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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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Elevated Railroad Promenade
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Date
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ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
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)
Date
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1938
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Boys Sitting on Stone Steps
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Camp Fire
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Campers Gathered Around Man
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ca. 1950s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Girls at Picnic Table
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Man and Boys Squatting Near Waters Edge
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Nature Studies
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nop
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Nature Studies
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nop
Date
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ca. 1940s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Girl With Flowers
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Date
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ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Picnics and Rec. Activities - Girls and Women at Picnic Table
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ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Small Children in Pool
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ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Playground
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Date
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ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Playground
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nop
Date
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ca. 1904
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Playground Slides
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nop
Date
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ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Urban Playground
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nop
Date
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ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Urban Playground
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nop
Date
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ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Urban Playground
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nop
Date
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ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Urban Playground
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nop
Date
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ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Urban Playground
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nop
Date
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ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Urban Playground
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nop
Date
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ca. 1904
Collection
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.)
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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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9
Playgrounds
8
Buildings
8
Camps
4
Boys
4
Recreation
3
Girls
2
Activities
1
Bodies of water
1
Campfires
1
Education
1
Flowers
1
Picnics
1
Railroads
1
Swimming
1
Swimming Pools
1
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