6 Archival description results for Illinois--Lake County--Ravinia

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Autumn scene turn of the road north of 6th ravine

US IlHpHS 1996.5-PDHP-3.2
Item

Part of Jesse Lowe Smith Image Collection

A photograph of one of the roads around the ravines that Ravinia is known for.

Botanical

US IlHpHS 1996.5-1.0228
Item
1913-07-21

Part of Jesse Lowe Smith Image Collection

The label states "One of the big trees, Ravinia Park." However, the date places Smith in Tacoma, Washington.

Botanical : In the big woods, Ravinia Park 1

undated

Part of Jesse Lowe Smith Image Collection

A black and white photograph of Ravinia woods.

Jake Koller

US IlHpHS 2012.18-2-02
Other
circa 1887

Part of Kopp family collection

Jake (Jakobus or James Jacob) Koller was born in what is now Highland Park, March 15, 1866 (d. Inlet, Wi, 1926). The Koller farm sat west of the railroad tracks where Northmoor Country Club now stands. This circa 1887 photo taken at a Ravinia Studio before young Koller sought his fortune "our West." He "hunted meat" for the railroad before marrying in 1899. Digitization courtesy Jill Kohler Easley.