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- 1911-08-16
A black and white photograph taken of the coach house at Mt. Vernon.
A black and white photograph taken of the coach house at Mt. Vernon.
The private entrance, Mt. Vernon
A photograph taken of the private entrance to Mount Vernon, the historic home of George and Martha Washington.
A black and white photograph taken of Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington.
Riding the circuit - Lincoln, taken from Collier
A black and white photograph taken of Riding the circuit - Lincoln, taken from Collier; 1912/01/01
t. Gauden's Lincoln seated (for Crerar Library, MacChesney's Lincoln, p. 136)
A photo taken of the Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State (also called Seated Lincoln or Sitting Lincoln) Statue originally slated for placement in John Crerar's plans for a public library (now operated by the University of Chicago), the statue itself was created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Due to individuals successfully preventing the placement of the John Crerar library in Grant Park, the library was constructed elsewhere, and the statue itself was unveiled on May 31, 1926 at it's current location north of Van Buren Street.
New public library (from northeast), 4:30 PM; 1931/08/04 (2)
A black and white photograph of the Highland Park Public Library as it stood in 1931. The view of the library featured in this photograph is from the Northeast.
General view of garden at Mt. Vernon