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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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Eggers Grove Bldg.
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elevated Railroad
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elevated Railroad Promenade
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elevated Tracks
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Elm
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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FPD Headquarters, River Forest
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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FPD Regional Map
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Fence Around Mansion
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Fence Hopping
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Field With Bush
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Fire
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Date:
ca. 1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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First Picnic in Thatcher Woods Under Jurisdiction of Forest Preserve
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First picnic in Thatcher Woods (River Forest, Ill.) under jurisdiction of Forest Preserve
Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Flooded Plain
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
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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)
Date:
1938
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Flower Poem
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Flower Protection Sign
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View of a sign posted on a tree in the woods. The text reads "Do Not Pick Flowers. Others Wish To Enjoy Them".
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forecast of Date When 1920 Population Will Be Doubled in the Region of Chicago
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Border Skokie
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Encroaching on Cultivated Fields
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Fence
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Lands of DuPage County
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Near River
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Adults in Field of Flowers
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Boys Sitting on Stone Steps
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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
ca. 1950s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Children around a Tree
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Date:
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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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Interior Scene with Young People
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Kids on Steps
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Lake Scene
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Landscape
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Man and Boys Squatting Near Waters Edge
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Nature Studies
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Date:
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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Date:
ca. 1940s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, People Outside Building
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Plants in water
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Stalks
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Water Pump
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve District sign at the Trailside Museum of Natural History
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Forest Preserve District sign, people sketching, with bicycles, with the north face of Trailside Museum of Natural History, River Forest, in the background. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC)
Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Forest Preserve Entrance
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
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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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