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Wading Pool at Cermak Park, scale: not noted
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Cermak Park; image 2
Date:
April 13, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Trail Bridge South of Sauk Trail, scale: 1 in. = 20 ft
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image 3, Robinson Reserve
Date:
May 1, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Trail bridges North of Robinson Reserve, scale: varies
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Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Shabbona Woods, Ditch Barrier, Michigan City Road and Torrence Avenue, scale: 1 in. = 100 ft
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Palos Hills Forest Preserve; image 2
Date:
April 13, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Pottawatamie Woods (also Shabbona Woods Plans), scale: varies
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image 2, Palos Golf Course
Date:
April 17, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: note noted
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image 7
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: not noted
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image 1
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Eggers Grove Parking Area, scale: 1 in. = 20 ft
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image 2
Date:
1937
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Eggers Grove Drive and Parking, scale: not noted
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image 2
Date:
1936
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Deer Grove Camp, Base and Project map, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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image 5
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Clay Hole Development, Sketch of Method of Instilling Pipe, scale: not noted
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Cermak Park
Date:
1930
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Billy Caldwell Golf Course--Underground Electric Service, scale: note noted
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image 2, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
April 13, 1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Paper about the Civilian Conservation Corps, Camp Chicago-Lemont, 1992
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Administrative history; Manuscript
Date:
June 14, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Youth Follows New Trails," Parents Magazine, GG Telfer, undated
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Manuscript of article condensed from The Parents' Magazine on youth activities on trail systems
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Friends of Our Native Landscape, A Park and Forest Policy for Illinois
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Policy proposal
Date:
ca. 1920s?
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


John Coburn "History of the Forest Preserve," with a letter from Rollin Organ to Charles G. Saunders, 1927-1931
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Letter written by John Coburn and memo from William Busse on the history of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Date:
ca. 1925-1935
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Mimeographer Material 3"
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Date:
1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Salt Creek Division; sheet 27
Date:
1930s-1940s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Trail bridges North of Robinson Reserve, scale: varies
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Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Thornton Woods Plot Plan, scale: 1 in. = 20 ft
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Thornton Camp; Thornton Woods
Date:
April 19, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Thornton Woods Plot Plan, scale: 1 in. = 40 ft
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Thornton Woods
Date:
April 23, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Thornton and Shabbona Woods Well Location, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Date:
April 19, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Skokie Lagoon Project, scale: not noted
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Date:
April 22, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Palos Park Ski Slide--Warming House, scale: not noted
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Date:
April 20, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Northwestern Golf Course--Club House, scale: not noted
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image 11, Indian Boundary Golf Course
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Indan Boundary Golf Course--fencing and bid Analysis, scale: not noted
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image 10
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: 1 in. = 600 ft
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image 6
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: not noted
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image 3
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Eggers Grove Shelter, scale: not noted
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Date:
1937
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Cermak Park, Schemes for Street Car Arrangement, scale: 1 in. = 50 ft
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image 3, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Cermak Park, Lighting Fixtures, scale: full size
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image 1, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Cermak Park, Schemes for Street Car Arrangement, scale: 1 in. = 50 ft
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image 4, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Development of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois" MA Thesis, 1949
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Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master's of Arts, Department of History, De Paul University, Chicago
Date:
June, 1949
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


St. Paul Woods, ca. 1900-1915
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Images taken in St. Paul Woods
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Suburban Trib, "CCC legacy continues to grow by William Presecky," 1979
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Article from the Suburban Trib on the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps, including work done in the Cook County Forest Preserve District
Date:
February 9, 1979
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Recreation on Public Lands," Roberts Mann, 1944
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Conference paper presented before the ninth North American Wildlife Conference
Date:
April 25, 1944
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Historical Considerations [Chicago Portage], 1929-1930
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Correspondence and clippings pertaining to restoration efforts for Old Chicago Portage
Date:
ca. 1925-1935
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Land Policy, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, 1950
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Date:
May 3, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Letter and misc. documents, 1935
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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
Date:
April 18, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"UIC Campus Controversy" American Legion, Miller Meadows, 1957
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Date:
ca. 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Dear Citizen," 1956
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Memo regarding the attempted purchase of Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
Date:
July 5, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Letters to Citizens," 1957
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Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois of an attempt to seize Miller Meadow.
Date:
July 29, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Master Plan, scale not noted
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Key to Master Plans
Date:
n.d
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Tobaggon Slide, scale: 1 in. = 1 ft
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ThorntonWoods; image 2
Date:
April 23, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: not noted
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image 5
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Eggers Grove Parking Area, scale: 1 in. = 20 ft
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image 7
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: not noted
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ED-8
Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: not noted
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Date:
1931
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Cermak Park Bath House and Swimming Pool, scale: not noted
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Cermak Park; image 2
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Cermak Park, Lighting Fixtures, scale: full size
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image 2, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access