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Rogers Locomotive for the D. T. & F.-W. Railroad, the line's number 26, photographed and the glass plate negative modified by John Reid, Paterson, New Jersey.
This image is from a glass plate copy negative taken by John Reid, photographer, Paterson New Jersey (as written on the image copied on this plate), and modified by him to remove the background above the tracks from the image. This is a 19th c.…
Indian Creek Near Prairie View, Illinois. X Site of Mason Blacksmith Shop Est. 1834
A person stands on the side of Indian Creek where the Mason Blacksmith Shop once stood. In the background, a prairie, trees and a bridge line the creek.
Gen. Store Half Day, Illinois
This is a photo of a general store in Half Day. It may have been taken on present-day Milwaukee Ave (IL Route 21) south of Old Half Day Rd (U.S. Route 45). On the walkway of the general store, two people pose for the photographer. To the left, a…
Lake Forest College World War II Military Records, ed. Francis Beidler II (Lake Forest: the College,ca. 1950), 199 pp.
This 200 pp. volume created by the College in 1950 was published the same year, apparently, as was completed the Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, South Campus. The introductory portion of the book lists and shows photographs of those who died in World War…
Hotel Half Day - Half Day, Illinois
Hotel Half Day was possibly owned by J.F. Hornberger. A gate in the front and on the store sign tells that they have fine beer. On the far right, a few people stand next to a person on a horse drawn carriage.
Union Church Half Day, Illinois
A view of the Union Church in Half Day. There are grass and trees in the surrounding area.
Public School Half Day, Illinois
This is a picture of a school house in Half Day. There are many trees that surround the building.
Wright Lodge Half Day, Illinois
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.
"Early Spring"--Jackson Park Lagoon, Chicago; photograph by Mary McMasters
This springtime view of the lagoons at Jackson Park, Chicago, was the first-place winer, out of 5,000 entries, in the 1933 Chicago Park District photography contest.
The creator, Mrs. McMasters, by 1940 was living in Lake Forest and took many…
Half Day, Illinois Road House
Ed Kelly's Half Day Road House was also called Perculat's Hotel according to Mrs. Ed Gleason. On the porchs around the hotel, people enjoy the nice weather. The hotel has two flags on either end with many trees.
Attributed by James R. Getz,…