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This folder contains images from an unidentified photo album. Below are a list of items that can be found in this folder with its associated date.

Virginia, Mariana, Louise Ruffner by a pond, No Date
Elizabeth Tuttle dressed as a nurse, No Date
Carqueville Cousins dressed as colonialists, No Date
Jennie Hyde, 1918
Jeenie Hyde, 1918
Virginia, Marianna, Louise Ruffner by a fence, No Date

This folder contains images from in and around Highland Park. Below are a list of items that can be found in this folder with its associated date and accession number.

Highland Park Fire Dept. with chief Adolph Gieser (at left), 1900
This photo shows a horse being watered at the Yerkes Watering Trough on the corner of Sheridan Road and Forest Avenue, ca. 1910, 70-824-1
Older gentleman posing for a waist up portrait, No Date
4 gentlemen sitting around a cup of coffee (Names on back: Les Keley, Dr. Rudford DOS), ca. 1960-1970
Highland Park Day parade at Central and St. Johns ave. picturing navy men in a long boat float, 1915

This folder contains images from Highland Park's City Hall. Below are a list of items that can be found in this folder with its associated date and accession number.

Dubin, Dubin, and Moutoussamy business card, No Date
The Highlander meeting pamphlet, 1948
Our Home Town pamphlet vol. 1, 1947
Our Home Town pamphlet vol. 1, 1948
Our Home Town pamphlet vol. 2, 1948
City Hall photograph, 1976
City Hall photograph, 1976
City Hall photograph, ca. 1930
Police station photograph, No Date
Photograph of a map of Highland Park from 1872, No Date, 69-270-5
Govenor Otto Kerner and Mrs. Clarence, 1968
Photocopied picture of City Hall, No Date
Photocopied picture of City Hall, No Date
Photocopied picture of City Hall, No Date
Photocopied picture of City Hall, No Date
Lighting recommendation for City Hall- proposal, 1929

This folder contains images from in and around Highland Park. Below are a list of items that can be found in this folder with its associated date.

Intersection of St. Johns and Central (reprint), No Date
Ellen Cox on right at St. Johns and Walker Ave. standing with wagons children and dogs, ca. 1906
Inside view of a buildings construction site, No Date
Children playing dressup with the goose who layed the golden egg in a school hallway, No Date
Women exiting the Govenor of Illinois' helicopter, ca. 1960-1979
Group of men and their horses at a camp establised while building roads in Illinois (Photocopy), 1891
Older gentelman and his wife driving their car (Photocopy), No Date
Collage of early settelers to celebrating the 85th anniversary of Highland Park (Photocopy), 1954
Collage of early citizens to celebrate the 85th anniversary of Highland Park (Photocopy), 1954
Family in a car (Names on back- Herman, Joe, Margaret, Kay, Helen), ca.1900
4 children and 2 women posing in front of their home, No Date
Newspaper article about the Highland Park Hotel, 1944
Marcus Sparling, Roger Fenton's assistant, sittion on the wagon they used during the Crimean War, ca. 1853-1856
An Older woman, middle aged woman, and 2 children sit around a spindle preparing the different sections of making yarn, No Date
Highland Park Historical Society seasons greeting card, 1975
Intersection of St. Johns and Central, ca. 1899-1915
A Street lined with homes and a ravine with a parked car, No Date
Highland Park Fire Station No. 1 and Water Tower- image from 1943 (Photocopy from calendar), 1980
U.S.O. Building on Green Bay Rd. during W.W.II (Photocopy from calendar), 1980

This sub series contains images from the dedication of the Rose Garden next to City Hall. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Dedication of the rose garden- close up of 2 young women, No Date, 68-795-4
Dedication of the rose garden- showing all the children, No Date, 68-795-3
Dedication of the rose garden- man holding flowers, woman taping them with wand, No Date, 68-795-6a

This series is a grouping of artistically done photographs by an unknown photographer, possibly Jesse Lowe Smith. Below is a list of the images and their relative dates.

Monarch Series, 1918
Robin and young on fire escape, 5-31-1914
Monarch larva, 1918
Dr. Hamiltons yard- Robin's nest, 5-18-1919
Robin and young on fire escape (double), 5-31-1914
Monarch Butterfly, 8-1918
Skunk Cabbage, Spring 1911
Caterpillar, 1918
Skunk Cabbage, 4-1926

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

Charles Sheahen (left side only) Mandell Bros. (Chicago) delivery wagon and horse and Mr. Charles Sheahen of HP driver, No Date, 70-707-1
Snapshots, Highland Park boat house dw. on Central Ave used as cafeteria by Paul Udell, ca. 1920, 67-162-1

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

Wookmen's room with varoius wood made objects, No Date
Hotel Moraine, No Date
Erksine Bank (now Chase)- rolled oversize image [needs humidifying and conservation], No Date

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

Boynton Chapple Garden, No Date
Fire Station, No Date
Fort Sheridan, No Date
Half Day Rd. (Rt 22) and Diamond Lake Rd., No Date
Historical Society, No Date
Homes, No Date
Landmarks/Locations, No Date
Lincolnshire beach, 1959
Navy Pier, No Date
Piza Tower in Niles Illinois, No Date
Pollawanimee Woods, No Date
Public Buildings, No Date
Skokie Lake, No Date
Snow Storm, No Date
Walt Durban, No Date
Waukegan Illinois, No Date
Jean Garrett donated 8 slides of images around Highland Park, 10-27-1999

This series contains all the postcards from the photograph collection. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Ravine Drive in Highland Park, No Date
Elizabeth Tultle, No Date
Egandale- Christmas postcard, No Date
Building of Town Hall, No Date
Deerfield Township High School, No Date
Laying the corner stone of the Town Hall building, No Date
Auto with female driver, No Date, 70-24-2
Highland Park Parade- teamed wagons dressed in U.S.A. flags, No Date
Exmore Country Club Postcard- 1 of 14 post cards, No Date, 67-351
Wagon Bridge over DesPlaines River near Half Day Trail, 1-18-1916
Young man sitting on a pier holding his hat, No Date
William Guyot, Clementine Schrey, and son William S. Guyot at Central Ave./Park Ave. beach, 1908