My Collectibles

This post is divided in three sections; The Oak Lawn Collection, my Blog on Lake View - my second home, and my collection of history, geography, and civic school books, and finally my collection of globes from various years

The Oak Lawn Collection:

The Oak Lawn Story

by Archibald McKinlay

This book contains 160 pages about the history of Oak Lawn until year 2002. Its a wealth of information and photos from the

Oak Lawn Public Library and other numerous sources.

I will only post the chapter pages of this book.

My OL Matchbook Collection

In 2020 I began a collection of matchbooks

of Oak Lawn establishments that I purchased from Ebay

reversed

No Inside Text to the Following

reversed

on its side

Oak Lawn's 100th Anniversary Button

The Oak Lawn Public Library have their own collection of collectibles and you can access it with this link. Contributing to their collection would be awesome & tax deductible contribution to our memorable and rich history.

My Other Collections:
The following sections of this post contains my blog of the history of my other home of Lake View, Chicago and my interest in books about geography, history, and civics/a lost & forgotten art
Lake View Historical Blog

The link above is the connection to my 70 + topical blog about the history of my other home - Lake View, Chicago where I spent

22 wonderful years as a resident to the point I found myself engulfed in its rich culture & long history and needed to blog it.

Pictorial Samples from my Blog

Lake View was once a township and then a city ...

to finally one of the 77 communities in Chicago

a view of Hawthorne Place Historical District

a view of Halsted Street in Boystown

Chris Cullen Photography

a view of the Brewster Apartments on Diversey Parkway

Nightlife in Lake View East

Alta Vista Historical District

Kwa-Ma-Rolas Totem Pole

Bismarck Gardens
once the largest entertainment spots in Chicago

this postcard is part of my private collection

Belmont Harbor
a vintage postcard view
his postcard is part of my private collection

Stout Mansion by the Harbor
once the home proud estates
This color slide is part of my private collection

Southport Billards & Lanes

Stella's Restaurant on Broadway
Raymond Kunst Photography

The Music Box Theatre

Wrigley Field

Raymond Kunst Photography

A pre-1914 rendering of Wrigley Field
Zachary Taylor Davis-Chicago Architect/Facebook

the Red and Brown Lines
once known as the Howard & Ravenswood Lines

and finally a video invitation

My Collection of Vintage Books:

History, Geography, & Civic

These three school subjects were my favorite at St. Linus Elementary School in Oak Lawn. Currently, all three are taught under the title of Social Studies. I wish they were not. Each subject deserves greater attention particularly in the subject of Civics. Civics is a understanding in how governments function & our place in it. I contend that to understand Social Studies students need the ability to have the knowledge & understanding of different folks from around the world & an unique understand their culture and how they evolved as a people. Each book has a different perspective on how each student should learn each subject.

I will only post selected pages from each book.

Vintage History Books:

The Story of Chicago

This 278 page hard cover book published in 1911 is written like a fiction novel that is meant to be a nonfictional account of the early history of Chicago - a very good read, in my opinion

the authors story

Part I
In The Wilderness

Old French Days
(the work 'discarded' means removed from library inventory)

I edited & posted all full page illustrations

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In The Days Of The English

Part II

Our City

The City Begins

Riches And Health

Fires And Fire Fighting

Some Of Chicago's Busy Places

and according to the author ...

and a final note from the author

below is the back cover of the book

Chicago & The Great Conflagration

This 528 page hard cover history book is primarily about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. This text-dense book was published one year later in 1872 with 28 irregular chapters. It reads like a fictional novel for a non-fictional event. The author claims first and second sources. The inside flap has a note to a friend dated 1884.
It's a good read!

Content Section

Chapters were listed in Roman Numerals

which was custom at the time of book's publication

the book contains a enlarge fold-out map

zoomed below is the area effected by the fire

The fire range north to south was just north of Roosevelt Avenue

to just south of Fullerton Avenue.

This book did not contain a lot of illustrations

the binding is torn away and will need to be repaired

and below the back cover of the book

The Book of Chicago

This 354 page hard cover history book was published in 1920. This text dense book has illustrations throughout

along with photographs of Chicago from late 1910's.

Each chapter page has an illustration or two

The Photography

While the illustrations were interesting there was not a caption for them so I only posted the photography that had captions

The Index

the back cover of the book

A School Book History of the United States

This is 326 page hard cover book was published in 1875
This book was published ten years after the American Civil War

Table of Contents

sample & random pages from this book

the back cover of the book

Vintage School Geography Books:

Introduction to Monteith's Manual

of Geography

(the print of the title has worn away)

This is a 61 page soft cover book published in 1960

The United States Census of 1860 was the eighth Census conducted in the United States starting June 1, 1860, and lasting five months. It determined the population of the United States to be 31,443,322, in 33 states and 10 organized territories. This was an increase of 35.4 percent over the 23,191,876 persons enumerated during the 1850 Census. The total population included 3,953,762 slaves. By the time the 1860 census returns were ready for tabulation, the nation was sinking into the American Civil War. - Wikipedia

West Virginia did not exist until 1863

during the American Civil War

This book highlights the Midwest as the West States

At this time most of the land west of the Mississippi were only territories except for California which was a State in 1850

Territories in 1860

map above - American Social History Project

The Rest of the World in 1860

Argentina and Bolivia had different borders while Columbia

was call New Granada that include Panama

Empires ruled in Europe while the British Isles ruled by

Queen Victoria was a constitutional democracy

Asia does not have any relationship to a current map of it

Africa was mostly unexplored by the Europeans at this time

According to this book Indonesia (blue) were not located in Asia

The books' glossary below

Gunot's Geographical Series [of]

Common School Geography

This 160 page hard cover school book was published in 1866
is 11 by 10 in size

zoom view from lower right of previous image

zoom view of previous image

The Classifications of People Lesson
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The North American Section

illustrations from previous image

a typical reminder to the teacher

another typical lesson from this book

The South America Section

illustration from previous image

One of many instructions in this book

illustrations from previous image

The African Section

an illustration from previous image

illustrations from previous image

The Asian Section

zoomed map from previous image

illustrations from previous image

The Europe Section

illustrations from previous page

The Australia Section

The United States Section:

illustrations from previous page

The United States in Regions

New England States

Middle Atlantic States

Gulf States

Central States
in the 1860 geography book this region was called the West

Territories and Pacific States

This is the first book that mentions this part of the country in any length and still there is not a map of it

only three areas were States with a notation about Alaska
*Juneau is the current capital of Alaska

The Astronomical Geography Section

The Index Section

below is the back cover of the book

Swinton's Primary Geography

This 90 page hard cover school book was published in 1879

United States was one of very few independent republics on the planet in a world still ruled by emperors, kings/queens

Preface

text from previous image

Hemispheres

I. North America
(I like the use of Roman numerals as chapter headings)

II. South America

III. Europe

IV. Asia

a sample of a lesson plan from the previous image

V. Africa

A Description of All Countries Section

The United States Section

New England

Middle States

Southern States

Central States

Pacific States & Territories
many areas in the west were territories
except for California, Oregon, & Colorado

Illustrations of the Region from the previous image

School Questions on North America
Canada was governed by the British Empire

School Questions on South America
most countries were independent nations
and Bolivia was not land locked at this time

School Questions on Europe
Empires ruled Europe

School Questions on Asia
The Qing Dynasty ruled in China

School Questions on Africa
The Europeans have not laid claim to the Continent
at this time and not until the late 1880's

School Questions on Oceania
Australia & New Zealand were governed by the British Empire

The Index Section

below is the back cover of the book

Natural Advanced Geography

This 200 page hard cover school book was published in 1901.

This book has special section on the State of Illinois.

Now, remember 1901 was in current time for students but to us in 2020 this presentation of the 1901 geography is now part of history

Table of Contents zoomed from previous image

The publishers begin with an account of the United States most recent possessions. After the war with Spain in 1898 the US acquired Cuba, Puerto Rica, and Philippines with a promise with independence when political stability was established.

and it continues ...

illustrations from previous image

and continues to 'The Earth as a Whole' section

illustration from previous page

illustrations of landmasses

The following illustrations are under
the subtitles 'Life & 'Man'

Working on the Land & Water

Sectional Maps of the United States

all states represented are part of the Union in 1901

map is from previous image
a density map below

Northeastern Section

The Northern Section

The Southern Section

a new State for Native Americans & Europeans
called Oklahoma

The Plateau States

The Pacific States
Alaska & Hawaii would become a states 58 years later

North of the United States
Dominion of Canada

South of the United States
Mexico, Central America & Caribbean
Cuba & Puerto Rico is, at this time, a US procession

above is an insert of Isthmus of Panama before the construction of the canal and is part of the nation of Columbia in 1901

South America Section

The Europe Section

Europe like most of the world at this time were governed by emperors, kings, queens, a czar, & a kaiser

map from previous image

a map view of central Europe
mostly of the German & Austria-Hungry empires

The Euro-Asia Section
In 1901 many areas of Asia were governed by the Europeans
and in the case of China under the Qing Dynasty

sectionals from previous map:
The Ottoman Empire

ruled in both the continents of Europe and Asia

the French ruled Indo-China (Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia)
Siam is currently called Thailand

The British ruled India
that was once composed of India-Pakistan-Bangladesh-Burma

once a city in Persia (Iran)

The Qing Dynasty ruled China in 1901

while Great Britain ruled city island of Hong Kong & the Portuguese ruled the island city of Macau both harbor commercial trading posts

The African Section

(insert from previous image)
The Political Map of Africa
By 1901 most of the continent was ruled
by the prominent countries/empires of Europe - view legend.

In 1901 there was a war between the Boers/Dutch & Great Britain
Like all wars is was about money and who owned it.

The Australian & The Pacific Section

map from the previous image

The United States Possessions:
The Territories of the Pacific
Hawaii

The Philippines

The Caribbean Possessions:
the islands of Cuba & Puerto Rico (spelling)

A Special Section

The State of Illinois USA

Cook County
one of several counties in Illinois

Chicago that is within Cook County

Illustrations of Illinois in 1901

Springfield is current capital of Illinois - there were others

The Index

below is the back cover of the book

The Geography of Illinois

This is a 41 page soft cover booklet was published

in during the 1940's per the census table in the book

This booklet is divided in sections

insert from above

The Corn Belt Region

The Grain Bay Region

The Chicago Industrial Region

The State Parks & Playgrounds

Statistics:

Population Statistics per County
from previous full page image
Cook County (Chicagoland area) had a population of over 4 million and a land mass of 933 square miles at this time per this chart

According to this federal census Oak Lawn, the home of my childhood, had a population of 3,483 in 1940. In 2018 the unofficial count was 55,511 folks, a slight decline for the official 2010 census
the back cover of the book

A Vintage Civic Book:

The Government of the United States

a civic book for students on how the government works

This is a 692 page hard cover book published in 1953

Table of Contents

random pages from the book

My Globe Collection:
I own three globes from various years in time. I only know that because as a student of history and geography I was able to pin point an historical event on the globe. I will explain ...
Manufactured between 1938-1944

This globe was manufactured between 1938-1944. I know this because of the country of Hungry (yellow) in Europe and its ownership of parts of Romania (blue) during this period in time.
The below image is the eastern hemisphere that highlights India (orange) as part of the British Empire and Indo-China (blue) as a possession of the Republic of France

Manufactured between 1945-1949

Most of upper western Africa was still ruled by France

Europe has new borders due to the aftermath of World War II
The Iron Curtain becomes a term used to describe the political separation of the continent

It would appear India, Pakistan, and Burma still appear to be part of Great Britian due to the same color of all three countries

The French recaptured Indo-China after the Japanese occupation during WWII. The flip-flop on names of Thailand was finally settled. During WWII Siam changed to Thailand (Japanese ally) and the in 1945 the changed back to Siam but in 1949 changed it back to WWII name of Thailand - a cartographer must had a headache for a couple of years.

Korea was one nation-state in 1945 after the war. That independence from Japan was short lived. By 1946 the Soviets occupied the north and the Americans the south. Japan was occupied by the United States after the war. China would became the People's Republic in 1949.