Railfan and collector Munson Paddock, 1885-1970, acquired a significant collection of images by the photographer John Reid, a Paterson, NJ, photographer, ca. 1850s-early 1900s. Several locomotive works (Rogers, Grant, etc.) were located at Paterson,…
Rector Street today is a stop on the west side IRT subway line, New York City. It opened in 1918, closed on September 11, 2001, and reopened September 15, 2002.
According to the Forney Museum website, the 0-4-4 boiler forward, also capable of running 4-4-0 cab forward, was an early popular elevated and commuter rail engine in the U.S. This type steam locomotive was patented by Matthias Nace Forney,…
This image shows the June 1941 Commencement of Lake Forest College, where Dr. Hu Shih, Ambassador to the U.S. from China, gave the address of the day on "Intellectual Preparedness," a talk later printed in pamphlet form and distributed by the…
Chciago area remained territory granted to Native Americans, Potowatomies, until 1836, only following the 1832 Blackhawk War--making it one of the last major U.S. metropolitan areas to be founded, following St. Louis, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.…
Arthur D. Dubin, 1923-2011, began architectural study at the U. of Michigan, was drafted, attended the Army Special Training Program (ASTP) at Lake Forest College in 1943, participated in the invasions of Leyte (Philippines) and Okinawa in the…
The National Register of Historic Places considers properties historic when they are fifty years old. These few pages from this 1958 Chicago and Illinois business directory includes listings for professionals that may be useful to researchers seeking…
This book is one of a series of hundreds dating form the early twentieth century, listing the students in local grade schools, their ages or levels and often also the name of a parent and an address or street name also. Information is sparse about…