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Photography of Highland Park, Illinois in 1896, chiefly homes with some landscapes.

The Glass Slides collection comprises 19 untitled glass slides, many hand colored. The slides contain various women in different outfits, scenery and landscapes, and a few miscellaneous slides with images. The collection has 3 series. The first is miscellaneous. All slides measure 3.5”x4,” both in color and black and white. One of the slides is cracked and should be handled with care. The second series is portraits, containing women in various costumes. The women are in a variety of settings and their clothing is not necessarily from the period in which the image was taken. These items range in size starting at 4”x5” and ending at 5”x7,” all have been colored. A few slides are cracked. The last series is scenery and landscapes, these items are pictures of places and not necessarily used in conjunction with the portraits. These slides are all 5”x7” is size and are all in color. None of these items are broken.

This collection is presumed to be of events, places and people in Highland Park, Illinois.

This series contains images that are not groups of people or individual persons. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Cabin on a lake, No Date

This series contains photographs of family taking portraits. These images also have the possibility to be general large groups of peoples talking an individual image. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Fritz Bahr Family, No Date
Family on steps of an A-frame home, No Date
Large group of people in front of home, No Date
Shields family, No Date
Mayor Daniel Cobb and family, No Date
Older gentleman and woman with younger woman and toddler, No Date
6 women all in the same black outfit, No Date
William griffin, Mary J. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. William Griffin, No Date
3 women in white with flowers and 3 men in dark suits (tintype in daguerreotype case), ca. 1857
Husband and wife with 3 daughters and 1 son, No Date
2 young women in white, No Date
Husband and wife with 2 daughters and 1 son, No Date
Wedding photograph with man and wife, No Date
Elderly gentleman with 2 younger women, No Date
Elderly gentleman with younger women and toddler, No Date

This series consists of children's photographs. It is mostly toddlers and infants. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Child in plaid outfit, No Date
Baby in white pinafore- arms crossed, No Date
Baby in white pinafore- seated on stairs, No Date
2 young women, No Date

Autograph book signed by students at Deerfield-Shields High School. Includes original sketches and comments on race relations at school.