This Fire Chief Medallion belonged to Adolph Gieser. It was awarded to him by the International Association of Fire Engineers during their 39th annual convention between the dates of September 19th-22nd, 1911. The metal casting is a bronze colored, and the attached faded and frayed ribbon is red.
Black and white photographs of members of the Gieser family and friends. Includes pictures of Adolph Gieser, Annie Gieser [nee Christensen], Bill [Winsor] Gieser, Fritz and Kay Gieser, Doris Jean Gieser, Clara Waite, Lizzie Gieser, Roy Parker, Foster Cagel, Carl Christensen, Johnnie Claiche, Frederick Cheiver, and Lazarus Cozacar. These photos entail various daily events being captured as the family is established and flourishes.
DVD-ROM that is titled “The Gardener’s Daughter, and is dated April 10th, 2000. On the disc under the title written in a fine point black sharpie is the name of the honored individual in question, Elise Weisenber [sic] Gieser. This artifact is houses in it’s original plastic case, and there appear to be minimal amount of scratches on the backside of the disc. Although there are 6 files timestamped as being created on December 31st, 1999 on the disc, only the last one is playable and contains an hour-long interview of Elise about her life and relation to the Bonita Vista Estate (now known as North Suburban Synagogue Beth El) that her father was responsible for. This video was created in tandem with her 90th birthday celebration.
Black and white photographs of the Gieser family, their house, and their family store located at the corner where 1st and 2nd Street merge in Highland Park, IL.
This photograph album belonged to Marion and Elise Weisenberger, the latter of which became Elise Gieser through marriage. The stamp on the inside cover states that this book was gifted to the two girls during the summer of 1920, but contains photographs that dates between 1915-1922. Subjects include Elise and Marion Weisenberger, their mother Elise and father Albert, Aunt Julia, Hilda, a woman by the name of Hester, and various landscape photographs, including many involving the Gardener’s Cottage that the Weisenberger family lived in at the Bonita Vista estate.
The album contains over 30 landscape photographs of the Bonita Vista estate owned by Mr. and Mrs. E.V. Price at 1201 So. Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL. There are no provided dates associated with the photographs. Attached loosely on the inside of the first page there is a small handwritten packet located inside a vanilla colored enveloped that lists some of the locations on the estate and gives descriptions about the photographs themselves. There is also information about Mr. Edward Valentine Price and the gardener Albert Weisenberger.
