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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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Historic Sites, Dedication, Memorials, [Men Holding Model House]
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Historic Sites: Labagh Woods Honoring Ella Labagh
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Ice skating on Thatcher Glen Pond, and the Thatcher Glen parking lot in Thatcher Woods, in River Forest
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Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Ladies Crossing River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Lake Michigan Shoreline
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Man Cutting Tree Root
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Man In Rock Formation
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Man Measuring Tree Stump
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Man Working at Pump Machine
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Man in Lake
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Man in Rock Formation
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Man in Tree
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Man on Frozen River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Meeting at River
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Men Painting
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Men Watering Tree
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Men Working on Embankment
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Men and Women Sitting in Field of Flowers
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Date:
ca. 1900
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Nature Trail
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Nature Trail Hike
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Nature Trail With People
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Nature Trail and Creek
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Northwestern Railroad and Chicago-Milwaukee Elevated Railroad
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
People In Woods
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Date:
ca. 1900
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
People Walking Along Stream
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Boy Fishing
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Camp Mess Hall
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Camp Mess Hall
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Girls and Women at Picnic Table
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - In-Service School
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - In-Service School
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Male with Watermelon
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Men by Memorial Plague
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - People Swimming in Large Pool
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Picnic in the Grass
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Pres. Smith at Skokie
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Pres. Smith with Pigeons
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Small Children in Pool
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Small Group Hikes (Winter)
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Trail Scene Boys with Bicycle
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Trail Scene with 3 Boys
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Picnics and Rec. Activities - Women on Swings
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Plants and Animals, Woman and Garden
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Playground
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Playground
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Playground Slides
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Railroad Tracks
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Recreation of Pioneer Cabin Scene
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Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
River Trail
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Road Along the Skokie
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access

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Repository
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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