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1. A New Beginning in a New Century (1985-1920) - Fragment (pages 41 and 42) from A New Beginning in a New Century (1985-1920), showing photos of Joyce Kilmer, the center of Artist's Colony,a newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune, and battlefield with ambulance in France in which John Kreutzberg was a driver.

   Doc 3577

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. East School Mural - Color photo of the mural painted for the East School chimney by Marguerite Kreutzberg in 1926. The mural depicts Father Marquette and Louis Joliet exploring this area for France in the 1600s.

   East School Mural

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. East School Mural - Color photo of the mural painted for the East School chimney by Marguerite Kreutzberg in 1926. The mural depicts Father Marquette and Louis Joliet exploring this area for France in the 1600s.

   East School Mural

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. John Kreutzberg - Six scanned copies from John Kreutzberg's notebook he had with him in Europe serving the American's in WW1. His entries provide excellent insight into a soldiers daily life in 1917 as well as depict observations of the war's effect on him and his peers. Xeroxed copy of two newspaper clippings. The first one is from the October 7th, 1917 Chicago Tribune, honoring him for his services as an ambulance driver on France's front lines, receiving the French Cross of War. The ambulance he drove was donated by Lake Bluff residents. The second newspaper clipping is from the October 4th, 1937 News Sun recalling his 1917 French Cross of War award. Personal contact card for John Kreutzberg's grandson, John. Also on file is a copy of the contents page of the "Preliminary Guide to The John Kreutzberg Papers," including a copied photo of him smoking while sitting on a chair in uniform.

   John Kreutzberg

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Joyce Kilmer Killed - Two newspaper clippings from the Almanac section of the Chicago Tribune. Both clipped from a July 30th paper. One in 1986 and one in 2003. Both mentioned that Sgt. Joyce Kilmer got killed on this day in 1918 during WW1 in France.

   Joyce Kilmer Killed

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. The Memorial Elms - Black and White photo of a house with two Memorial Elm Trees. They are located on either side of the motorcycle shown in the image. The Memorial Elm on the left is dedicated to M. Arthur Johnston, late of the Navy, and the Memorial Elm on the right is dedicated to Fred Basel who died in Army uniform in France. Found on page 31 of the Official History of the Lake Bluff American Legion Post 510

   Photo 3042

   Record Type: Photo