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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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"Economical Forestry"
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"The Tree Speaks"
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Main portion of text on the To the Wayfarer' monument in Chipilly Woods Forest Preserve.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"To the Wayfarer" monument, Chipilly Woods Forest Preserve
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To the Wayfarer' monument located in Chipilly Woods Forest Preserve, near Skokie. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC). The monument was donated by Fred E. Haines, Major, 131st Infantry.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
A Shelter
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A Shelter (Koeppen)
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Acreage and Employees of Industrial Establishments in the Region of Chicago
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Graphs showing the acreage and employees of industries in the Chicago region.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Across the Des Plaines from Willow Springs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Across the Prairie, Lake Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Across the Skokie on the County Line
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Fishing
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Lake Swimming
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Lake Swimming
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Large Picnic
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Pest Control
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Police and Woman
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Young Girl Hikers by Tree
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Airport Plan
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Map showing locations of major, secondary, and minor airports in the Chicago region, including northwest Indiana and southeast Wisconsin.
Date:
November 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Airports - E. 75th Street to E. 63rd Street
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Aerial view of Chicago, looking northeast along the lakefront. East 75th Street is marked in the foreground, East 63rd Street is in the upper center, and Stony Island Avenue is marked at the upper left.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Airports - U.S. Steel South Works
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Aerial view of southeast Chicago, with the mouth of the Calumet River and the U.S. Steel South Works at the lower right.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Airports [Road]
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View of a roadway.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Airports, Landing Fields and Paved Highways in the Region of Chicago
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Another Scene [Sic] in Same Woods
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Another View on Thorn Creek
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Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Apple-bobbing at Camp Reinberg, Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Palatine
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The outing camps are directed by the Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare. Campers are selected from among clients of the Chicago Relief Administration and from among Juvenile Court Wards. Photo taken in 1938. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC.)
Date:
1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Artist's Plan of Washington DC
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Artist's plan of Washington DC, showing The Mall and Washington Monument.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Artwork
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Ash Tree
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Atkinson Building
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View of the Atkinson Building, San Francisco, California. (A. Page Brown, architect)
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Beautiful Spot on Des Plaines River
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Bird Poem
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Blue Violet
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Bluffs at Palos
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Boating on the River
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Group of people riding in a boat with a canopy.
Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Boating on the river
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Group of people riding in a boat with a canopy.
Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Boy Scout Troop 220 with flags at Pulaski Woods Forest Preserve near Willow Springs
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The boulder monument is located in Pulaski Woods east. Photo taken in 1938.
Date:
1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Boys with live fox inside Trailside Museum of Natural History in River Forest
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The boy wearing the hat may be Jack Higgins. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC.)
Date:
ca. 1940s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Brick Building in Wooded Area
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Brick building in wooded area. A stone embedded into the building's front wall identifies the location as Cass Benton Park, Wayne County (Northville Township, Michigan).
Date:
circa 1926
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Brick House
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Bridge
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Bridge Overpass
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Bridge Underpass
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Broad Highway System for the Region of Chicago
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Broad Highway System for the Region of Chicago
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Brook, Willow Springs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Building a Shelter
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Burr Oak
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Burr Oak
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Butternut, Des Plaines Valley
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Calumet N. W. Pullman
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Calumet River
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Date:
ca. 1900
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Camp Reinberg band
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Child band, one of the camper's activities held at Camp Reinberg in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Palatine. The 10-day camps averaged 360 guests per group, with 6 groups visiting each summer. The camp was directed by the Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare
Date:
1938
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access

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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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