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Trailside Museum of Natural History, River Forest
Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Ave. in River Forest. Stone wall built around Museum during 1934 by workers from the CCC, using locally quarried limestone. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC)
1930













Man dressed for St. Patrick's Day
Portrait of an unidentified man wearing a green top hat and green bow tie for St. Patrick's Day.
1955

Richard J. Daley and his family on St. Patrick's Day Parade reviewing stand
Mayor Richard J. Daley stands with Eleanor "Sis" Daley and five of their children on the St. Patrick's Day parade reviewing stand.
1955


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





1904


St. Patrick's Day parade reviewing stand, Richard J. Daley with others
Mayor Richard J. Daley (center) with Eleanor "Sis" Daley, three of their children and a group of others on the St. Patrick's Day parade reviewing stand.
1955