Streets & Parks
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Big Elm tree east of the Big Four shops, under which Abe Lincoln made one of his famous speeches. | Crystal Lake Park, Urbana. |
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A bit of the ancient site of the Pottawotomie village in Urbana. | A bit of the old Indian trail near Rhinehart's graveyard, northeast of Urbana. |
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Old bridge over the I. C. tracks. The bottom photo (and possibly the top) was taken by Jesse Wilkinson, early photographer in Champaign, Illinois | Rhinehart's Graveyard, where one hundred pioneers were buried. "Beneath the roots and tangled weeds, Afar in country graveyards lie, The men whose unrecorded deeds Have stamped this Nation's destiny." |
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The Prayer for Rain Fountain in the park dedicated May 1, 1899, Edward Kemeys sculptor. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ray gave a reception for him in the evening. |
After the wind storm, 1902. |
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West Side Park, Champaign | Church Street, Champaign |
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Barrett block, downtown Champaign |
Cunningham Ravine |
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Neil Street, Champaign, in 1858 | Main Street, Sadorus, in 1913 |
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Submitted by Allen Armstrong, who says, "This photo is slightly larger than 8-1⁄2 x 11 inches on heavy cardboard. It appears to be either a print of a painting or a hand-colored photograph, I cannot tell which. On the back, in what appears to be my grandmother's handwriting, it reads: "Old swimming hole - Crystal lake. Before it was dredged out." |