Plank Road near Half Day, Illinois Showing Bridge over the Des Plaines River

Title

Plank Road near Half Day, Illinois Showing Bridge over the Des Plaines River

Subject

Half Day, Illinois

Description

This picture of Plank Road approaching Half Day, Illinois shows a person riding a horse-drawn carriage preparing to cross the Des Plaines River near the bridge and the mail box for Jos. F. Gunther of the Pink Poodle. The power lines keep going beyond the river on the left. Also, trees can be seen in the background.

This photo looks west along Half Day Road (IL Route 22).

Attributed by James R. Getz, President of the Lake County Historical Society from the 1950s-1980s.

Creator

M.L. Photo Company, Chicago.

Rights

http://www.lakeforest.edu/library/archives/permission.php

Format

image/jpeg

Language

eng

Type

Image

Files

C.P. 7.JPG

Citation

M.L. Photo Company, Chicago., “Plank Road near Half Day, Illinois Showing Bridge over the Des Plaines River,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed October 5, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/4403.

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