Oakton Street West from Lincoln Avenue in Winter Photograph, 1905
Photograph of Oakton Street looking west from Lincoln Avenue in Niles Center, Illinois in 1905. Shown: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (center) and the Edwin Klehm home (to the right of church). The St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church was renamed St. Peter's United Church in 1957.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1905
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Lincoln Avenue (Main Street) South of Oakton Street Postcard, circa 1900
Postcard depicting Lincoln Avenue (originally called Main Street) south of Oakton Street in Niles Center, Illinois, circa 1900. Shown: Klehm Brothers store on the right. Caption from original image reads: Main St. South of Oakton - Niles Centre, Ill.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1900
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Klehm Brothers Building Storefront Photograph, 1906
Photograph of the front of the Klehm Brothers groceries and dry goods store, located on the southwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Oakton Street in Niles Center, Illinois in 1906. The store was run by George H. Klehm and Edwin T. Klehm. There is a Post Office sign over the left doorway; Dr. A. Louise Klehm sign in left, front window; poster advertising a picnic in the right window; and an advertisement for H.G. Schmidt Pale Extra on the store sign. The people in the photograph have not been identified.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1906
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George C. Klehm Residence Photograph, 1880
Photograph of the George C. Klehm residence on Lincoln Avenue at Cleveland Street in Niles Center, Illinois in 1880. The home itself has since been demolished.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1880
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George C. Klehm Family Photograph, 1898
Photograph of the George Klehm family in front of their Lincoln Avenue residence in Niles Center, Illinois in 1898. People shown: three unidentified Klehm children (seated and on bicycle); Alma Klehm; George C. Klehm; Mrs. Louise Harms Klehm holding Tom Klehm (right center); Florence Klehm. The row of men behind the Klehms were possible Sunday Singing visitors. The building itself has since been demolished.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1898
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George C. and Eliza Harms Klehm Children Photograph, early 1900s
Portrait photograph of George C. Klehm and Eliza Harms Klehm's six children in the early 1900s. Shown (left to right): Lydia Klehm; George H. Klehm; Alma Klehm; Emma Klehm; Edwin T. Klehm; Dr. Amelia Louise Klehm. Many of the Klehm children contributed significantly to the Niles Center community. Edwin and George H. Klehm owned a successful general store, and George H. Klehm was mayor of Niles Center from 1910-1922. Alma Klehm organized several community organizations and was a teacher and principal in School District 72. Dr. Amelia Louise Klehm was a community organizer as well as Niles Center's first doctor. This photograph appears on page 37 of <a href="http://skokiecentennialbook.com">Skokie, 1888-1988: A Centennial History</a>.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1900
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Fred Schoening, Wagon & Carriage Maker Invoice, 1914
Invoice written to Dr. A. L. Klehm from F. Schoening Manufacturer of Wagons and Buggies and Horse Shoeing located at 7902 Lincoln Avenue in Niles Center, Illinois, dated September 14, 1914.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1914-09-14
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Alma Klehm and A. Louise Klehm in a Buggy, 1904
Photograph of Dr. A. Louise Klehm and Alma Klehm in a horse drawn buggy in a yard in front of a house in Niles Center, Illinois in 1904.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1904
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Dr. Louise Klehm in a Horse Drawn Buggy, 1910s
Photograph of Dr. Louise Klehm in Niles Center, Illinois in the 1910s. Shown: Dr. Klehm in a horse drawn buggy on the Klehm driveway. Floral Avenue can be seen in the background with the Busscher home (left) and the Lies home (right). The horse's name was "Colonel." This photograph appears on page 48 of <a href="http://skokiecentennialbook.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Skokie, 1888-1988: A Centennial History</a>.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1910
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Dr. Louise Klehm Studio Portrait, circa 1890
Studio portrait of Dr. Louise Klehm, circa 1890. Dr. Klehm was born to George C. and Eliza Harms Klehm as Amelia Louise Klehm in 1870. Her colorful life took her from Florida, where she volunteered for duty during the Spanish-American War, to Berlin and Vienna where she studied medicine. Dr. Klehm is reported to be the first doctor in practice in Niles Center, Illinois. Also known for her strength of character, Dr. Klehm destroyed her patients unpaid bills on her deathbed. She died in 1941. This photograph appears on page 56 of <a href="http://skokiecentennialbook.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Skokie, 1888-1988: A Centennial History</a>.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1890
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Dr. Louise Klehm dies at age of 70: On St. Francis Staff Since Founding, The News [obituary]
Newspaper obituary for Dr. A. Louise Klehm. She attended Chicago Baptist Hospital Nursing School and served as a nurse during the Spanish-American War at Fort Sheridan and in Florida. Later, Dr. Klehm attended the University of Illinois, Chicago Medical School, and interned with Dr. Rachelle Yarros at Hull House in Chicago. She also studied in Berlin and Vienna. Known as a diagnostician and obstetrician, Dr. Klehm delivered thousands of babies. Her first office was in the Klehm Bros. General Store. She rode a horse-drawn carriage, until she bought a Model T Ford in 1912. Even though she broke her arm cranking the car, Dr. Klehm still managed to deliver a baby three weeks later. She had several horses over the years including: Billy, Dan, and Colonel. Dr. Klehm also received threatening letters from the Black Hand Gang. She was a founding Staff Member of St. Francis Hospital in Evanston and a founding member of the Niles Center Women's Club. Her parents were George C. Klehm and Eliza Harms Klehm, and her siblings were Mrs. Emma Harrer, Mrs. Lydia Harms, Alma E. Klehm, Mrs. Florence K. Freund, Herbert I. Klehm, Harold W. Klehm, Raymond C. Klehm, Edwin T. Klehm, George H. Klehm, Grace Klehm and Herman Klehm. After retirement, she lived at 4724 N. Sacramento Ave. in Chicago with Miss Cora K. Schultz. Dr. Klehm's funeral services were held at Haben Funeral Home by Rev. H. W. Dinkmeyer, she was buried at St. Peter's Evangelical Cemetery in Skokie, Illinois.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1941-02-28
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Extortion Letter to Dr. A. Louise Klehm
Extortion letter sent to Dr. A. Louise Klehm demanding money in order to secure the safety of herself and her family members, specifically her brother Edwin's twin daughters. St. Paul Park where Dr. Klehm was asked to leave the money was owned by her father, George C. Klehm, and is now part of the Cook County Forest Preserve, near the Morton Grove Train Station. The letter is believed to have come from the Black Hand Gang, a mafia group from Chicago with origins in Sicily, Italy.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1911-02-15
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Letter from George C. Klehm to Amelia Louise Klehm, 1896
A letter written by George C. Klehm to his daughter, Amelia Louise Klehm, after her completion of Nursing School at Chicago Baptist Hospital in 1896. He discusses her career options and expresses concern at her interest in studying medicine further, becoming a doctor. He suggests that high tuition costs would not be affordable for their large family. Nursing choices are also explored: She could become a nurse for an "eminent physician" in Minneapolis or the Assistant Head Nurse at Chicago Baptist Hospital. George C. Klehm suggests that even though the Assistant Head Nurse would be a smaller salary, it would be the better option because going to an unfamiliar place with someone she does not know may not be safe. He then expresses concern for her health and invites her to come home to take a vacation.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1896-09-18
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Tally of Ernest Berg's Calls by Dr. A. Louise Klehm, 1913-1915
Handwritten list of Dr. A. Louise Klehm's patient calls and diagnoses for Ernest Berg's family members including Esther Berg and the baby.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1913-1915
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Tally of Ernest Berg's Calls by Dr. A. Louise Klehm, November 11, 1906-May 1, 1907
List of patient calls and diagnoses for Ernest Berg's family members including Henry, Teddy, Irving and Alvina Berg. Written on paper printed with Gray's Glycerine Tonic Compound.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1906-1907
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Dr. A. Louise Klehm Mourning Card, 1941
Mourning Card for Dr. A. Louise Klehm. She died February 22, 1941.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1941
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Stationery of Dr. A. Louise Klehm and Tally of Patient Calls, 1913
Blue, personalized stationery, embossed with the name, Dr. A. Louise Klehm.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1913-07-25
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Dr. A. Louise Klehm's Medical School Commencement Program, 1902
Class of 1902 College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago Medical Department, University of Illinois Commencement Program. The cover text of the program is "The Faculty and Class of 1902 College of Physicians & Surgeons, University of Illinois. Annual Commencement, Tuesday, May 20th 1902 Chicago at 2 p.m. Studebaker Hall". The interior of the program includes a list of faculty, the class motto, a list of the class officers, a list of the Executive Committee members, and the senior class list, in which Dr. A. Louise Klehm can be found.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1902-05-20
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Dr. A. Louise Klehm's Day Book and Ledger, 1905-1915
Dr. A. Louise Klehm's bookkeeping ledger, "The Physician's Combined Day Book and Ledger: A Complete and Concise Method of Tabular Book-keeping for all the Accounts for Physicians and Surgeons: Fourth Improved Edition," printed by Joel A. Minor. "Dr. A. Louise Klehm" is embossed in gold on the green cover. Dr. Klehm recorded her patient visits and accounts in this ledger from 1905-1915.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1905-1915
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Class History, '96, and Tales from the Alumnae
Class history for 1896 graduates of the Chicago Baptist Hospital Nurses Training School. The booklet was read at a reception given by Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Gilbert Davis for the graduates and faculty. It was written by two members of the graduating class, Gertrude E. Greenwood, a friend of Dr. A. Louise Klehm and Jessie D. Stewart. Included in the booklet are stories of the nurses experiences while in school and suggested future plans for all the nurses.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1896
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Bills of Service from Dr. A. Louise Klehm for various patients, 1914-1915
Five Bills of Service from Dr. A. Louise Klehm to Township of Niles for various patients for visits and medicine. Patients include: Mrs. M. Abel, Margaret Hoth, Mr. John Hacker, and unknown woman found on steps of home of Leo Bree in Tessville.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1915-09-01
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Stethoscope and Bag
Stethoscope used by Dr. A. Louise Klehm. Small metal stethoscope is attached to two pieces of orange rubber tubing with brown plastic ear pieces at tips. The metal portion is engraved on the top with "Internus". There is also a small brown leather pouch with gold writing labeled "Internus", which was used to hold the stethoscope. See all images of <a href="http://cdm16614.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/skokiepo004/id/1781">the stethoscope</a>.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1902-1941
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Vapo-Cresolene Vaporizer and Box, circa 1906
Vapo-cresolene Vaporizer and Box. The vaporizer includes a small glass jar attached to a screw-on oil lamp with a wick. There is an elaborately decorated gilded metal stand with a place for the glass jar and lamp at the bottom and a place at the top of the stand for a small metal tray to rest. The lamp placed beneath this tray heats the materials in the tray to create a vapor that can be spread into the air. The box for the Vapo-Cresolene Vaporizer has text on all four sides. On one side is an image of the vaporizer, cost for the vaporizer: $1.50 in the United States and Canada, and trademarks, and on the opposite side are a list of ailments that the Vapo-Cresolene can be used for including "Whooping Cough, Croup, Asthma, Catarrh, Colds, Diphtheria, Coughs, Hay Fever, Sore Throat and the Bronchial Complications of Scarlet Fever and Measles. Also "For the Respiratory Diseases of Animals, as Distemper and Pneumonia in Horse and Dogs; Gapes and Roup in Fowls." The other two sides include a description of how the vaporizer works and can reach "every crevice" including "Carpets, Clothing, and Bedding" as well as "The Germ Theory of Diseases", which describes how "all Zymetic Diseases, as Scarlet, Typhoid, and Typhus Fevers, Whooping Cough, Catarrh, Asthma, Croup, Measles, Diphtheria, and Hay Fever are generated by the agency of bacteria... These bacteria develop with great rapidity, mainly in the air passages", which can be reached using the Vapo-Cresolene Vaporizer. The vaporizer may have belonged to Dr. A. Louise Klehm or another member of the Niles Center community. In Dr. Klehm's Ledger she recommends that a patient use the Vapo-Cresolene Vaporizer. View images of the <a href="http://cdm16614.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/skokiepo004/id/1772">enitre Vapo-cresoline vaporizer</a>.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
c. 1906
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Dr. A. Louise Klehm's Surgical Kit
Surgical kit with medical instruments used by Dr. A. Louise Klehm. Small brown leather surgical case snaps closed and folds open to reveal metal medical instruments and two pockets. <a href="http://cdm16614.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/skokiepo004/id/1548">See full record in the Illinois Digital Archive</a>
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1902-1941
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Dr. Miles Anti-pain pills
Small metal tin containing medicine, which belonged to Dr. A. Louise Klehm. View <a href="http://cdm16614.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/skokiepo004/id/1221">interior</a> of box, as well.
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois
1902-1920s
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