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    • McElhose, James Almar

    • McElhose, James Almar

    • Saddlery; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War

    • James A. McElhose was the son of James Andrew and Alma (Thusius) McElhose. He was born May 23, 1889, in Arlington Heights. This photo is of James in his army uniform; he served in World War I and was gassed on one of the French battle fields in...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Men of Arlington Heights

    • Men of Arlington Heights

    • Group portraits; Businessmen; Foundry workers; Politicians;

    • Pictured on the front steps of the Union Hotel at Dunton and Davis are: bottom step, Charles Bleimehl; second step up; Albert Volz and Jack Sigwalt; third step up: George Peter and William F. Meyer; next row up, unknown except Fred Traub,...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Thomas S. Huntley

    • Thomas S. Huntley

    • Huntley; Founding Fathers

    • The best known name in the village is, of course, that of the Huntleys. Village namesake Thomas S. Huntley, as well as his oldest son, Charles, led notable and interesting lives. Thomas Huntley (1807-1894) was not the first settler to...
    • Huntley Area History
    • Meyer, Henry

    • Meyer, Henry

    • Families; Brewing industry; Bricklayers; Masonry stones; Politicians

    • This is a portrait of Henry (John Heinrich) Meyer. Henry was born on August 17, 1847, in Roebbel (Robbel), Hanover, Germany. He came to the United States when he was 20 years old. He first lived in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, where he worked as a...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Crane, Elmer and Della

    • Crane, Elmer and Della

    • Iron & Steel Workers; Railroads

    • Elmer Crane was born in Iowa about 1894 to Lincoln and Laura Crane. His father was born in Iowa and his mother was born in Illinois. He had three sisters, Clara, Doris and Jesse, and one brother, Clifford. He came to Arlington Heights in 1903. He...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Crane, Elmer

    • Crane, Elmer

    • Iron & Steel Workers; Railroads

    • In this 1975 photo, Elmer Crane, one of the Arlington Heights Park District's first commissioners who was appointed in 1932, talked about the planning of Recreation Park, the district's original community center and swimming pool. When the park...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Crane, Elmer

    • Crane, Elmer

    • Iron & Steel Workers; Railroads

    • In this 1978 photo, Elmer Crane is putting up a flag in front of his house. After two flags were stolen from a pole in front of his 626 North Belmont Avenue house, he dug out a third in time for the Fourth of July. Elmer Crane was born in Iowa...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Schneider, Edward

    • Schneider, Edward

    • Restaurants; Restaurant workers; World War, 1939-1945; United States--Army Air Forces

    • This photo shows Edward Schneider as a young man. Edward was born April 30, 1916, in Winnetka, Illinois. He graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1934. He resided in Evanston until he entered the Army Air Corps in 1942 and served until...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Shepherd, Herman C.

    • Shepherd, Herman C.

    • World War, 1914-1918; Railroad employees

    • This photo of Herman Shepherd was taken while he was serving during World War I. He trained in the Field Hospital Company 841 at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois. He served in the Replacement & Draft American force in France. He was born February...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Judge John Dean Caton

    • Judge John Dean Caton

    • Illinois--Cook County--Chicago; Agriculture--Illinois--Plainfield; Politics & government

    • This is a picture of John Dean Caton, who was born in the town of Monroe, Orange Co. NY on March 19, 1812. He was the 12th child of a family of 15 children. He taught school before he was 18 years old. In December of 1831, he started the study of...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Beardsley, Vice Admiral George F.

    • Beardsley, Vice Admiral George F.

    • Naval education; Navies-Officers;Ordinance-Naval

    • This photo of Vice Admiral George F. Beardsley was taken in 1960 at a Naval Presentation when he was Chief of Naval Material. George F. Beardsley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Beardsley. He was born in 1907, grew up at Euclid Avenue and...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • J. Ron McLeod

    • J. Ron McLeod

    • Park Forest, (Ill.)--History; Park Forest, (Ill.)--Politics and Government; Park Forest, (Ill.)--Politics and Government--Philosophy; Park Forest, (Ill.)--Social Life and Customs--20th Century; Suburbs--United States--Illinois--20th Century;...

    • J. Ron McLeod moved to Park Forest, Illinois in 1950. This interview was done in 2000, just before his 80th birthday. Ron and his first wife originally lived in two different townhouses, in the original rental area. Later, they bought a house on...
    • Park Forest - An Illinois Planned Community
    • Skoog, Karl H.

    • Skoog, Karl H.

    • Families; Police

    • This photo was taken on September 5, 1939. Carl was born on March 16, 1898, in Elgin, IL. He served in the Navy during World War I. He had two brothers, Edward and Steve V., and a sister Elsie Johnson. He was married to Laura nee Chandler, who was...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Sigwalt Family

    • Sigwalt Family

    • Families; Civil war; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865;

    • Pictured top l-r: Martha Sigwalt, John (Jack) Sigwalt; bottom, l-r: Charles Sigwalt, Elizabeth Sigwalt Martha (nee Von der Heyde) Sigwalt was born in Chicago on December 8, 1885. She married John C. (Jack) Sigwalt on October 17, 1912. She was a...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Hon W A Steele

    • Hon W A Steele

    • Illinois--Will County--Joliet; Politics & government

    • This is a picture of the Hon. W.A. Steele who was born in Blairsville, PA October 11, 1836. He married Miss Frances Sanger Jan. 16, 1862. Mr. Steele was very prominent in the history of Joliet in his day. He came to Joliet in 1855. he built 6 miles...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Justin Butterfield

    • Justin Butterfield

    • Illinois--Cook County--Chicago

    • This is a picture of Justin Butterfield. He was born in 1790 at Keene, NH. He had a common school education and entered Williams College in 1807. He studied Law under Egbert T. Eyck. He taught school for his support, and was admitted to the bar in...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Burkitt, John W.

    • Burkitt, John W.

    • Tinsmithing; Jewelry making; Jewelry stores; Bicycles & Tricycles; Telephone operators; Switchboards; Coal; Cherry Orchards

    • John W. Burkitt was born on a farm on Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights in 1854. His parents were Richard and Mary A. (Pigott) Burkitt. They were natives of England and settled in Wheeling Township, Cook County in 1846. Richard Burkitt died in...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Best, Bruce T.

    • Best, Bruce T.

    • Physicians

    • Bruce Taylor Best was born on December 3, 1876, to Celestia and John Ellison Best. His sister, Emma, who was born in 1873, died in her sixteenth year. His mother, Celestia, died in 1895 and his father then married Nellie Noyes in 1896. Dr. Bruce...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Klehm Family

    • Klehm Family

    • Nurseries; Greenhouses; Government officials

    • In this 1908 family photo are: front row, left to right: George Klehm, Louise Kolling Klehm, Elizabeth Stitz Klehm, and John A. Klehm (George was the son of Elizabeth and John and Louise was George’s wife). The individuals in the top row are...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places

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