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1. 2019.001.003A-F - Drawing, Architectural

   Set of six architectural drawings for a house at 717 3rd Street, a residence for Brian & Kimberly Pierce by architect J. Marion Gutnayer. The drawings are as follows: Part A - original drawing on half sheet showing the site plan which includes the house next door, as well as Third Street, Sheridan Road and Washington Avenue and the locations of the water main and combined sewer, dated 7/9/1986.; B - original and mylar drawing, sheet A-1, of plat ...

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2. 2019.001.004A-H - Drawing, Architectural

   Set of 8 architectural drawings for 1064 Sheridan Road for Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Gutfreund by architect J. Marion Gutnayer. The drawings indicate a contract number as 91977. Some of the drawings have the address as 1030 Sheridan and some as 1064 Sheridan (the current address of the house). The drawings are as follows: Part A - original drawing on half sheet, labeled 1st floor - Preliminary #2, dated 4/15/1977; B - original drawing on half sheet, labele...

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3. 2019.001.005A-D - Drawing, Architectural

   Set of four architectural drawings for a house at 600 Forest Avenue for Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. and Joan W. Maddox by architect J. Marion Gutnayer. A building permit, dated 12/2/1977, was granted by the Village of Wilmette The drawings are as follows: Part A - original drawing on half sheet of the site plan, sheet A-1, dated 11/25/1977.; B - original drawing, sheet A-2, showing basement layout and typical wall section, dated 11/29/1977.; C - origin...

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4. 2019.001.006A-E - Drawing, Architectural

   Set of five original, architectural drawings for 400 Sheridan Road (listed on the drawings as the S.E. Corner Sheridan and Linden) for Mr. & Mrs. J. Marion Gutnayer by architect J. Marion Gutnayer. The Village of Wilmette issued a building permit for this house on 03/15/1955. (The following year, in May 1956, a permit was issued for an addition for owner B.F. Hirsch and architect Thomas Cunningham, so it seems likely that the Gutnayers did not li...

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5. 2019.001.007A-H - Drawing, Architectural

   Set of architectural drawings for a residence at 2115 Pioneer Lane, Wilmette, a residence designed by architect J. Marion Gutnayer, 1128 Sheridan Road, Wilmette. According to Village of Wilmette records, the building permit was applied for on 7/7/1986. The drawings are all blue line drawings with Gutnayer's registered Illinois architect's license seal embossed on each sheet. The drawings are as follows: Part A - cover sheet for the set of dr...

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6. 2019.002 - Booklet

   Promotional booklet/catalog for 1420 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, an apartment building / condominium building. Paperback. Cover features a black and white image of a tree on the lakeshore, with water and the sun or moon reflecting in the distance. "fourteen twenty sheridan road" appears on the inside cover, followed by numerous black and white images of the condominium building and the surrounding lakefront. Several pages in the front section are ac...

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7. 2019.003.001 - Booklet

   Sales brochure for Hollywood Builders. Four page printed brochure in grey, yellow, white and black. The front page features the title ("Wilmette Prestige on the North Shore"), as well as the name of the featured company (Hollywood Builders). The second page features three housing layouts: "The Diplomat", "The Ambassador", and "The Colonial". Beneath each of these titles is an illustration of what the house looks like from a street-view, a floo...

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8. 2019.003.002 - Booklet

   Sales booklet for Hollywood Builders' subdivision in Wilmette, called, "Hollywood in Wilmette." The 32-page booklet is printed in reddish-brown and black inks on cream paper. The booklet utilizes several advertising techniques (ex. rhetorical questions, statistical reasons to choose Hollywood Builders, etc.) Eventually lays out the four different home designs, and gives five examples from five different locations in the United States: the Califo...

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9. 2019.003.003 - Booklet

   Informational pamphlet from the Wilmette Welcomers, 1957-58. Printed on the cover: "Wilmette ' Where Your Neighbor is Your Friend / 1957-1958". Green paper front and back covers, black print throughout on white paper,16 pages total. Subscription cards to two local pharmacies (Lyman-Halden Pharmacy and Wheeler Prescription Pharmacies) are glued on the inside cover. Essentially, this is a collection of addresses, phone numbers, and names that ...

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10. 2019.003.004 - Booklet

    Informational pamphlet entitled "Wilmette: The Village of Homes". White with orange lines bordering the left and right sides, black print throughout on cream-colored glossy paper. 17 pages total, including the front and back covers. This is a variation of the pamphlet from entry 1972.048, and shares many qualities and content details with it. However, this version was published by the Candidates of the Public Welfare Party in connection with the ...

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11. 2019.003.005 - Map

    Map of Highcrest subdivision homes from the mid-1950s. Black and white print on tan paper with writing in blue pen over specific homes. The homes are arranged and blocked in a semi-rectangular shape, with several streets fencing the homes in. Washington Avenue, 21st Street, Central Avenue, and Illinois Road are identified, and fence in this particular subdivision. Highcrest Drive runs through some of the central areas of the subdivision. Each hom...

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12. 2019.004 - Scorecard

    Grade sheet for Mrs. Martha Tucker's Latin class at Locust Junior High in Wilmette, showing how well students did at Latin declensions in May and June. A grid is pasted onto a sheet of green construction paper, and next to each handwritten name of a student is a foil star for each of five in-class quizzes. The last column, for June 8, is all gold stars, the others are red. The list of names includes that of the donor, Marion Kramer (later Dole),...

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13. 2019.005.001-.003 - Letter

    Three handwritten letters and one envelope associated with the Dederick family, which lived in Wilmette in the early 1900s. Harry S. Dederick and his wife Agnes lived at 925 Lake Ave. in Wilmette according to the 1908 Wilmette Directory . Harry worked as a lumber dealer at C.L. Willey Company at 930 Canal St. in Chicago. The C.L. Willey Company was the largest manufacturer of veneers in America and was a well recognized authority on the proc...

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14. 2019.006-.007 - Ribbon

    Two award ribbons from the Wilmette Woman's Club given to winners of a "Housekeepers' Exhibit." .006) Red Second Prize ribbon. The ribbon is a 2"-wide x 6"-long piece of red silk. The ends are unfinshed and slightly frayed. Printed in black and centered on the ribbon: "1910 / Wilmette Woman's Club / Housekeepers' Exhibit / SECOND PRIZE." .007) White Honorable Mention ribbon. The ribbon is a 2"-wide x 6"-long piece of white silk. The en...

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15. 2019.008.001A-G - Camera, Folding

    This is a brown Busch 4x5 Pressman Model D camera that was issued to the Wilmette Police Department on September 5, 1952. When fully assembled, there is a removable flash unit on the left side of the camera, with a synchronizer tube and flash lens/lamp. There is also a removable black cord that connects the primary lens to the flash unit around the back of the camera, in order to synchronize the shutter and flash. It was also used by the Vill...

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16. 2019.008.002 - Booklet, Instruction

    Instruction manual, "How to Use Your Busch 4 x 5 Pressman" from the Busch Precision Camera Corporation. "BUSCH PRECISION CAMERA CORPORATION * CHICAGO 7" is printed along the bottom border. 23 pages. There are typed instructions and various black and white photographs with orange colored highlights. The Wilmette Police Department was issued a Busch 4 x 5 Pressman in 1952.

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17. 2019.008.003 - Certificate, Registration

    Guarantee for Busch Precision Pressman. This single page certificate, one-sided, is printed on a light green background with a green decorative border. A black and white image of the camera appears at upper center. "Guarantee" and "Serial No. D 106275" appear at the top. At center, text reads, "We the makers of the Busch Precision Pressman, hereby / guarantee that we will repair or replace for one year's time / any defects in materials or workman...

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18. 2019.008.004 - Booklet, Instruction

    Instruction addendum for Model D Camera lens mounts. Single page, with black printed text on off-white paper on how to use the two types of lens mounts for the Busch Pressman cameras. Text at top begins, "MODEL D Cameras are usually equipped with Type A or Type B / uprights and lens mounts..." The Wilmette Police Department was issued a Busch Pressman camera in 1952.

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19. 2019.008.005 - Booklet, Instruction

    Single page sheet of instructions, "Using the BUSCH 'Scope' Viewfinder." The instructions are printed on blue paper with black and orange colored text. Categories including "TO SET MASK FOR VERTICAL COMPOSITION" and "PARALLAX CORRECTION." A small diagram is printed in the lower left showing positions of holes. The BUSCH logo and "PRECISION CAMERA CORPORATION / 411 S. SANGAMON ST. CHICAGO 7, ILLINOIS" printed at the bottom. The Wilmette Pol...

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20. 2019.008.006 - Booklet, Instruction

    Instruction manual for KALART Synchronized Prism Range Finder. The booklet is 15 pages with black text and black and white images. The front cover features an image of the Range Finder device. On the back cover is an image of a KALART camera with flash. "KALART / STAMFORD, CONN. / Creators of the Camera of Tomorrow" appears at bottom of back cover. The Wilmette Police Department was issued a Busch Pressman camera in 1952. This accessory is not...

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