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Scrapbooks documenting Brand's participation in the Young Men's Athletic Club in Highland Park, Illinois and its life guard programs, his travels and postcard collection.

Young Men's Club at Central Ave. Beach.

Early 19th century

• b/w photos of Lake Michigan, camping, canoeing, various recreation
• b/w photos of Highland Park rescue and lifeguard group
• b/w photos of misc. geographic areas - mountains, Texas

• 2 newspapers
• 1 street scene photo
• 2 naval photos
• 5 mounted high school photos
• 1 photo of large tent
• 1908, early 19th century

December, 1920
Panama Canal, Panama City and vicinity
46 b/w photos
29 color postcards

Time period: 1904
138 postcards
Postcards are from Europe and United States and sent to Europe and the United States

• large insurance ledger made of fiber board used as a scrapbook
• ledger measures 11.25" X 17.5"
• Front cover reads: Policy (illegible word), Insurance Company of North America
  Contents:
• large loose photo of sailing ship
• 23 pages devoted to news clippings on North Shore drownings, Young Men's Lifesaving Club in Highland Park, fundraisers for the Club boathouse, articles praising the Club; building contracts for boathouse
• large newspaper photo of Eastland disaster
• article dated 1915-05-08 on sinking of Lusitania
• postcards of ships, bridges, lifesaving stations in Michigan, Illinois,and Indiana, some addressed to Roland Brand
• b/w photos of ships, lighthouses, unidentified persons
• newsclippings on Highland Park parade
• news article on water intake pipe repair