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Forest Preserve Maps and Foreign Parks
Map showing proposed reforestation areas along the North Shore Channel between Foster Avenue (Chicago) and Dempster Street (Evanston).
1928







Girls examine taxidermied birds at Trailside Museum of Natural History
Two girls learn bird taxonomy by examining mounted birds on display at the Trailside Museum of Natural History in River Forest. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC)
1930



Forest Preserve District sign at the Trailside Museum of Natural History
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)
1930













Brick Building in Wooded Area
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).
1926







Memorial plaque for the Grand Army of the Republic Woods, River Forest
Memorial plaque for the Grand Army of the Republic Woods in River Forest. It was dedicated with this name in 1930 after the Forest Preserve District extended Washington Blvd. through Thatcher Woods Preserve, and built the bridge crossing the Des Plaines River. The land had been acquired by the Forest Preserve in 1917. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC)
1930




Boy Scout Troop 220 with flags at Pulaski Woods Forest Preserve near Willow Springs
The boulder monument is located in Pulaski Woods east. Photo taken in 1938.
1938










Dedication of La Bagh Woods Forest Preserve - Ella La Bagh
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.)
1940