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    • Mount Prospect's Oldest Business Building, 1990

    • Mount Prospect's Oldest Business Building, 1990

    • Buildings; History, 1920-1929; History, 1980-1989; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph showing Mount Prospect's oldest commercial building, Main Street and Northwest Highway, in 1990. Keyser Chiropractic Center was the most recent occupant of the building. In 1999 the building was moved to a site on Pine Street.
    • Albert C. Hillertz Oral History

    • Albert C. Hillertz Oral History

    • Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Oral histories;

    • Audio and text versions of an oral history with Albert C. "Bud" Hillertz as subject. The interview took place on November 30, 1993 in Mount Prospect, Illinois and was conducted by Laura Frume.
    • Schoolhouse Move

    • Schoolhouse Move

    • Buildings; School buildings; Schools -- Illinois

    • Series of photographs documenting the moving of the old one-room Central School from its former location near Main and Thayer streets to Maple Street next to the Dietrich Friedrichs home. The move was arranged by the Mount Prospect Historical...
    • Dolores Haugh Oral History

    • Dolores Haugh Oral History

    • Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Oral histories;

    • Audio and text versions of an oral history with Dolores Haugh as subject. The interview took place on August 13, 1991 in Mount Prospect, Illinois. The interviewer was Patricia Kelly.
    • Outdoor Illinois

    • Outdoor Illinois
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    • The monthly magazine highlights Illinois natural resources. This issue has articles entitled: Plant Native . Prairie Restoration . Wildlife Landowner Awards . Build a Wetland . Copperhead Hollow Wildlife Management Area . Aquatic Plants ....
    • 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 Aerial View, c1967

    • Mount Prospect Aerial View, c1967

    • Anniversaries; Buildings; Dwellings; History, 1960-1969; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- Anniversaries; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Aerial photograph showing downtown Mount Prospect with view of the structures along Northwest Highway. Photograph was taken in 1967, the year of Mount Prospect's Golden (50th) Anniversary.
    • Mount Prospect Aerial View, c1967

    • Mount Prospect Aerial View, c1967

    • Anniversaries; Buildings; Dwellings; History, 1960-1969; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- Anniversaries; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Aerial photograph showing the residential area of Mount Prospect along Elmhurst (Main Street) south of the downtown area. Photograph was taken in 1967, the year of Mount Prospect's Golden (50th) Anniversary.
    • Mount Prospect's Oldest Business Building, ca. 1910

    • Mount Prospect's Oldest Business Building, ca. 1910

    • Buildings; History, 1910-1919; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Postal service -- Buildings;

    • Photograph of oldest commercial structure in Mount Prospect. Built in 1880 at 2 East Northwest Highway, this building housed the first post office, a general store, and, around the turn of the century, an ice cream parlor.
    • Water Tower and Pump House, ca. 1925.

    • Water Tower and Pump House, ca. 1925.

    • Buildings; History, 1920-1929; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Public buildings; Water-towers;

    • Photograph showing the area surrounding Mount Prospect's first water tower.The tower was built next to the J. B. Crofoot Co. Stapling Devices business along with a small pumphouse. The pumphouse also housed the village's firetruck and served as the...
    • Central Grade School

    • Central Grade School

    • Buildings; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; School buildings -- Illinois; Schools -- Illinois;

    • Postcard showing Central School which housed Mount Prospect's grade school students for many years. It was located on the corner of Emerson and Central streets.
    • Municipal Building

    • Municipal Building

    • Buildings; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Municipal buildings;

    • Postcard showing Mount Prospect's first Municipal Building as it appeared around 1960 on the corner of Maple Street and Northwest Highway. It housed village government offices, the police department and the fire department.

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