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Sweeny's

Verso reads Sweeny's ; I don't think this was ever a house -- a little west of the main Sweeny house. Still standing.

General

This series contains miscellaneous images of Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Only Elephant in Highland Park- with costumed rider on a palomino horse, No Date
Drawn team attached to covered buggy with driver in front of a home for sale, No Date
Frederick Fischer in memorium plaque, ca. 1914
Brand family plot, No Date
Brand family plot, No Date
Westerdy R.S.- hitched oxen, parked car in front of home and open road, No Date
Sheep on the Sheridan Farm (Later the Sunset Sub.), No Date
Olympic torch celebration, 2002
Olympic torch celebration, 2002
Column topper, No Date
Easement of a building, No Date
Ravinia Park Arch, No Date
Contact sheet for Walt Durban project, No Date
Class emblem on wall hanging, No Date
Slavery-foe Edward Coles, second governor of Illinois, set the pace for anti-slavery forces. This historic painting depicts him freeing slaves he brought from his Virginia home in 1819. This painting hands in the Illinois State house., No Date, 70-122-13

This series also contains ovrsize images of Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Large Church, No Date
Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland Park, 1996
Football posters - HPHS 60th anniversary, 1967, 68-527-1a,b
Football posters - HPHS 60th anniversary, 1967, 68-527-1a,b
Engraving of Highland Hall- A prepatory and college institution, ca. 1880
The republican inner circle- sent to Ira, each member signed the bottom, No Date

2.48 Parades

Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to parades held in Highland Park. Materials include: photographsand photo negatives of parades such as Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Veteran's Day, and Highland Park Day. Materials range from the late 19th century until the late 20th century.

Lamb's House

Verso reads Lamb's in section 16 West of Highwood north fo C & N track way off from the main road."

Train

  • US IlHpHS Visu.Pho-1.3/2.1-1.4
  • Subseries
  • 1880-1997, No Date
  • Part of Visual Photograph

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

Entrance for Ravinia Park- Train of Chicago Northwestern Elevated Railway cars drawn by Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Rail Road Bros., ca. 1908
North West Rail Road Depot, 1880, 3.6.7 (a-b)
Passengers boarding the train at the Ravinia station, No Date
Central Ave. train crossing, 1997
"Ravinia Park Special" train car with passengers loading and unloading, ca 1910
Negative- Early of tracks looking west to bank, No Date

Businesses

This series contains images from various businesses around Highland Park. It has been organized into 3 sub series. The first are General images of HP businesses and may not contain conventional ideas of a business. The second, Powerhouse, contain images of HP's Powerhouse. The third and final sub series, Storefronts, contains images of the various storefronts owned by Highland Parkers.

Cash

  • high.rec-Ledgers-Cash.tax
  • Item
  • 1882-1893
  • Part of Records

City of Highland Park cash and expense ledger: Cash pages 1-89; City taxes 1882, pages 90-249; and Commission fund 1884, page 250.

Storefronts

  • US IlHpHS Visu.Pho-1.5/2.2-.3-1.7/2.3
  • Subseries
  • 1882-1990, No Date
  • Part of Visual Photograph

This folder contains various storefront images of HP businesses. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Studio of Orson Brand, No Date
North side of Central Ave. from Sheridan Rd. west, 1884
Brand Bros. 1st paint shop- on 2nd street behind there later building, ca. 1882
"Michael's" restaurant- man and women presenting food, 10-4-1990
Pool Maid- landscape scene of industrial area, No Date
The wheel Lathe in the N.S.L. Shop- Highwood, 8-20-1932
St. Johns Ave. looking North to Central from Laurel Ave.- Brick paving and Chicago and Milwaukee train at upper left, ca. 1910-1915

This sub series also contains oversize images located in box 2. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Street view of Brand Art Studio (at left) with 2 other homes next to the studio, No Date
Rear of Ravinia buisiness block, 2 story brick building in right hand portion of photo (was the 1st store in Ravinia grocery/meat market), 1940, 68-736-1
Central Ave.- image of store fronts, ca. 1960
Edgar A. Stevens dress shop in Highland Park, No Date
Santi Brothers Dairy, No Date

Scrapbook

John T. Raffen family scrapbook, chiefly receipts from local businesses, but also newspaper clippings, ephemera and original artwork.

Raffin, John

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