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Visual Photograph

  • US IlHpHS Visu.Pho
  • Collection
  • 1853-2003

This collection is made up of general photographs from the Highland Park Historical Society archives. It is comprised of 17 (artificial_ series with 29 sub series. The series are divided into topics with the sub series dividing some of the larger series into more specific smaller topics, while remaining general. The topics that are covered in this collection include places, locations, buildings, negatives, and people. Many of the images were done at the Brand Brothers Studio in Highland Park. Their photographic contribution to the documentation of Highland Park through the years is vitally important and the majority of the images held by HPHS.

Highland Park Historical Society

Events of Highland Park

This series contains images that deal with various events that have taken place in Highland Park. The events have been divided into 4 sub series. The first being Dinner Parties, the second Parade, the third School Pictures, and the last Snowstorm.

General

This series contains miscellaneous images of Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Only Elephant in Highland Park- with costumed rider on a palomino horse, No Date
Drawn team attached to covered buggy with driver in front of a home for sale, No Date
Frederick Fischer in memorium plaque, ca. 1914
Brand family plot, No Date
Brand family plot, No Date
Westerdy R.S.- hitched oxen, parked car in front of home and open road, No Date
Sheep on the Sheridan Farm (Later the Sunset Sub.), No Date
Olympic torch celebration, 2002
Olympic torch celebration, 2002
Column topper, No Date
Easement of a building, No Date
Ravinia Park Arch, No Date
Contact sheet for Walt Durban project, No Date
Class emblem on wall hanging, No Date
Slavery-foe Edward Coles, second governor of Illinois, set the pace for anti-slavery forces. This historic painting depicts him freeing slaves he brought from his Virginia home in 1819. This painting hands in the Illinois State house., No Date, 70-122-13

This series also contains ovrsize images of Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Large Church, No Date
Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland Park, 1996
Football posters - HPHS 60th anniversary, 1967, 68-527-1a,b
Football posters - HPHS 60th anniversary, 1967, 68-527-1a,b
Engraving of Highland Hall- A prepatory and college institution, ca. 1880
The republican inner circle- sent to Ira, each member signed the bottom, No Date

Slides

This series contains slide images of various locations around Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Boynton Chapple Garden, No Date
Fire Station, No Date
Fort Sheridan, No Date
Half Day Rd. (Rt 22) and Diamond Lake Rd., No Date
Historical Society, No Date
Homes, No Date
Landmarks/Locations, No Date
Lincolnshire beach, 1959
Navy Pier, No Date
Piza Tower in Niles Illinois, No Date
Pollawanimee Woods, No Date
Public Buildings, No Date
Skokie Lake, No Date
Snow Storm, No Date
Walt Durban, No Date
Waukegan Illinois, No Date
Jean Garrett donated 8 slides of images around Highland Park, 10-27-1999

Newspapers

This series contains all the newspapers and news clippings associated with the photograph collection. Many items are clippings, where some items are whole newspaper sections. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Newspaper, 1999
Arial of highland park, No Date
15 photocopies of newspaper clippings, No Date
Origins of Highland Park, No Date
Stupey Cabin, No Date

Buildings

This series contains photographs of buildings in Highland Park, mainly images of schools and trains, thus divided into the 2 subseries groups.

Train

  • US IlHpHS Visu.Pho-1.3/2.1-1.4
  • Subseries
  • 1880-1997, No Date
  • Part of Visual Photograph

This sub series contains images of various trains and stations around Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Entrance for Ravinia Park- Train of Chicago Northwestern Elevated Railway cars drawn by Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Rail Road Bros., ca. 1908
North West Rail Road Depot, 1880, 3.6.7 (a-b)
Passengers boarding the train at the Ravinia station, No Date
Central Ave. train crossing, 1997
"Ravinia Park Special" train car with passengers loading and unloading, ca 1910
Negative- Early of tracks looking west to bank, No Date

Automobiles

This series contains photographs of automobiles and individuals in their automobiles. Below is a list of the images in this folder with their respective dates and accession numbers.

William McPherson riding down East Laurel Ave., One of the first automobiles in Highland Park, he was the first car dealer in Highland Park. (original to copy 69-358-2), ca. 1903
Leaving Highland Park, No Date
North bound 41 at Clavey Rd., Driver being rescued from car after a pile up, 8-8-1990
North bound 41 at Clavey Rd., Driver being rescued from car after a pile up, 8-8-1990
Walgreen Drug Stores delivery car- reprint, No Date
2 ladies sitting on the side rail of a automobile, No Date
A.G. McPherson in Auto (copy, smaller then original), c.1910, 69-358-2
Mr. and Mrs. Frank ?? and 2 guests in family auto, 1915, 70-267-1
McPherson's First Garage building with auto and driver - E. Park Ave., 1900, 68-492-1
Mandel Car, No Date, 70-233-1b
Col. Davidson of Northwestern Military Academy in automobile, No Date, 69-347-1
F.A. Nathen's 1st Automobile, with Katherine Merill (front), Mother (Mrs. E.M. Nathens), Mrs. Merill, No Date .
Postcard of Sir Thomas Lipton on St. Johns Ave and Central addressed to G.R. Jones, postmarked 1903 (appears to have been taken from scrapbook) .

Businesses

This series contains images from various businesses around Highland Park. It has been organized into 3 sub series. The first are General images of HP businesses and may not contain conventional ideas of a business. The second, Powerhouse, contain images of HP's Powerhouse. The third and final sub series, Storefronts, contains images of the various storefronts owned by Highland Parkers.

Storefronts

  • US IlHpHS Visu.Pho-1.5/2.2-.3-1.7/2.3
  • Subseries
  • 1882-1990, No Date
  • Part of Visual Photograph

This folder contains various storefront images of HP businesses. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Studio of Orson Brand, No Date
North side of Central Ave. from Sheridan Rd. west, 1884
Brand Bros. 1st paint shop- on 2nd street behind there later building, ca. 1882
"Michael's" restaurant- man and women presenting food, 10-4-1990
Pool Maid- landscape scene of industrial area, No Date
The wheel Lathe in the N.S.L. Shop- Highwood, 8-20-1932
St. Johns Ave. looking North to Central from Laurel Ave.- Brick paving and Chicago and Milwaukee train at upper left, ca. 1910-1915

This sub series also contains oversize images located in box 2. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Street view of Brand Art Studio (at left) with 2 other homes next to the studio, No Date
Rear of Ravinia buisiness block, 2 story brick building in right hand portion of photo (was the 1st store in Ravinia grocery/meat market), 1940, 68-736-1
Central Ave.- image of store fronts, ca. 1960
Edgar A. Stevens dress shop in Highland Park, No Date
Santi Brothers Dairy, No Date

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