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1. Aerial view of Uptown Lake Bluff - Color photo of down town Lake Bluff showing Village Hall and beyond, taken from the water tower. Taken during the Winter showing snow on the ground. The Cornerstone for the building was laid February 7, 1905. The architect was Webster Tomlinson, the only partner of Frank Lloyd Wright ever had. The building was designed with space on the main floor for the Fire Dept., village clerk, the village marshall and 2 lock up cells. The Village Hall tower, equipped to pull up and dry 50 foot lengths of fire hose, was removed in the 1930s because it was falling apart, and replaced in 1995 during Lake Bluff's Centennial 40 East Center Avenue

   View from the water tower

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Artesian Well, Lake Bluff ILL - Sepia photograph of the well and water tower on Scranton Avenue. Post card has message from Daisy.

   Artesian Well, Lake Bluff ILL

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Service Buildings - A black and white photo showing Service Buildings. Photo was most likely taken as part of the Crane Report. The report refers to four specific locations and addresses concerns brought up at a Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on September 26th, 1930. Jacob L. Crane, Jr., then town planner for the village.

   Service Buildings

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Service Buildings - A copy of a black and white photo of the water tower and two other buildings, 1930s

   Service Buildings

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Water tower - A photograph copy of a postcard of the original water tower taken around 1930.

   Water tower

   Record Type: Photo