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The Highland Park Army and Navy Center opened it doors to young men from Fort Sheridan and the Great Lakes Naval Station July 4, 1917. Located at 380 Central Ave in Highland Park, Illinois, an average of 2000 young men visited the Center weekly. This the story by the founders of this community center for military members away from home.

Tintypes and ferrotypes that may include stock photography as well as family and theater images. Images of note include a Highland Park firefighter, an African-American, portraits and staged images.

A number of these photographs indicate Orson B Brand as photographer and appear to have been taken chiefly in the same studio with the same props. There are numerous images that appear to be self portraits by Brand.

This series contains images of other known families. Below is a list of items included in this series accompanied by the respective dates.

The Bergstroms: Selina, Jane, Gustafson, No Date
L.B.G.C. Girls going through fence at Naperville, No Date
James Mockler, Florence Mockler, and friend, No Date, 70-830-2
Mrs. Cox, Ben Steffens and children, Mrs. Joe Bahnle, Mrs. Joe Rioux in rocker, Mrs. Louis Berube (daughter of Mrs. Rioux), Little girls: Mary Berube, non a non at St., Mrs. Emma Merich Daughter of Mrs. Rioux, No Date