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Pieced, possibly for a woman's circle of the (First) Baptist Church or the first Evangelical Congregational Church. This 1895 block quilt of wagon wheels is an early example community fundraising in Highland Park, Illinois. It contains 564 names. A wheel's center name is probably the church or missionary member sewing that section with the names in the spokes being subscribers to her wheel. 192 x 190 cm.
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Oil in canvas painting depicting wind sweeping over a lightly forested prairie. Plaque reads "In Memory of Martha Wood Wolff." 68.5 x 57.0 cm.
Wilder, Tom Milton
Motor vehicles line up to begin parade.
Brand Studio
Chamberlin's daily agendas document his life, family and activities. Various clippings, programs and other ephemera are inserted in the volumes. Highland Park (Illinois) subjects and organizations documented include Trinity Episcopal Church (Highland Park, Ill.), the Flute and Fiddle Club, North Shore Chamber Orchestra, schools and school districts, and the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce. Other organizations and events include the inauguration of Illinois Governor James R. Thompson, the American Bicentennial, and the Chicago Bar Association. There are also 2 monthly calendars, 1978-1979.
The diary in the first year of the series begins, "still unemployed."
Chamberlin diary's also documented the weather, deaths in his personal life, as well as what he ate everyday.
Chamberlin, John Byrne
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Framed oil painting of homes in Ravinia (?).
Singer, Florence