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Visual Photograph Series
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Buildings

This series contains photographs of buildings in Highland Park, mainly images of schools and trains, thus divided into the 2 subseries groups.

Automobiles

This series contains photographs of automobiles and individuals in their automobiles. Below is a list of the images in this folder with their respective dates and accession numbers.

William McPherson riding down East Laurel Ave., One of the first automobiles in Highland Park, he was the first car dealer in Highland Park. (original to copy 69-358-2), ca. 1903
Leaving Highland Park, No Date
North bound 41 at Clavey Rd., Driver being rescued from car after a pile up, 8-8-1990
North bound 41 at Clavey Rd., Driver being rescued from car after a pile up, 8-8-1990
Walgreen Drug Stores delivery car- reprint, No Date
2 ladies sitting on the side rail of a automobile, No Date
A.G. McPherson in Auto (copy, smaller then original), c.1910, 69-358-2
Mr. and Mrs. Frank ?? and 2 guests in family auto, 1915, 70-267-1
McPherson's First Garage building with auto and driver - E. Park Ave., 1900, 68-492-1
Mandel Car, No Date, 70-233-1b
Col. Davidson of Northwestern Military Academy in automobile, No Date, 69-347-1
F.A. Nathen's 1st Automobile, with Katherine Merill (front), Mother (Mrs. E.M. Nathens), Mrs. Merill, No Date .
Postcard of Sir Thomas Lipton on St. Johns Ave and Central addressed to G.R. Jones, postmarked 1903 (appears to have been taken from scrapbook) .

Businesses

This series contains images from various businesses around Highland Park. It has been organized into 3 sub series. The first are General images of HP businesses and may not contain conventional ideas of a business. The second, Powerhouse, contain images of HP's Powerhouse. The third and final sub series, Storefronts, contains images of the various storefronts owned by Highland Parkers.

Events of Highland Park

This series contains images that deal with various events that have taken place in Highland Park. The events have been divided into 4 sub series. The first being Dinner Parties, the second Parade, the third School Pictures, and the last Snowstorm.

Locations

This series contains images of locations around Highland Park. They have been broken up into 4 sub series, the beach, general, landscape, street view, and Deere Park.

People

This series contains images of various peoples from Highland Park. They have been organized into 10 sub series ranging from portraits to families, to licenses. Many of the images in this series were done by the Brand Brothers Studio. George H. Cumming (s) (1894-1967) wedding party photo, circa 1919.

Cobb family

Slides

This series contains slide images of various locations around Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Boynton Chapple Garden, No Date
Fire Station, No Date
Fort Sheridan, No Date
Half Day Rd. (Rt 22) and Diamond Lake Rd., No Date
Historical Society, No Date
Homes, No Date
Landmarks/Locations, No Date
Lincolnshire beach, 1959
Navy Pier, No Date
Piza Tower in Niles Illinois, No Date
Pollawanimee Woods, No Date
Public Buildings, No Date
Skokie Lake, No Date
Snow Storm, No Date
Walt Durban, No Date
Waukegan Illinois, No Date
Jean Garrett donated 8 slides of images around Highland Park, 10-27-1999

Artistic Images

This series is a grouping of artistically done photographs by an unknown photographer, possibly Jesse Lowe Smith. Below is a list of the images and their relative dates.

Monarch Series, 1918
Robin and young on fire escape, 5-31-1914
Monarch larva, 1918
Dr. Hamiltons yard- Robin's nest, 5-18-1919
Robin and young on fire escape (double), 5-31-1914
Monarch Butterfly, 8-1918
Skunk Cabbage, Spring 1911
Caterpillar, 1918
Skunk Cabbage, 4-1926

Clubs

This series contains images of various clubs that Highland Parkers have joined over the years. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and associated accession numbers.

First life saving crew, 1914
Lake Shore Club crew, ca. 1930-1935
Older members of a group taking a group shot- 13 men and 6 women, No Date
Young Men's club- Life Saving Crew, 1925
Life Saving Crew at Central Ave. Beach, 1920, 70-603-3
Copy from above, 1920
Life Saving Crew in row boat with oars, No Date, 69-318-1
Copy from above- mounted on foam core board, No Date
Highland Park Young Men's club Life Saving Crew [names on back of image], 1921

This series also contains oversize images in box 2. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with dates and accession numbers.

Members of the Old Oak Club of Chicago, including Herman Justi of Highland Park, 12-1903, 68-611-1
Mens Club of HP, No Date
Presented to the Commercial Club of HP by Archibald W. Fletcher, images of the first building in HP (Lake Shore R.R. Depot and Mr. T.B.M. Barnes who constructed the first building), 12-25-1907, 3.6.1 brand

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