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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

Artistic Images

This series is a grouping of artistically done photographs by an unknown photographer, possibly Jesse Lowe Smith. Below is a list of the images and their relative dates.

Monarch Series, 1918
Robin and young on fire escape, 5-31-1914
Monarch larva, 1918
Dr. Hamiltons yard- Robin's nest, 5-18-1919
Robin and young on fire escape (double), 5-31-1914
Monarch Butterfly, 8-1918
Skunk Cabbage, Spring 1911
Caterpillar, 1918
Skunk Cabbage, 4-1926

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

Homes

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

Unknown room- contains fireplace, mounted artwork, statuary, and decorated mantel, No Date
Various Log Cabin formerly around Highland Park, No Date, 70-105-1-6
Various Log Cabin formerly around Highland Park, No Date, 70-105-1-6
Various Log Cabin formerly around Highland Park, No Date, 70-105-1-6
Various Log Cabin formerly around Highland Park, No Date, 70-105-1-6
Various Log Cabin formerly around Highland Park, No Date, 70-105-1-6
619 Glenview Ave. Home of Delver F. Dever family, No Date
Old Highland Park Home, No Date, 67-118-6
Negative- Log home, No Date
Dr. ?? home on SE corner of Central and Linden, Highland Park Historical Society, No Date, 67-204-1
1230 N. Linden Ave, No Date

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

Inside a Highland Park home, No Date
Highland Park residence, No Date
residence of W.W. Boyington, Sheridan Rd. and Broadway, No Date
Stupey Cabin in watercolors by Hash Sayfarth, ca. 1980

Improving Highland Park

This series contains 2 sub series that show various ways that Highland Park has been physically improved over the years.
70.615.1 : Mrs. E Phelps, Mayor Samuel Hastings, American Legion Commander Henry Hanson.

General

  • US IlHpHS Visu.Pho-1.15/3.3-1.15/3.3
  • Subseries
  • 1896-1930, No Date
  • Part of Visual Photograph

This sub series contains general images of various Highland Park improvements. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Ground Breaking, No Date
East Central Ave.- men raising flag pole, 1896
Brick Layers, No Date

This sub series also contains oversize images of various Highland Park improvements. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Corner stone laid for City Hall, 1930
Corner stone laid for City Hall, 1930

Street Reconstruction

  • US IlHpHS Visu.Pho-1.15/3.3-1.16
  • Subseries
  • 1925-1928, No Date
  • Part of Visual Photograph

This sub series contains images that show the street constructions that improved mobility around Highland Park. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Office of construction company- man and woman outside, No Date
Sheridan Rd. in reconstruction, 1925
Sheridan Rd. at Deere Park, 1925
Sheridan Rd. with workers working on the construction, 1925
Sheridan Rd. with close up of workers with heavy machinery, 1925
Construction Camp at Highland Park, 1925
Jackie and his team, Beach Street, 1925
Loading at Beach Street, 1925
Sheridan Road with cement being poured, 1925
Me [B.W.Aten] near Beach Street, 1925
Sheridan Road with workers arranging the fallen cement, 1925
Construction Camp at Highland Park, low building, 1925
Sheridan Rd. construction, laying wires for vibration, 1925
Deere Park, additional sewer and water job- far away image, 1926
Deere Park, additional sewer and water job- close up of machinery, 1926
Paving Green Bay Rd., Highland Park- crew, 9-20-1928
Paving Green Bay Rd., Highland Park, 9-20-1928
Central Ave. paving, Highland Pk. Looking west from Green Bay Nolan and Pits residences are noted on photo.

Locations

This series contains images of locations around Highland Park. They have been broken up into 4 sub series, the beach, general, landscape, street view, and Deere Park.

Beach

  • US IlHpHS Visu.Pho-1.17/3.4-1.17
  • Subseries
  • 1900-1976, No Date
  • Part of Visual Photograph

This sub series contains images of the beach, specifically Lake Michigan's beach front. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates and accession numbers.

Park Avenue Beach- Arial shot of water station, shore, and lake front homes, No Date
Park Avenue Beach- 6 young ladies tanning, 1941
Ducks on a Lake, 11-20-1968
Park Avenue Beach, 1976
Park Avenue Beach, 1939
Park Avenue Beach, 1969
Sets of women and children enjoying the beach front (reprint), No Date
Lake Michigan sail boat lot, ca. 1970
Aerial view of Ravine drive beach and Schaffner house, now owned by park District. Photo by Milt Merner, 1969
Copy from above- different angle, No Date
Photo looking out onto Lake Michigan, 1976
Seagull, No Date
Littered beach front- rocks, debry, and trash, No Date
Eroding coast line, 1969
Littered beach front- dead fish, No Date
Couple walking along Lake Michigan shore, 1970, 70-609-2
Photocopies of beaches and Ravinia, No Date
Caroline Pecbles Edwards, 1915
Steel Pier at North Deere Park, No Date
2 older men and 1 older woman on the beach by their clothes line, No Date
The Highland Park Beach, 1914
Women and children sitting/playing at Moraine Beach, ca. 1900, 69-346-1
Copy from above, ca. 1910
Y.M.C. Life saving station, No Date
"Le Bristolsher Lesluonlns" A boat moored on a beach [taken by Orson Brand], No Date
Boat house and sandy beach, No Date
Boot check at the foot of Park Ave., 1912
Lester Green and his first dog Rip at the old pier, No Date

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