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This collection is comprised of images used in the film created about Highland Park Film entitled 'The History of Highland Park'. There are 2 boxes with the first box having 5 folders of various images. Topics range from churches to parades and piers. The second box has 8 folders ranging from buildings to bridges and other various buildings around Highland Park.

The bulk of the images date from the 1869 founding of Highland Park, Illinois to the early 20th century.

This folder contains various images of parades from around Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and their accession numbers.

Highland Park Day Parade with men from the army marching, 8-12-1915, 67-231-5
Same image as above with army men holding a flag, 8-12-1915, 67-231-4
Highland Park Day Parade children in a car with American flag decorations, 8-12-1915, 67-235-3
Highland Park Day Parade with men from the navy plaing instraments and marching in front of the Northwestern Hotel at St. John and Central Ave., 8-12-1915, 67-231-1
Highland Park Day Parade- Men from Great Lakes Naval Station, 8-12-1915
Highland Park Day Parade- men from the navy in a car dressed as a boat, 8-12-1915
Highland Park Day Parade- cars dressed with flowers and flags, 8-12-1915
Highland Park Day Parade- Nuns marching, 8-12-1915, 67-27-2
Highland Park Day Parade with teamed horses pulling wagons dressed as floats, 8-12-1915, 98-2-7
Highland Park Day Parade- cars driving past people, 8-12-1915, 67-231-2
Highland Park Day Parade car going down the road as a float, 8-12-1915
Highland Park Day Parade army men marching with guns, 8-12-1915, 67-231-6
Highland Park Day Parade team drawn wagons dressed as floats, 8-12-1915, 67-231-15
Highland Park Day Parade- Reliable Laundry Co. team drawn Float, 8-12-1915, 67-231-14
Highland Park Day Parade- Boy Souts and North Shore Council float, 8-12-1915
Highland Park Day Parade- Navy's marching band and Navymen following the band, ca. 1915-1925, accession number is unreadable
Highland Park Day Parade viewers prepare for the event, 8-12-1915
Highland Park Day Parade- a lodge marching under its banner, 8-12-1915, 67-231-18
Highland Park Day Parade- Highland Park State Bank with Ray Erskine, No Date, 67-82-61

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

Florence Pier, No Date
Fletcher's Pier, No Date
Fletcher's Pier, No Date
Grey Electric Company, No Date

This folder contains various images of pioneers from around Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and their accession numbers.

Railroad conductor standing on the train platform, No Date
8 children preparing to play catch, No Date, 69-102-2
Postcard- Woman taking notes outside the train station, No Date
Postcard- Older gentleman and a seated group of women and children in front of their homes, No Date
Old shed on the alley between St. Johns and Linden ave., No Date, 70-458-1
First School originally Port Clinton but currently known as Elm Place, No Date, 67-108-34
C&ME No. 127 going north passing Laurel Ave., ca. 1912
Group picture of women and children, 8-29-1892
First School originally Port Clinton but currently known as Elm Place [copy], No Date
Old wooden barn originally owned by Chicago Historical Society, No Date, 67-108-29c
Brand Bros original paint shop [copy], ca. 1871, 69-351-1
Elm Place School, No Date, 67-111-2
Arial view of train station, No Date, 70-6-1
Port Clinton School with class standing out front, No Date, 67-151-1
Train station with men waiting for a train, No Date, 70-589-4
Fairview School with class standing outside, 1890, 69-428-1
A view from a rooftop facing west, No Date
Highland Park News with 4 workers standing outside, No Date
Employees of Brand's paint store- Ernest Garling, Eli Ott, Otto Lawrentz, 1895
A view from a rooftop facing east, 1876
Moses Northwestern Department Store on N.W. corner of Central and First St., 1895
Photocopied newspaper article on Moses Northwestern Department Store, 3-11-1969
Highland Park News on St. Johns north of the Present bank, No Date
Brand Art Studio with 2 men standing outside, 1893
Highland Hall at St. Johns and Ravine Dr., No Date
A rock commemorating Capt. Daniel Wright the first settler in Lake County, 1909, 67-242-1
Gray Electric Plant at Beach St., No Date, 69-268-3
Fairview Subdivision, 1895
Highland Park business men, 1898
McDonald's Hall [taken by O.B.Brand] at St. Johns and Central, 1879
MacDonald's Hall [taken by O.B.Brand] at St. Johns and Central, 1890, 69-426-1
St. Johns and Central with brick buildings and busier streets, No Date
St. Johns and Central taken from roof top looking towards MacDonald's Hall, ca.1880
First Fire Chief Andrew Block, December 1889
Ravinia Baseball Stadium, No Date
Horse trough at Forest and Sheridan, No Date
Old Thompson block at the S.E. corner of Central and St. Johns, No Date, 67-393-1
Moses Northwestern Department Store on Central Ave., No Date, 69-357-4
First City Hall building [present site of Community Center], 1898

This folder contains various images of a power plant from Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and their accession numbers.

Inside the Electric Power Plant located at Elm Place crossing and owned by Fredrick Cushing and Frank Hawkins, ca. 1890
Exterior of the Electric Power Plant located at Elm Place crossing and owned by Fredrick Cushing and Frank Hawkins, ca. 1890

This folder contains various images of transportation from around Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and their accession numbers.

Cobb family going for a sleigh ride, 1909, 67-320-4
Teamed delivery wagon, No Date, 70-259-1
Postcard- Older gentelman in a Phaton on a farm, No Date
Artie Booth Denzel with a wagon, No Date
Anthony O'Donnell and Clarence Pfister working as repairmen for Illinois Bell, 1910, 69-329-3
Postcard- Mr. and Mrs. Oheaher (sp) in their Phaeton, No Date, 70-708-1
Exmoor Country Club taxi, No Date, 70-210-2
Denzel Wagon single shaft, No Date
Jimmy Findley with Denzel Truck with lights, ca. 1910
Public Serive Co. of Highland Park at picnic, 9-7-1916