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Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to the Highland Park Building Co., c. 1869-1875. Materials include: an abstract of property Section 23, Township 43 North Range 12 East (1872), Abstract of Title to Lands at Highland park (1875), envelope addressed to the mayor, three certificates (and copy) from 1871 certifying Hannah Miles one share of one hundred dollars in the capital stock of the Highland Park Building Company.

Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to the history of Highland Park. Materials include photocopies of book chapters and newspaper articles, photocopies of pages from the book, Out of Town (1869), Notes on History of Highland Park (book, 1920),Highland Park History Bibliography (1844-1978) compiled by Mark Mandle, History of Highland park by Evelyn Lauter, photocopied excerpt from Physical geography of the Evanston Waukegan Region by Wallace W. Atwood and James Walter Goldthwait,Highland park Building Company Shares Certificate, "Highland Park" round metal piece, Upland Vale and Groveby Marian A. Whites (photocopy), Early Days in Highland Park by George R. Jones, illustration of an early settler in Highland Park from "Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois" (1877), Early Days in Highland Park 1896-1972 by Mrs. Edward M. Steele, Canterbury Picture Stamps of Highland Park, excerpt from "Chicago and its Suburbs" by Everett Chamberlin (ca. 1900), Highland Park Park District Itinerary of the History, Biography and Architecture of Highland Park (January 23, 1980), "How do you Get to Highland Park? by Henry X. Arenberg.

File contains identified photographs of people around Highland park. Notable photos include: the Carpenter's Union, Jenna Cannon Hyde, and Frank Cannon Hyde.

File contains various photographs and negatives of various people. Some of the photographs are identified. Some notable identified photographs include: Miriam H. Fraw (?) taken October 28, 1879, Mayor Samuel Hastings, George T. Coonley, Highland Park Fire Chief (negatives), Milly Julian, Mrs. Wiegand, Mayor William Dooley, Witty's Ice Cream Store, Henry E. Coonley, John J. Coonley, Harry Lane and Cal Baver, Mrs. Karl A. Mayer, Emil Wiberg, Mayor Ronan, sketch of Alfred T. Meyer and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pick Jr.

File contains various photographs of Mayor Cobb and his family. Notable photographs include: Daniel Cobb, wife and daughter, Anne Cobb, and Melville Cobb,

File contains photos of downtown Highland Park: Laurel, St. Johns, and Green Bay Road. File also contains negatives.

Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to the Highland House, Highland Park's earliest hotel, built in 1896. Materials include: photographs, news articles, a copy of a booklet, "Highland Hall College", a matted engraving of a drawing, and a matted photograph.

Files contains records relating to the IL Bell Telephone. Records include: photographs and newspaper articles and Highland Park - Highwood - Fort Sheridan Telephone Chronology, 1854-1958, prepared Illinois Bell Tel. Pioneer Museum and Historical Committee.
Corres. regarding franchises with Ward Willetts, Cities of Highland Park and Lake Forest, Chicago Telephone and other parties.
Photographs:
Switchboard ...Misses Marjorie Garrity, Mable Werhane and Clarice Juhrend, 1926.
69-390-2 : Christmas Eve, 1940.
69-390-3 : Highland Park cutover 1-20-50. Last all on manual board.
70-597-1 : 1924
69-391-6 : 1905
69-391-4 : HIghland Park Switchboard, November 14, 1899.

Scope and Contents note File contains b/w 8x10 photographs of the Nazis in Highland Park on Memorial Day, 1969. Photo credit is Bill Mielenz.

Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to the Olympic Torch Celebration in January 2002. File inlcudes a map of the route and the details of the event.