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    • Firman Mack

    • Firman Mack

    • Illinois--Will County--Joliet; People

    • A picture of Firman Mack, who was Joliet's pioneer boot and shoe merchant. Mr. Mack was born in 1817. He first resided in Chicago. In 1837, he moved to Joliet where he resided to the time of his death which was Aug. 10, 1872. Mr. Mack was one of...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • James Braidwood

    • James Braidwood

    • Illinois--Will County; Pioneers--Illinois

    • This is a picture of James Braidwood, after whom the city of Braidwood was named. He was born March 1, 1831, and started at mining work at the age of 9. He also followed boiler and machine work. He was an engineer for the East India Co. and twice...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • George H Woodruff

    • George H Woodruff

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

    • This is a photograph of George H. Woodruff, who was a drugist, sold books and stationery, and was Joliet's earliest and best historian. He was born in Clinton, Unida Co. NY on Aug. 16, 1814. As a youth, he attended the common school as at the age...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Henry D Higginbotham

    • Henry D Higginbotham

    • Illinois--Will County--Joliet; People

    • Henry D. Higginbotham was born at Worcester, Otsego Co. NY on Jan. 10, 1806. He was educated in the common school. His father was a captain on a whaler from Newport for some time. In 1831, H.D. Higginbotham was married to Rebecca Wheeler at...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • John S C Hogan

    • John S C Hogan

    • Illinois--Cook County--Chicago; Forts & fortifications

    • A picture of John S.C. Hogan, born Feb 6, 1805 in NY City. [He] was of Irish parents. At the age of 7, he was adopted by a Mrs. Coats. Mr. Hogan came to Chicago early in 1830. He engaged in merchantile pursuits, and was at one time sutler for the...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Abraham Francis

    • Abraham Francis

    • Illinois--Will County; People

    • This is a picture of Abraham Francis. Mr. Francis was one of the early setllers of New Lenox, having come to the state in 1831. He came from Brown Co. OH. He located on 160 acres of government land and also floated 160 acres in Section 9 where his...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Gordon S Hubbard

    • Gordon S Hubbard

    • Illinois--Cook County--Chicago; Indigenous peoples; Civil War--Illinois; Politics & government

    • This is a good picture of Gordon S. Hubbard who was born at Winsor, VT on Aug. 22, 1802. He had a common school education [and was] also a pupil of Rev. David Huntington for three years. He showed traits of trading at an early age and in 1818, he...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Mark Beaubien

    • Mark Beaubien

    • Illinois--Cook County--Chicago; People

    • A picture of Mark Beaubien. Mr. Beaubien was born at Detroit in 1800. When very young he married Mademoiselle Monigue Nadeau, and they had a family of sixteen children. In 1826, he moved to Chicago and bought a log house of Jim Kinzie. After the...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Moses H Cook

    • Moses H Cook

    • Illinois--Will County; People

    • This is a picture of Moses H. Cook of Crete Township, one of Will County's oldest settlers. He was born in Oneida Co. NY August 25, 1801. He was raised on a farm and received an ordinary education. He married Hannah C. Bixley, who was born at...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Will County Recorder of Deeds Office Grantor/Grantee Index Volume A-D

    • Will County Recorder of Deeds Office Grantor/Grantee Index Volume A-D

    • Illinois--Cook County; Banks--Illinois--Plainfield; Businesses--Illinois--Will County--Plainfield; Churches--Illinois--Will County--Plainfield; Manufacturing--Illinois--Plainfield; People; Politics & government; Pioneers--Illinois;

    • Will County Recorder of Deeds Office property transactions for Will County from 1836-1885. Entries are listed alphabetically by surname and include: Surname; First Name; Type of transaction; Volume and Page where original record can be found at...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • L to Z Grantor/Grantee Index

    • L to Z Grantor/Grantee Index

    • Illinois--Will County; People; Businesses--Illinois--Will County--Plainfield; Illinois--Will County--Plainfield; Illinois--Will County--Shorewood; Illinois--Will County--Lockport; Illinois--Will County--Joliet;

    • Index of property transactions within Will County from 1836-1885 alphabetically by surname or corporation name.
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Quincy Past - Former Mayors

    • Quincy Past - Former Mayors

    • Government; Quincy, Illinois;

    • Quincy Past - Former Mayors, photographic montage. Top row: Sylvester Thayer, 1857; Robert S. Benneson, 1859; Thomas Jasper, 1860. Bottom row: I.O. Woodruff, 1861. Thomas Redmond, 1861- 1864; George F. Waldhaus, 1865. Page Eight. BW Montage 10" x...
    • Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
    • Colonel George V. Rutherford

    • Colonel George V. Rutherford

    • Government; Military; Photography; Quincy, Illinois;

    • Colonel George Valentine Rutherford. Born in Rutledge, VT 1830. Served in the United States Army from 1861 until 1866 in various positions including First Assistant Quartermaster General. Died in St. Helena, CA 1876. BW Portrait 5" x 7".
    • Historic Quincy Area Photo Collection
    • Marcus A. Norton

    • Marcus A. Norton

    • Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Infantry;

    • Resident, Rockford, IL; 44th IL Infantry, Co. G-September 1, 1861-Mustered out September 13, 1861. Silver gel print.
    • Midway Village and Museum Center
    • Stein

    • Stein

    • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

    • Molded metal stein, straight sided, with flaring base. Around the side, four molded medallions: one of Washington with the date 1776, one of Lincoln with the date 1861, one of FDR with the date 1933, and the last a design of stars and stripes. ...
    • Remembering FDR
    • Stein, with hinged lid

    • Stein, with hinged lid

    • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

    • Molded metal stein, sides straight, with flaring base. Around the side are four medallions, painted to look like bronze. One is a molded image of Washington, with the date 1776; one is of Lincoln with date 1861; one is of FDR, with the date 1933;...
    • Remembering FDR

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