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Place settings for Moraine Hotel consisting of 6 plates, 2 dishes, 3 cups, a bowl creamer, two silver teaspoons, a butter knife, and two empty match booklets bearing the Hotel Moraine insignia.

White velvet hat with pearl-like embellishments on side. 18.5 cm.

Framed painting of Hotel Moraine envisioned in the early 20th century. 84 x 71 cm.

Pieced, possibly for a woman's circle of the (First) Baptist Church or the first Evangelical Congregational Church. This 1895 block quilt of wagon wheels is an early example community fundraising in Highland Park, Illinois. It contains 564 names. A wheel's center name is probably the church or missionary member sewing that section with the names in the spokes being subscribers to her wheel. 192 x 190 cm.

City centennial commemorative ashtray. Crystal ; 11x11x2 cm.

Switch key stamped 524 and S on one side and C.N.S. & M RR

Framed watercolor painting features early 20th century Highland Park looking East at the SE corner of St. Johns and Central Ave. from railroad tracks as envisioned by artist. Partially legible typed notes on back indicate that the painting was a gift to Gilbert J. Baruff, outgoing president of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce in 196?; and, that he returned it to the Chamber of Commerce on behalf of himself and Courtney Insurance Services. 57 x 70 cm.

Typed Information sheet with artifact reads "Sunbunnet belonging to Alice Alzyna Southworth Hodges made be her about 1906. Widow of William Dyer Hodges, Cobbler, Racine, Wisconsin. Mother of Mauice Hodges, Lunette Hodges Phelps, Ellen Adele Hodges Alderidge "Nana" Our Grandmother, Cora Hodges." Hodges lived in Highland Park, Illinois with her daughter and daughter-in-law in the early 20th century.

Two-piece Blue woolen swim costume with skirt belonged to one Fannie Everett. 88 x 44 cm.

Bronze plaque reads "Ravinia School Class of 1935. Killed in action May 24, 1944 in the service of his country and for a better world." 13 cm. x 18.5 cm.