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    • Railroad Station, ca. 1950s

    • Railroad Station, ca. 1950s

    • Buildings; History, 1930-1939; History, 1950-1959; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Railroads -- Stations;

    • Postcard showing the second and present Mount Prospect railroad station/depot, originally built in 1930, as it appeared in the 1950s.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • River Trails School District Centennial Celebration Brochure

    • River Trails School District Centennial Celebration Brochure

    • Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; River Trails School District 26 -- Centennial celebration, 1895-1995; River Trails School District 26 -- History; Schools -- Illinois

    • A brochure presenting the history of River Trails School District 26. It includes a map of the district, a historical overview, and the names of schools that have served the district. The brochure was prepared as part of the District's Centennial...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Busse Family - Five Generations

    • Busse Family - Five Generations

    • Buildings; History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Five generations of Busses,c. 1930. Left to right: Christine Kirchhoff (Mrs. Louis Busse); William Busse; Ethel Froemling Sporleder; Audrey (child in her lap who died in infancy); and Martha Busse Froemling.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Volunteer Fire Department, 1935

    • Volunteer Fire Department, 1935

    • Fire-departments; History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph of the Fire Department posing in front of a firetruck in August 1935. Firemen are identified as: Front (left to right): -Unidentified-- Edwin L. Busse; Fred W. Busse; William C. Mulso; Mr. Greinke; Richard C. Busse; John Bencic. Center...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Police Vehicles, 1937

    • Police Vehicles, 1937

    • History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Police-departments;

    • George Wittenberg stands with the department's squad car and motocycle in 1937.Both vehicles were purchased in the early 1930s.Wittenberg served as police chief until his retirement in 1965.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Main Street Businesses

    • Main Street Businesses

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; Grocery stores; History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Stores, Retail; Streets;

    • Photograph of Main Street between Busse Avenue and Northwest Highway in downtown Mount Prospect during the mid to late 1930s. Shown are several businesses including Otto H. Landeck Men's Shop, Meeske's Market, and the National Tea Co. The...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Busse Avenue Businesses

    • Busse Avenue Businesses

    • Banks and banking; Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Stores, Retail; Streets;

    • Photograph of the north side of Busse Avenue just west of Main Street in downtown Mount Prospect as it appeared in the mide to late 1930s. Shown are several businesses including Mount Prospect State Bank. Some of the buildings date from the 1920s.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Edwin L. Busse Grocery Store

    • Edwin L. Busse Grocery Store

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; Grocery stores; History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph showing the interior of one of the first fully-stocked grocery stores in Mount Prospect, c 1930. Owned by Edwin L. Busse (center), it was located east of Emerson Street on Northwest Highway. The woman on the right is Loretta Rateike. The...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Kruse Tavern, 1933 - Interior

    • Kruse Tavern, 1933 - Interior

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1930-1939; Hotels, taverns, etc.; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph showing (left to right) Henry Kruse, Sophie Kruse Mulso, and Alvira Kruse by the bar inside Kruse Tavern in June 1933. These people are the children of the original owner of this tavern, William Kruse.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Onion Shed, 1930

    • Onion Shed, 1930

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph showing a 1916 onion drying shed as it looked in 1930. This structure was located on Pine Street near Central Road. From the 1870s through the turn of the century, onions were one of Mount Prospect's primary crops. Many similar sheds...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Mount Prospect Citizens Band on Parade

    • Mount Prospect Citizens Band on Parade

    • Associations, institutions, etc.; Bands (Music); History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph of the Mount Prospect Citizens Band marching in a parade along Main Street around 1930. A newspaper clipping on the back of the photograph mentions the reorganization of the band under the leadership of Herbert Bernreuter.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Busse Avenue, c. 1930

    • Busse Avenue, c. 1930

    • Buildings; History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph of businesses along Busse Avenue as they and Mount Prospect residents appeared in the early 1930s in front of the Busse Biermann Store. Albert Busse (holding the folder) William Busse, Jr. are standing near the car. Edwin G(?)runke is...
    • Mount Prospect History

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