Also referred to as "the ancient herb", rosemary has been used by religious and medicinal practitioners for thousands of years. One of the most common uses, from ancient greeks to Hamlet, was using it to aid in hearing loss. Nowadays, rosemary's most…
This is the second of three E. A. Bishop, Racine, WI, published standard-sized postcard views of Waukegan parks (with Court House Park and the Glen Flora Country Club grounds). Roosevelt Park has twelve acres of ravine and stream/pond informally…
From the Effective Schools Process (SM) archives, this is Ron Edmonds' last CV before his death, summer 1983. A biography of Edmonds is available on the Lake Forest College library Special Collections website for the Effective Schools Process…
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.…
A bookplate created for Roberts, done by Sidney L. Smith. Smith is well-known bookplate artist. There are two copies in this collection, one in black and the other in red.
The picture was taken going east on Route 22 before Half Day School. People are seen walking on the road to and from Half Day. It gives a good example of how rural the area once was.
The road at Prairie View, Illinois wanders through the settlement. On the right, a house stands next to the road. On the left, a fenced off field can be seen. The surrounding area appears to be wooded.