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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County was created in 1914 with a mandate to “protect and preserve” the forests of Cook County. By 2004, the district had acquired more than 67,000 acres of forest lands. This collection contains the records of the district and other records and photographs that are relevant for the district’s history.
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Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Fishing
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ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Lake Swimming
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ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Lake Swimming
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ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Large Picnic
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ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Police and Woman
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ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Young Girl Hikers by Tree
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ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Children drinking milk
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Children drinking milk from baby bottles, an activity at the six 10-day outing camps held during thesummer at Camp Reinberg in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Palatine. Photo taken in 1938.
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1938
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Flour-blowing contest (?) Camp Reinberg, Deer Grove Forest Preserve
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Flour-blowing contest (?) for girls, an activity at one of the 10-day summer outing camps directed by the Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare, at Camp Reinberg in Deer Grove Forest Preserve, near Palatine. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC)
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1938
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Studying wildflowers in the woods
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Two women examine wildflowers in a woods, as a nun assists them with a book.
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ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Cook County (Ill.)
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lantern slides
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Activities
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Recreation
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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
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Manuscript Collections
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Richard J. Daley Library
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Natural & Built Environments
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People
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Camps
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Children
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Lakes & ponds
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Swimming
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Trees
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Boys
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Fishing
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Girls
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Hiking
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