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Ravinia poster

  • US IlHpHS R2012-15
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  • n.d.

This is a black and white Ravinia poster. It shows a hand sticking out of a podium holding a conducting baton in front of what looks like orchestra seats.

Ravinia Festival (?)

Animated color map of Highland Park, Illinois, 1987.

  • US IlHpHS R2012-17
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  • 1987

Colormap of Highland Park,Illinois from 1987 featuring animated versions of all of the major landmarks around downtown Highland Park. It includes a sign the Highland Park was voted an All American City from 1985-1986. There is a brief (six paragraphs) description of the history of Highland Park.

McKinley, Bill

50 Years : Ravinia Festival

  • US IlHpHS R2012-18
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  • 1985

This poster commemorates Ravinia's 50th Anniversary in 1985. The poster was designed by Barry Deck, Northern Illinois University. Poster contest sponsored by Ravinia Women's Board and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Printing donated by recycled paper products. Copyright 1985-- Ravinia.

Ravinia Festival

North Shore and Skokie Valley Electric Stations

  • US IlHpHS R2012-19
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  • n.d.

This is a map of the North Shore and Skokie Valley Electric Stations. The map was drawn and printed by A.I. Silander and Company Land Surveyors and Landscape Engineers. The electric stations listed on the map are: Ridge Ave., Asbury Ave., Dodge Ave., Crawford-Prairie Ave., Kostner Ave., Oakton St., Main St., Dempster St., Harmswoods, Glenayre, Wau-Bun, Northbrook, Woodridge, Briargate, Highmoor, Sheridan Elms, and Skokie Manor. This map is undated.

A.I. Silander and Company Land Surveyors

Baird and Warner Inc. Addition to Deere Park Sub. being a subdivision...

  • US IlHpHS R2012-22
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  • 1/29/1926

Baird and Warner Inc. Addition to Deere Park Sub. being a subdivision of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 and the Southwest Fraction 1/4 of Section 31 Township 43 North Range 13 East of the 3rd P.M. Also Lots 13 and 14 in Hill and Stones ravine View Subdivision in the said Southwest 1/4 of Section 31 T.43N. R.13E of 3rd P.M. in the city of Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois. The map shows the area from west to east, Ravinia Court to Lake Michigan and north to south Deere Park Sub. to Sheridan Rd. Approved and accepted by the council of the city of Highland Park, this 29th day of January, A.D. 1926 signed by Samuel M. Hastings, Mayor.

Baird and Warner.

Map of Highland Park and Vicinity Lake County, Illinois

  • US IlHpHS R2012-23
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  • 1955-1965

The map shows Highland Park and its vicinity. This map has been revised three times: June 3, 1955 by NJP, April 6, 1962 by PEC, and March 2, 1965 by CAM and JLH. The map includes dis-annexed and annexed ordinances and the dates they were passed. The map is presented on vinyl-like material that is translucent.

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Map of Lake County, Illinois from actual surveys and other authentic sources

  • US IlHpHS R2012.31
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  • 1861-1948

This is a map of Lake County, Illinois by George Hale, county surveyor and J.N.Truesdell, clerk of the circuit court, published by L. Gast Bros. and Co., St. Louis. The map is from actual surveys and other authentic sources. The map shows Lake County in 1861. The map includes historical statistics of Lake County dating back to 1834. It also includes an illustration of the Public Square in Waukegan, a Table of Distances and a table of Statistics. There are also several insets: Waukegan, Antioch, Half Day, Millburn, Wauconda Central Part of Lake Forest, Hainesville, Long Grove, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Deerfield Village, Forksville, Diamond Lake, O'Plain Bridge, and Barrington. There is a note at the bottom of the page: "Copied to preserve historical record in the office of R.M. Lobdell, County Superintendent of Highways, March 1948, by order of the Board of Supervisors of Lake Co., Guy L. Grinnell, Chairman, from old map furnished by the Lake County Historical Society, Bess Dunn, Secretary by R.M.Brown."

Hale, George

Building the house

  • US IlHpHS buil.hou
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  • 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

Association of North Shore Municipalities : Charter

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  • October 7, 1916

Charter incorporating Association of North Shore Municipalities with the following participants Waukegan, North Chicago, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Highwood, Highland Park, Glencoe, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Wilmette, and Deerfield.

Founded in 1917 with the leadership of Highland Park, Illinois mayor Samuel M Hastings to "secure to cooperations of the North Shore Municipalities in the administration of questions which affect the community...to acquire and disseminate valuable commercial , scientific and economic information pertaining to the business of municipalities, and to secure uniform action, economy and efficiency in the administration of municipal affairs.

The association endured at least into 1961 when it advocated for the continuation of the North Shore (electric railway) Line that ran from Chicago to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Illinois--Office of the Secretary of State

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