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Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to the Water Tower. Materials include: "Historic Illinois" (Aug. 1988), photographs, and a copy of the "elevated tank" sketch.

File contains records relating to the Bank of Highland Park. Materials include: cancelled checks, Highland Park News articles, brochure, First Day Cancellation letter and envelope, photograph, and promotional folder that includes bank promotional materials.

Scope and Contents note File contains photographs related to the American Legion. Photographs include: past presidents and past commanders. File also includes negatives. File also includes a raffle ticket, a brochure to the American Legion Memorial Building, a program to the Memorial Day Observance, and a brochure about the Highland Park Post 145 of the American Legion.

File contains materials relating to the Highland Park Transfer Company. Materials include: a cardboard tag, two 8x10 b/w photographs, and two photocopies of b/w photographs.

Files contains records relating to the IL Bell Telephone. Records include: photographs and newspaper articles and Highland Park - Highwood - Fort Sheridan Telephone Chronology, 1854-1958, prepared Illinois Bell Tel. Pioneer Museum and Historical Committee.
Corres. regarding franchises with Ward Willetts, Cities of Highland Park and Lake Forest, Chicago Telephone and other parties.
Photographs:
Switchboard ...Misses Marjorie Garrity, Mable Werhane and Clarice Juhrend, 1926.
69-390-2 : Christmas Eve, 1940.
69-390-3 : Highland Park cutover 1-20-50. Last all on manual board.
70-597-1 : 1924
69-391-6 : 1905
69-391-4 : HIghland Park Switchboard, November 14, 1899.

File contains a manuscript, "A History of the First National Bank of Highland Park, Illinois written at the request of Mr. Robert Robinson, Pres. of the Highland Park Historical Society by Alice Conway, March 1 to 7th, 1967." Manuscript is 25 pages plus a page of reference sources, a page of Officers of the First National Bank, and a page of important dates in the bank history.

Photographic documentation, including machinery, catered event and dignitaries.