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    • Searle Parkway Construction Estimate Letter

    • Searle Parkway Construction Estimate Letter

    • Business enterprises; Construction; Streets; Transportation; United States. Works Progress Administration (Ill.);

    • This letter from U.F. Turpin, Village Engineer to George E. Blameuser, Village President is an estimate of work to be done on Searle Parkway including the widening, curbing and guttering of the parkway. The area to be done and specifications can be...
    • Skokie History Project
    • Moustache Cup Photograph

    • Moustache Cup Photograph
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    • Photograph of a moustache cup of unknown date and origin used by an early Niles Center, Illinois resident. A moustache cup was designed to protect a mans moustache while drinking. This photograph appears on page 21 of Skokie, 1888-1988: A...
    • Skokie History Project
    • Wooden Scribe Photograph

    • Wooden Scribe Photograph
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    • Photograph of a wooden scribe of unknown date and origin found in the Skokie area. A scribe was a carpentry tool used to make cut marks on wood. This photograph appears on page 31 of Skokie, 1888-1988: A Centennial History.
    • Skokie History Project
    • Horses Jaw Bone

    • Horses Jaw Bone
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    • Photograph of a horses jaw bone found behind 8020 Lincoln Avenue in Niles Center, Illinois. The site was a blacksmith shop in the late 1800s. This photograph appears on page 16 of Skokie, 1888-1988: A Centennial History.
    • Skokie History Project
    • Searle Parkway Paving Blueprint

    • Searle Parkway Paving Blueprint

    • Blueprints; Business enterprises; Construction; Maps; Railroads; Streets; Transportation; United States. Works Progress Administration (Ill.);

    • This blueprint is for the paving of Searle Parkway as W.P.A. Project #20128 in 1941. It was drawn up by U. F. Turpin, Village Engineer. Additions to the initial paving project are indicated in colored pencil. These changes, which included the...
    • Skokie History Project
    • Papers and Minutes from George C. Klehm, Highway Commissioner

    • Papers and Minutes from George C. Klehm, Highway Commissioner

    • Illinois -- Politics and government; Skokie (Ill.) -- Politics and government; Road construction; Roads; Legal documents; Highways;

    • This ia a notice to the Highway Commission from Charles Harms informing them that the highway they intend to construct will cut across his land, and he will be forced to press charges for it unless he is given sufficient financial compensation.
    • Skokie History Project
    • Martin Scotty Krier Testimonial Dinner Program

    • Martin Scotty Krier Testimonial Dinner Program

    • Family; Children; History; Recreation; Sports; Political parties; Illinois -- Politics and government; Skokie (Ill.) -- Politics and government; Business enterprises; Clubs; Associations, institutions, etc.;

    • This testimonial dinner program for Martin Scotty Krier includes a list of activities, a proclamation, a Krier family history, and Martin Kriers personal history and accomplishments.
    • Skokie History Project

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