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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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Cars and a Bus on Main Road
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Chart on Banded Waterfowl
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Ducks banded at McGinnes Slough
Date:
1943
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Chart on Banded Waterfowl, page 2
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Date:
1943
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Chicago Heights, Find most everything that grows
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Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Chicago River at Golf
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Date:
ca. 1900
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Children boxing
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Children boxing, one of the activities at the 10-day outing camps held at Camp Reinberg in Deer GroveForest Preserve near Palatine. Photo taken in 1938 or after.
Date:
ca. 1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
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.
Date:
1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cities and Villages Having Zoning Ordinances in Chicago Region
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Date:
March 1, 1926
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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City Plans in the Region of Chicago
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Date:
November 1927
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Clearing in the Forest Highland
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Commissioner Elizabeth A. Conkey
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Portrait of Cook County Commissioner Elizabeth A. Conkey
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Cornstalks
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Cottonwood on the Des Plaines River
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Cottonwood tree along the Des Plaines River
Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Cottonwood or Poplar
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View of bark and leaves of cottonwood or poplar tree
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Cottonwood or Poplar
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Cottonwood or poplar tree
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Couple on Lake Michigan Beach
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek In Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek in Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek in Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek in a Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek in a Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Creek in a Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Curator Mary Cooper Back shows a live American Robin to three girls at Trailside Museum of Natural History in River Forest.
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Date:
ca. 1932-1935
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Curator Mary Cooper Back shows a live squirrel to children at Trailside Museum of Natural History, in River Forest.
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Date:
ca. 1932-1935
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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Cutting Out Hard Maple, Willow Springs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dam
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Day Camp - [kids near water]
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Day Camp - [newspaper clipping]
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dead Beach Trees
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dead Walnuts
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dedication of La Bagh Woods Forest Preserve - Ella La Bagh
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La Bagh Woods is located at Foster Ave. and Cicero Ave. in Chicago, and includes a section of the North Branch of the Chicago River. It was formerly known as as Snell's Woods; the land was purchased from the estate of Mr. Snell in 1920. Photo taken in 1940.(Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC.)
Date:
1940
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Dedication of La Bagh Woods Forest Preserve - Ella La Bagh
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Ella La Bagh (pictured) was a long-time resident of Chicago, a prominent member of the Irving Park Woman's Club, and a stalwart worker in the movement to establish the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC)
Date:
1940
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Deer Grove Lake - Fallen Tree Bridge
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Deer Grove, Camping Scenes N. of Palatine
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Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Deer Grove, Source of Salt Creek
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Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Definition of Forest
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Des Plaines River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Des Plaines River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Des Plaines River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Des Plaines River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Development Scheme Skokie Lagoons
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Date:
October 31, 1934
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Downed Trees
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Dunes
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Early Spring Flowers
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Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Edgebrook
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Edgebrook
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Egg Valley, Palos Bluffs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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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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