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1. A handwritten history of Lake Bluff at the time of the Illinois Centennial, 1918. Written as a part of a county wide centennial program, the history was researched by the 7th and 8th grade classes of the Lake Bluff School. Some photographs are included .

   Sports pg. 79

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. A handwritten history of Lake Bluff at the time of the Illinois Centennial, 1918. Written as a part of a county wide centennial program, the history was researched by the 7th and 8th grade classes of the Lake Bluff School. Some photographs are included .

   Sports pg. 80

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. A silent movie created by Archie Bowen in 1934. - First of two silent movies created by George Bowen, AKA Archie Bowen. Bowen created American Legion films of Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Waukegan, and New York between 1934 and 1937 and took photos of the Beach in the mid 1940s, both of have been digitized.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Finals of Tennis Tournment July 1892 - Black and White photo of 4 women tennis players. left to right: Grace Cloes, Lucy Cochran, Fanny Fowler, Ela Waidner(?) This photo is probably not the original

   Finals of Tennis Tournament July 1892

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Geraghty Family Album - Black and white photograph of an unlabeled young boy holding a tennis racquet. Scanned from the Geraghty family photo album.

   Geraghty Family Album

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Louise Pound - Louise Pound, Grace Cloes' tennis partner. Polaroid picture of a picture.

   Louise Pound

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Tennis match - Sepia photograph of a Tennis match at the Lake Bluff Country Club. The Club was located on the northeast corner of Moffett and Center.

   Postcard #178 Tennis Court Lake Bluff Country Club

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Tennis players on the bleachers - Sepia photo of a group seated on the bleachers on the tennis court at the Lake Bluff Country Club. Two photos on the reverse unrelated, from Mrs. Cochran's scrapbook.

   Tennis Players on the bleachers

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. The Kelly Klub - The Kelly Klub was the nickname for a group of wealthy college boys who were made The Hotel Irving their summer headquarters. They were famous for dressing in all-white and swilling beer during their tennis games--their favorite hobby. When the Hotel Irving burned they were outraged at the lack of a place to play tennis and so the Lake Bluff Country Club was built on the same site three weeks later to accommodate their habits.

   Post 398

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. William Foster and Family - Receipt from the Chicago Evening Post Co. showing the purchase of 7 lines in their paper to announce the death of William Foster on July 30, 1929, who lived at 713 Prospect Avenue. Phone numbers and location notes taken by William Foster. A car insurance card made out to Gladys Foster at 713 East Prospect Avenue. Notebook of expenses kept by William Foster. Order forms from William Fosters printing company, Marquette Lithograph Co. Copy of the July 13, 1933 Chicago Herald and Examiner which includes a photo of Margaret Foster and Jack Barlow standing in front of a tennis court net. The two were given awards from the American Legion Post of Lake Bluff for being model students. An obituary from the Chicago Tribune dated July 31, 1929 announcing the death of William as well as a wedding announcement for Gladys and William. Two bank books for William and Gladys for First Trust and Savings Bank Chicago. Gladius book begins December 22, 1915 and William's book June 9, 1923; both books were closed February 6, 1929. The accounts held $94.82 for Gladys and $44.21 for William.

    Newspaper Receipt

    Record Type: Archive