Lithuanian chapel poles; Mrs. Theodora Siakotos, embroideress, Palos Hills, Illinois

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Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 2-13, first large chapel pole made by Antanas Poskocimas, commissioned by the owner of the house, Dr. Jonas Adomavicius, at 55th and S. Claremont; the house also has a gabled doorway extension, a very common characteristic of Lithuanian folk architecture; folk design is also represented by the carved fence that surrounds the property; Dr. Adomavicius clearly wished to have the house look like a typical Lithuanian home; to enhance the effect he planted birch trees, typical of the Lithuanian countryside; even the birdhouse is typically Lithuanian; 14-18, Lithuanian co-op apartment complex at 66th and So. Carolina. for senior citizens cared for by Dr. Jonas Adomavicius who also administers the housing complex, which is called "Sodyba" meaning homestead; articles about the residents and their photographs appear regularly in the Lithuanian press; on Sunday afternoon they have an open house in a large gathering room and the residents perform for guests; the chapel pole in the middle of the complex is made from metal and was designed by architect Jonas Mulokas, who also designed the Lithuanian parish church, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Washtenaw and 69th Streets; the rounded flower bed seen here is quite common in traditional Lithuanian landscaping; note birdhouse in frame 14; frames 19-36, examples of Greek embroidery by Mrs. Theodora Siakotis, 23, Peter Bartis (fieldworker}, on left; 29-35, Daughter of Mrs. Siakotos; 36-37, Mrs. Theodora Siakotis.