluff (Neuman Ct)

    Record Type: Object

    Winter scene
  38. Witch from The 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". Witch from The Snow Queen

    Record Type: Object

    Witch 2
  39. Woman's Black Hat

    Woman's black hat with large black ribbons/ties. Hat has rounded crown with folded, flower-esque shapes, made from the same black fabric as the rest of the hat.

    Record Type: Object

    Woman's Black Hat
  40. Woman's Cap

    Black tightly woven straw women's hat with a rounded crown and a flat brim. There is a satin ribbon around the middle of the crown with a net mesh attached to the satin ribbon by a pearl pin, on both the left and right sides. Additionally, the hat is adorned with pink flowers and green leaves. The inside of the hat has a black inner band with a blue tag attached that reads: "FLEUR DE PARIS NEW ORLEANS"

    Record Type: Object

    Woman's Cap
  41. Woman's Dress

    Ladies black dress.

    Record Type: Object

    Woman's Dress
  42. Woman's Dress Hat

    Tightly woven, Beige woman's straw-like dress hat, with dome crown and flat brim, has band around the crown in same straw-like material as rest of hat. Attached to the band is decorative netting and a large organza flower with delicate leaves. On the inside of the hat is a light brown inner band with two tags attached it . The first tag reads: "EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU LORD AND TAYLOR" the second tag reads: "100% OLEFIN MADE IN TAIWAN R.O.C"

    Record Type: Object

    Woman's Dress Hat
  43. Woman's Dress Hat

    A brown and red woman's dress hat with round crown and a dark brown ribbon that connects into a decorative ribbon the back. The entirety of the hat is covered in a net mesh. On the inside of the hat is a dark brown inner band that has a tag attached to it reading: " CARSON PIRIE SCOTT & CO. CHICAGO" Additionally, there is a cord attached to the inner band, like a neck strap. On the inner brim of the hat is a piece of painters tap with "-18" wr...

    Record Type: Object

    Woman's Dress Hat
  44. Woman's Dress Hat

    Woman's dress hat, beige in color, rounded crown, with large band around the middle. Under large band is a small ribbon that ties in a bow in the front. The hat has a large outer brim that is flat, except for the left side which is upturned. There is a large feather attached to the left upturned side of the brim. The underside of the hat's brim is lined with a thin beige fabric. The inside of the hat is lined with a black satin fabric.

    Record Type: Object

    Woman's Dress Hat
  45. Woman's Hat

    Tan woman's hat with rounded crown and thin pink ribbon around the middle. The front protrudes out while the back is short, creating a visor like effect. The inside has a thick light brown inner band with a stamp that reads: "MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR HAGENS JANESVILLE" Additionally, attached to the inner band is a tag that reads: "BRWESTER NEW YORK STYLE 5420 COLOR SIZE PRICE" Lastly, there is a stamp on the inner back of the hat that rea...

    Record Type: Object

    Woman's Hat
  46. Woman's Hat

    Woman's black hat with wide circular brim. There is a black velvet ribbon around the middle of the rounded crown that connects in a decorative bow in the back. On the inside of that hat there is a piece of painters tape reading "-18". Additionally, there is a black inner band with a neck string connected on both sides and a tag on the back that reads: "NORMAN DURAND ORIGINAL" Through the tag there is safety pin, possibly keeping the bow in pla...

    Record Type: Object

    Woman's Hat
  47. Women's Military Poster - Adolph Treidler

    Poster advertising women working during WWI, she bears a miniature war–plane in one hand and a bomb–shell in the other. Poster says "For Every Fighter a Woman Worker, Care for Her through the YWCA"

    Record Type: Object

    Women's Military Poster
  48. Woodblock Print by Helen LaCroix

    Woodblock print by Helen LaCroix of a beach scene made in all blue ink.

    Record Type: Object

    Art 39
  49. World War 2 Nurse - 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". World War 2 Nurse World War ll

    Record Type: Object

    Ww 2 Nurse 2
  50. World War 2 banner

    A banner commemorating Wold War 2

    Record Type: Object

    World War Two Banner

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