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1903




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




1904



Letter and misc. documents, 1935
Memo regarding proposed lodging in the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, article on the Trailside Museum in River Forest, and a letter discussing efforts at providing sanitation services in the forest preserves
1905


Architectural Illustration, Area 312, by David Laughlin
Artist's rendering showing a roadway approach and parking lot adjacent to a boat launch and docking area on a waterway.
1992














Forest View Confectionery, and Street Car Terminal
View of the Forest View Confectionery located at the street car terminal.
1929



1937

1937