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   Ice Truck

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   6 drink coasters with the Ice Truck logo.

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   Five Printed T shirts with various logos : Preserve Lake Bluff in green. A blue Lake Bluff Schools T shirt. Two East School T Shirts, and one Ice Truck Tee shirt.

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4. 2010 Highlights - Museum highlights and achievements for 2010

   2010 Highlights

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5. 2011 Highlights - 2011 museum highlights and achievements.

   2011 Highlights

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. A silent movie created by Archie Bowen in 1934. - First of two silent movies created by George Bowen, AKA Archie Bowen. Bowen created American Legion films of Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Waukegan, and New York between 1934 and 1937 and took photos of the Beach in the mid 1940s, both of have been digitized.

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7. A Summer Resort - This newsletter provides information about Lake Bluff's days as a popular summer resort and the beach's progression to what it looks like in modern times.

   A summer resort

   Record Type: Archive

   
8. Childhood Lost and Found - This newsletter details Kraig Morelands documentary " A Childhood Lost and Found: A Journey Back to the Lake Bluff Children's Home", as well as provide facts about the Children's Home.

   Childhood Lost and Found

   Record Type: Archive

   
9. Frank Tiffany - Copy of a photo of the Ice Wagon in Lake Forest. Frank Tiffany's son, John Tiffany helped to rebuild the Lake Bluff Ice Truck.

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10. Ice Truck Restoration journal - A five page log sheet itemizing the work done by Ray Kracik, Denny Herrmann, and John Tiffany to restore the old original Lake Bluff Ice Truck, as told by John Tiffany. The ice truck once delivery ice to Lake Bluff residents in the 1920s, by Stephen Meutescu who stored the truck in his 1860s garage located on Mawman Avenue. Meutescu donated the truck to his grandson, Tom Wisdom, in 1960. Mr. Wisdom donated the truck to the Museum in 2010 when the truck was transported from DeKalb to Lake Bluff.

    Ice Truck Log Sheets

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11. Kelsey Checkbook - A blue checkbook with receipts dated between June 19, 1945 and November 13, 1946 drawn from The First National Bank of Lake Forest written numerous Lake Bluffer and local businesses, including the Lake Bluff Ice Company. The checkbook belonged to Kathryn Kelsey and John Kelsey, who lived at 320 Vincent Court between 1938 and 1948. John worked for Percy Wilson.

    John & Kathryn Kelsey's checkbook

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12. Lake Bluff Ice Truck - Mark McMahon

    Lake Bluff Ice Truck in downtown Lake Bluff

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13. Lake Bluff Ice Truck 1917 - REVERSE: "Steve Meutescu Lake Bluff Iceman with his 1st ice truck. c. 1917"

    Photo #238 Ice Truck

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14. The Spirits of Lake Bluff Return - This newsletter explains and promotes the annual Ghost Walk and the donated Ice Truck.

    Spirits of Lake Bluff

    Record Type: Archive