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Wagon wheel quilt

US IlHpHS obj-1974.wag
Item
1895

Part of Artifacts collection

Pieced by the Woman's Missionary Society of 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.

Goldberg's Opera house

gold.fam-gold.ope
Item
circa 1897

Part of Goldberg family collection

Broadside advertising "Goldberg's Opera House Highland Park Thursday, Oct' 7 Something New, Funny and up-to-date. McCabe & Young's A New York Success: A Black Trilby." Framed item is fragile and has been repaired with tape.

Corner

US IlHpHS glas.sli-1.18-hphs-b06-004
circa 1880-1899

Part of Glass slides collection

Looking east on Central Ave. across railroad tracks with view MacDonald's ( McDonald ) Store. Erskine Bank opened in the building a few years later.

Burus Cabin

US IlHpHS log.str-N1
Item
circa 1880-1899

Part of Log structures

Verso reads "The Old Burns cabin (ill.) on the Swift Farm west side of Ridge road."

Lamb's House

US IlHpHS log.str-L1
Item
circa 1880-1899

Part of Log structures

Verso reads Lamb's in section 16 West of Highwood north fo C & N track way off from the main road."

Quilt

US IlHpHS obj-70.298.1
Item
1900

Part of Artifacts collection

Brown, red, blue, and green quilt with a solid black and blue checkered backing contains the following names imprinted on the top side: H. Ashley, Alina Hewitt, Mr. John P. Hirtle, Elma J. Hewitt, and Franciene N. Hill. 192 x 130 cm. Faded.