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2020.027.002 - Letter
Three page, handwritten letter from Asahel Gage to his father, John Gage, mostly about the aftermath of the Chicago Fire. The letter is written with black ink on one piece of ivory-colored stationery folded in half and with an embossed seal in the upper left-hand corner, perhaps the initials of Asahel Gage. The letter begins, "Chicago Octr 18th 71 / Dear Father...". Asahel discusses how he and his brother Henry were in the process of moving the b...

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2020.027.003 - Letter
Four-page letter from Portia Gage to "My Dear Sister." Letter is written in black ink on one sheet of ivory-colored, lined stationery folded in half with an embossed seal upper left which reads, "Conn. Valley Mills" and includes a depiction of a building. The letter begins, "Beaufort [South Carolina?] Feb 4th 1876, "My Dear Sister." At the top of the page is a note written upside down, " Sat. morning no word from Asahel yesterday / All well" and ...

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2020.027.004 - Letter
Three-page letter from Portia Gage to "My Dear Sister." Letter is written in black ink on one sheet of ivory-colored, lined stationery folded in half with an embossed seal upper left which reads, "Congress" and includes a depiction of a building. The letter begins, "St. Augustine [Florida] March 6 1876, "My Dear Sister." At the top of the first page which reads, "I have just been reading this to Asahel he says as I made the offer of ten dollars l...

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2020.027.005A-B - Letter
Seven-page letter from Portia Gage to "My Dear Sister." Letter is written in black ink on two sheets of ivory-colored, lined stationery, each page folded in half with an embossed seal upper left which reads, "Congress" and includes a depiction of a building. The letter begins, "Jacksonville [Florida] Mar 21st/ 76 / My Dear Sister." At the top of the first page is written, "Answered Apr 2 / 1876" in black ink, and in red ink over part of the date,...

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2020.027.006 - Scrapbook
Black binder of information and copy photos about the John and Portia Gage family and their relatives, the Kellogg and Shepard families, as well as Gage ancestors and descendants.It is unclear who compiled the information, but it would seem to have been one of the sons of Asahel and Helen Shepard Gage, probably spearheaded by Asahel Willey Gage. The binder has a pebbled cloth cover and the 78 pages are bound together with a clip on the spine. The...

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2020.028 - Ribbon, Fraternal
Fraternal ribbon for the S.S. Peter & Paul Court No. 61 of the Catholic Order of Foresters, Wilmette. The ribbon is composed of two ribbons sewn together on the top and bottom edges and attached to one enamel-like (celluloid?) metal pin with the image of two men shaking hands, situated such that the ribbon can be reversed and either side showing. The uppermost side is made of red silk ribbon printed in gold: "S.S. PETER & PAUL / COURT No. 61 / C....

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2020.029 - Tile
Red brick tile from the former property at 811 15th Street. Tile depicts a lizard and flowers. Fragments of mortar still present on the sides and back of the tile. Back of the tile includes handwriting that reads: "811 15th Street / '1887'" The original property at 811 15th Street was demolished in 2018. This home was built in the 1890s and considered a "rare example of elaborate masonry details on a Queen Anne Style house" in the Village of W...

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2020.030.001A-B - Jacket
Black leather motorcycle or winter jacket and goldtone nameplate used by Wilmette Police Department officer, Edward Kowalski. .001A) Jacket. The jacket is made of thick, black, heavy-grained leather, known as cowhide. The jacket is styled like an Ike jacket, popular in the 1950s. The jacket has a turned-down notched collar. The back has vertical pleats. Center front opening has both zipper and snaps. Top four snaps are covered by a goldtone bu...

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2020.030.002 - Badge
Goldtone metal badge, #512, worn on the uniform of a Lieutenant in the Wilmette Police force, most likely Edward Kowalski. The badge is made of slightly worn goldtone metal, shaped like the down-folded wings of an eagle. Raised areas are more silver than gold and are all painted with blue numbers or lettering. At top, in blue caps: "LIEUTENANT / WILMETTE / [circular seal of the State of Illinois with eagle, banner, and shield Aug 26th 1818] / ...

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2020.031.001 - Shirt
Component of a Wilmette Police Officer's uniform. Pieces in the donation consist of two shirts, pants, hat, utility belt, outer carrier or vest, and pair of shoes. All are very dark blue in color. Short-sleeved shirt. This shirt is made of 75% polyester and 25% dark blue wool fabric. Turn down collar, seven black plastic buttons and corresponding buttonholes down center front. Acetate lining on inner yoke. Epaulettes. Shoulder patch is ...

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2020.031.002 - Shirt
Component of a Wilmette Police Officer's uniform. Pieces in the donation consist of two shirts, pants, hat, utility belt, outer carrier or vest, and pair of shoes. All are mostly dark blue in color. Long-sleeved shirt. This shirt is made of 75% polyester and 25% dark blue wool fabric. Turn down collar, seven black plastic buttons and corresponding buttonholes down center front. Acetate lining on inner yoke. Epaulettes. Shoulder patch is...

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2020.031.003 - Pants
Component of a Wilmette Police Officer's uniform. Pieces in the donation consist of two shirts, pants, hat, utility belt, outer carrier or vest, and pair of shoes. All are mostly dark blue in color. Pair of dark blue polyester and wool twill pants for an officer on the Wilmette Police force. The pants are made of blended fabric in a twill weave. The pants have a 2"-wide waistband with belt loops, fly front with zipper, and metal hook at t...

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2020.031.004 - Hat
Component of a Wilmette Police Officer's uniform. Pieces in the donation consist of two shirts, pants, hat, utility belt, outer carrier or vest, and pair of shoes. All are mostly dark blue in color. The hat or cap is made of dark blue polyester or poly blend fabric. The hat has an inclined crown with three metal grommets at the front and two on either side., Black or very dark blue soutache hatband and glossy plastic bill. Over the hatband is ...

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2020.031.006A-F - Belt
Component of a Wilmette Police Officer's uniform. Pieces in the donation consist of two shirts, pants, hat, utility belt, outer carrier or vest, and pair of shoes. All are mostly dark blue (this belt is black) in color. Utility belt, utility rig, or duty belt. The belt is made of thick black nylon webbing. Pinch clasp for opening, with hook and loop section for waist measurement adjustment. On reverse: "ITW Nexus / TRS 211." Holders and c...

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2020.031.007 - Vest
Component of a Wilmette Police Officer's uniform. Pieces in the donation consist of two shirts, pants, hat, utility belt, outer carrier or vest, and pair of shoes. All are mostly dark blue in color. Bulletproof vest or outer carrier. The vest is made of tightly woven very dark blue nylon or other synthetic material. The vest opens at both sides with hook and loop closures. The front of the vest has an upper right side kangaroo pocket (shaped t...

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2020.032 - Sign
Village Green Dining Sign printed by the Village of Wilmette. The sign has a white background with gold, red, and black text and designs. It is printed on corrugated poster/sign board. At the top is the tree logo for the Village of Wilmette. Below, red and black text reads: "Village Green available / for outdoor dining. Please / clean tables before and / after use for your safety / and the safety of others." The sign is double-sided, with the sam...

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2020.034 - Recording, Video
Procession of two Wilmette fire trucks, one police vehicle, and a vehicle from the Engineering and Public Works Department. Each vehicle is honking its horn/blaring its sirens in celebration of a young boy's birthday (Danny). After the vehicles have continued on down the street, Joe Conrad (recording) turns around to face a small group of people who are waving at the procession and surrounding the birthday boy. Joe gives Danny an official Village...

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2020.31.05A-B - Shoe
Component of a Wilmette Police Officer's uniform. Pieces in the donation consist of two shirts, pants, hat, utility belt, outer carrier or vest, and pair of shoes. All are mostly dark blue (these shoes are black) in color. Shoes. Left and right black leather "Rocky" brand shoes. The shoes are lace-up, chukka-style footwear, with thick treads along the bottom. The shoes come up a few inches on the ankle where there are padded edges. Pull loop a...

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2022.010.005 - Sign
Sign posted outside The Noodle restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic. The metal sign has a white background with black text and designs. The text reads: "Please / wait outside / We will / come out to / help you," with a black horizontal line separating the two sentences. There is a black rectangular border with rounded corners around the entire text. The screws and washers used to attach the sign to a post, through holes at the bottom and top o...

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2022.010.006 - Mill, Pepper
Wooden pepper mill used by servers at The Noodle restaurant. The Noodle was open for business from 1990 to 2022.

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