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Roger Sullivan, wife and daughter (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2010
Judge Mary Bartelme (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2009
C & NW RR, tank cars going over the hump at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Freight Depot of the U.S. Army consolidating station, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab., Glenview, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories, Glenview, Ill. She turns in her profits to war bonds to provide from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories where she lives, Glenview, Ill. She turns in her profits to war from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab., Glenview, Ill. Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories where she from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab., Glenview, Ill. Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories where she from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Two Navy wives, Eva Herzberg and Elve Burnham, entered war work after their husbands joined the service, Glenview, Ill. They assemble bands for blood transfusion bottles at Baxter Laboratories. Mrs. Burnham is the mother of two children (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab., Glenview, Ill. Formerly a sculptress and designer of tiles, Dorothy Cole converted her basement into a workshop to tin plate needles for valves for blood transfusion bottles prepared by Baxter Laboratories where she from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Daniel Anastazia, blacksmith's helper, Rock Island R.R., Blue Island, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
John Kelseh, blacksmith, at his forge in the blacksmith shop at the roundhouse, Rock Island R.R., Blue Island, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Thomas Madrigal greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse, Rock Island R.R., Blue Island, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Daniel Anastazia, blacksmith's helper at the roundhouse of the Rock Island R.R., Blue Island, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Judge Mary Bartelme (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
Mary Bartelme (1866-1954) was the first woman judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County (Chicago), assigned to the Juvenile Court (1923-1933). She was born in Chicago and earned her law degree at Northwestern; co-founder of the Chicago Business Woman's Club, active in the suffrage movement and in reforms of the juvenile justice system. Her papers are at the University of Illinois at Chicago. www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/services/rjd/findingaid...
Julie Jordan Scott said:
Fabulous! A new hero for my daughters AND for me.
Kristy Dyson said:
Impressive. Thanks Penny, for the bit of history. Its always nice to know.
Lauren said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Historic Heroines, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Dave Miller said:
Her passport photo from 1920

Freight cars at the South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad terminal, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

landseer312 said:
Also see: memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/i?ammem/fsaall:@FILREQ(@FIEL...

C&NWRR, towerman R.W. Mayberry of Elmhurst, Ill., at the Proviso yard. He operates a set of retarders and switches at the hump, Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill. (LOC)

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comfortable stove said:
Likely story... It's actually the Freight Yard Wurlitzer Organ. ["Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga choo-choo?"]