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This collection consists of 32 black and white glass lantern slides that appeared to have been shown as a presentation at a party in Highland Park, Illinois. One slide serves to introduce the presentation 18 slides depict an unidentified beach event. The remaining 13 slides feature people and landscapes, including Highland Park, Illinois ravines; Lake Michigan; local farms; and other (sine loco) scenes.

This sub series contains images of individual families posing for portraits. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

6 people sitting on the steps of a building, No Date

Freberg family on N.E. corner of St. Johns Dr. and Elm Place (L to R: John Freberg, Selma Freberg (Skidmore), Edward Freberg, Johanna Freberg, Alma Freberg (Wightman), Lillie Freberg (Loveson), ca. 1910

(back to front, left to right) Alfred Moses, Bertha Loeb, Herman Loeb, M. Moses, Great Grandmother Yetta Lobe, Great Grandfather Moses Loeb (parents of fannie Moses and frand folks of Bertha Moses Loeb), Fannie Moses, Lee Loeb on lap of Yetta Loeb, No Date

Mr. William Hipwell and family- Highland Park Historical Society Home, ca. 1885

This sub series also contains oversize images of individual families posing for portraits. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates.

Phillip, Herman, Ben, Bob, Seymore, Andrew, Jim, Harry, Father Milton, Sons of Issac Goldberg, 6-15-1921
Richard Julius Tillman and his family [on silk screen] information of family on back [goes with glass slide], ca. 1906

The Glass Slides collection comprises 19 untitled glass slides, many hand colored. The slides contain various women in different outfits, scenery and landscapes, and a few miscellaneous slides with images. The collection has 3 series. The first is miscellaneous. All slides measure 3.5”x4,” both in color and black and white. One of the slides is cracked and should be handled with care. The second series is portraits, containing women in various costumes. The women are in a variety of settings and their clothing is not necessarily from the period in which the image was taken. These items range in size starting at 4”x5” and ending at 5”x7,” all have been colored. A few slides are cracked. The last series is scenery and landscapes, these items are pictures of places and not necessarily used in conjunction with the portraits. These slides are all 5”x7” is size and are all in color. None of these items are broken.

This collection is presumed to be of events, places and people in Highland Park, Illinois.