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1. 4th of July with Thatcher Home in Background - River Forest 4th of July celebration with David Thatcher's home in the background.

   4th of July with Thatcher Home in Background

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. David A. Thatcher's House - Photo of David A. Thatcher's house on Thatcher Avenue in River Forest. David Thatcher was the younger brother of Solomon Thatcher Jr.

   David A. Thatcher's House

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Details on the Thatcher Family - Correspondence between Elmer Vliet and T. Reed Chunn Jr. regarding the history of the Thatcher family. Vliet refers to an article about General Ulysses S. Grant, which is also attached. 1912 obituary for Mrs. Gussie P. Thatcher, source unknown. 1917 obituary for David W. Thatcher, source unknown. Several charts showing the history of the Thatcher family during the 19th Century. Another, later correspondence between Vliet and Chunn Jr regarding the Thatchers. Includes more documentation of the Thatcher ancestry.

   Details on the Thatcher Family

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Getz and Vliet Correspondence - Two letters exchanged between James Getz and Elmer Vliet regarding a journal entry about the journey to the California gold mines in 1850 and the significant Lake Bluffer's who were involved. Six letters exchanged between James Getz and Elmer Vliet regarding reorganizing the Lake County Historical Society in Lake Forest College.

   Getz and Vliet Correspondence

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Thatcher Family on Steps - Close-up of the front steps of David Thatcher's house in River Forest, with several members of the Thatcher family sitting on the steps.

   Thatcher Family on Steps

   Record Type: Photo