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View of blue bedroom with twin beds and chaise.

Beargrass in bloom near Sperry Camp.

Hand-colored photograph of woman standing in bear grass.

Beaded needle point panel features a woman sewing with a young child in the forefront and dog. It crafted made by Mary Cole, great aunt of Samuel Steinman and Robert Leopold of Highland Park. Card reads "Beaded needlepoint picture given by Samuel Steinman of Highland Park. Picture done by Mary Cole, born 1842 died 1900. Mary Cole was Samuel Steinman's great aunt and also an aunt of Robert Leopold of Highland Park. Mary Cole was married to Henry Cole." 63.5 x 52.0 cm. Dose appraisal no. 183.

View of of park district building with sanitary tower in background at the end of Ravine Drive.

Looking northward: Bill, Craig, Unknown, and Bob Carlson (sons of RCE and Grace). Dress Code was relaxed for two-year-olds. (A fourth son arrived in 1960.)

This sub series contains images of the beach, specifically Lake Michigan's beach front. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Park Avenue Beach- Arial shot of water station, shore, and lake front homes, No Date
Park Avenue Beach- 6 young ladies tanning, 1941
Ducks on a Lake, 11-20-1968
Park Avenue Beach, 1976
Park Avenue Beach, 1939
Park Avenue Beach, 1969
Sets of women and children enjoying the beach front (reprint), No Date
Lake Michigan sail boat lot, ca. 1970
Aerial view of Ravine drive beach and Schaffner house, now owned by park District. Photo by Milt Merner, 1969
Copy from above- different angle, No Date
Photo looking out onto Lake Michigan, 1976
Seagull, No Date
Littered beach front- rocks, debry, and trash, No Date
Eroding coast line, 1969
Littered beach front- dead fish, No Date
Couple walking along Lake Michigan shore, 1970, 70-609-2
Photocopies of beaches and Ravinia, No Date
Caroline Pecbles Edwards, 1915
Steel Pier at North Deere Park, No Date
2 older men and 1 older woman on the beach by their clothes line, No Date
The Highland Park Beach, 1914
Women and children sitting/playing at Moraine Beach, ca. 1900, 69-346-1
Copy from above, ca. 1910
Y.M.C. Life saving station, No Date
"Le Bristolsher Lesluonlns" A boat moored on a beach [taken by Orson Brand], No Date
Boat house and sandy beach, No Date
Boot check at the foot of Park Ave., 1912
Lester Green and his first dog Rip at the old pier, No Date