Highland Park Fire Department Collection
This collection was created by a committee developing a centennial exhibit for the Highland Park Fire Department. The dates range from 1889 to 1989 with the opening of the exhibit. The items found in this collection are various images, newspaper articles, an exhibit proposal, various reports from the fire house, a yearbook created for the centennial, and a uniform.
Highland Park Fire Department
Part of 35mm slides of Highland Park
Slide of Herman Sherman Vail dwelling image in book "Highland Park 1896," currently numbered 191 Laurel.
5.2 Elm Place School Building Dedication Materials, Documents, Photographs and Ephemera
Part of Highland Park Schools Collection
Part of Highland Park Schools Collection
Publicity broadside for new auditorium at local school.
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This series contains materials used for advertisement by the Brand Brothers Studio. Below is a list of items included in this series accompanied by the respective dates.
Orson B. Brand photography advertisement/calling card, No Date
O.B. Brand photographer advertising calendar starting with August, 1898
O.B. Brand photographer advertising calendar starting with January, 1910
Advertisement for choosing a frame at the Brand studio, No Date
This series contains images of the Brand family studios. It includes both the art studio and the photography studio. Below is a list of items included in this series accompanied by the respective dates and accession numbers.
Brand Photographer : 69-281
Brand Art Studio in winter, ca. 1900, 69-357-5
Brand Art Studio with 3 teamed wagon filled with 10 women and a driver, No Date
Brand Art Studio with bike out front, 1892
Brand Bros. House and carriage painting on S. 2nd St., with men standing outside, No Date
Copy from above (#6 George Brand, #1 Silas Brand) [the image is torn and slightly damaged], No Date, 67-168-1
Employees of Brand's Paint Store: Ernest Garling, Eli Ott, Otto Lawrentz (will paint the city's first water plant), 1891
Former Brand's Photo Studio on E. Central Ave.; later a real estate office, No Date
This series contains images of other known families. Below is a list of items included in this series accompanied by the respective dates.
The Bergstroms: Selina, Jane, Gustafson, No Date
L.B.G.C. Girls going through fence at Naperville, No Date
James Mockler, Florence Mockler, and friend, No Date, 70-830-2
Mrs. Cox, Ben Steffens and children, Mrs. Joe Bahnle, Mrs. Joe Rioux in rocker, Mrs. Louis Berube (daughter of Mrs. Rioux), Little girls: Mary Berube, non a non at St., Mrs. Emma Merich Daughter of Mrs. Rioux, No Date