By the summer of 1943 in Chicago and in Lake Forest wartime food rationing was well established, with the first ration cards for sugar having been given out in schools in May, 1942. The strict limits on foods from standard channels quickly led to…
Wm Schuler's Place was located along to streets in Half Day. A few cars and a truck surround the hotel with people occupying them. On the left, two cars appear to be stopped on the road in front of the hotel. The drivers are talking to some people…
Wright Lodge was a private residence just north of the cemetery entrance. The owner was the president of Calumet Baking Powder Company.
Attributed by James R. Getz, President of the Lake County Historical Society from the 1950s-1980s.
This group of electronic files represents a small share of a collection of writings on inflation, 1933-1941, along with a cover letter from John T. McCutcheon, Jr. in donating the materials to special Collections, 1989. The letter is followed by few…