This collection contains publications by Highland Park in 1976 in honor of the American bicentennial. Publications include "Your Guide to Who, What and Where in Highland Park", "Bicentennial Showcase", and "Highland Park: All American City." In addition, the collection contains a program to the opening ceremonies, a program to the Flute and Fiddle CLub in a Bicentennial Concert, a newsletter from the Highland Park Historical Society, correspondance relating to the Bicentennial Commission and a photograph. The Highland Park Historical Society also has multiple copies of the poster that accompanies "Highland Park: All Amercan City." Collection also contains photograph of kick-off event with Mayor Geraci from April 10, 1975. Please note that this is an artificial collection put together by the Highland Park Historical Society.
Collection contains photographs of places and special events around Highland park. Collection includes nine files of photographs organized by subject. There are five files of photo negatives, also organized by subject.
The collection is comprised of 470 lantern slides positives, chiefly in black and white. The slides range in date from the late 1890’s to the mid-1910’s. The largest series (93 slides) are illustrated biblical passages of the Old Testament. The collection also comprises images of the Spanish-American War, the U.S. Navy, the Wreck of the Maine in Havana, Cuba (1898), the Battle of Bacolod (1902), and the Second Boer War (1899-1902). Included in the slides are images of China, Alaska, Cuba, Philippines, and several unidentified locations and portraits.
These two folders, created by the Highland Park Historical Society circa 1970, contain B/W images of the Millard house, portraits of Sylvester and Malcolm Millard, house and family related clippings and some correspondence regarding the City of Highland Park and pamphlets on state Parks and preservation.
Copy of glass slide portrait, circa 1862, and National Archives and Records Administration veteran and muster roll records, 1862-1864, for Thomas Maroney.
Two B/W matted prints of events and organizations on the Highland Park public beach, probably associated with the Young Men's Club, part of the Highland Park Club.
These black and white aerial photographs of Township 43 (Deerfield, later renamed Moraine) were taken in Spring, 1986. Each photograph shows a different part of Township 43. There is an official seal of Lake County on the bottom right of each page. The photographs were taken by the Sidwell Company, copyright, 1984. Copies on plain paper (not photo paper).