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History of the Highland Park Army and Center

hist.hig
Item
ca. 1975

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.

Tellis, Blanche Mason

Exmoor club house and grounds [photo]

US IlHpHS 68.720.1
Item
1909

Framed, panoramic print of Exmoor Country Club. The Stupey Cabin in service as caddy shack can be seen in the background.

McIntosh, Burr

Building the house

US IlHpHS buil.hou
Item
1929-1930

Highland Park B/W photo scrapbook documenting building of house on Lake Michigan in Highland Park, Illinois. Architects, builders, interior and exterior are featured with detailed descriptions. The house, located at 2445 Woodbridge, was built by the Lawerence Stein family.

Stein family

Ravinia Depot renovation scrapbook

US IlHpHS ravi.sta
Item
Bulk, 1981-1992

Scrapbook documenting the renovation of the Ravinia Train Station contains color photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings and engineering reports. Compiled by Jeff Stern for the Ravinia Neighorbors Association. Items in the scrapbook date from 1980 to 1993 with the bulk of the items dating from 1981 to 1989.

Stern, Jeffery L

Rollin M. Pease Scrapbook

US IlHpHS Peas.rol
Item
1892-1901

Scrapbook contains transit punch tickets for the Chicago & Northwestern and other transit lines as well as tickets for events at Fort Sheridan, Highwood and other ephemeral events and items. It also contains a ticket to a recital by Pease as a member of Fort Worth University Recital.

Pease, Rollin Malbone

Street numbering book "B"