East view, Arboretum Hedge Garden (3.2934)
Date: circa 1940Type: Photographic image
Description:Early view of the Hedge Garden planted in 1934, showing the dramatic rise of the undifferentiated Valparaiso Moraine. The highest point in the photo is now the Frost Hill area on the Arboretum's east side.
Extent: 1 photograph
Entrance to Arboretum east side off what is now IL Route 53 (3.2946)
Date: 1935Type: Photographic image
Description:Postcard of entrance to Arboretum east side off what is now IL Route 53
Extent: 1 postcard
Ridge Road looking east from point near Japanese Island (3.2978)
Date: circa 1929 – 1930Type: Photographic image
Description:Ridge Road looking east from point near Japanese Island, before 1935 when road was graveled & blacktopped
Extent: 1 photograph
Meadow Road as it comes out of woods, looking southeast (3.3015)
Date: 1930 – 1935Type: Photographic image
Description:Meadow Road as it comes out of woods, looking southeast
Extent: 1 photograph
Japanese Island pond, looking north over Geographic groups in winter (3.31778)
Date: 1925 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Japanese Island pond, looking north over Geographic groups in winter
Extent: 1 negative
Meadow Lake with ducks (3.31781)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Meadow Lake with ducks
Extent: 1 negative
Meadow Lake along Illinois Trees Trail Loop (3.31782)
Date: 1969Type: Photographic image
Description:Meadow Lake along Illinois Trees Trail Loop
Extent: 1 negative
Puffer Lake looking north (3.31783)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Puffer Lake looking north
Extent: 1 negative
Path near Puffer Lake looking south (3.31784)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Path near Puffer Lake looking south
Extent: 1 negative
Landscape along path near Puffer Lake looking south (3.31785)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Landscape along path near Puffer Lake looking south
Extent: 1 negative
Pond on south side of Japanese Island in winter (3.31814)
Date: 1960sType: Photographic image
Description:Pond on south side of Japanese Island in winter
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Pond on south side of Japanese Island (3.31815)
Date: 1960sType: Photographic image
Description:Pond on south side of Japanese Island
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Puffer Lake with heron looking right (3.31904)
Date: 1930 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Puffer Lake with heron looking right
Extent: 1 negative
Puffer Lake with heron looking left (3.31905)
Date: 1930 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Puffer Lake with heron looking left
Extent: 1 negative
Snow covered planting lane near Puffer Lake (3.31906)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Snow covered planting lane near Puffer Lake
Extent: 1 negative
Shrub Collection near Puffer Lake with intersecting power lines (3.31907)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Shrub Collection near Puffer Lake with intersecting power lines
Extent: 1 negative
Larch trees camouflaging power towers near Puffer Lake (3.31909)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Early plantings of larch near Puffer Lake help camouflage power towers. Rare Kentucky coffee-tree appears in the upper portion of the photo.
Extent: 1 negative
Puffer Lake with cattails in foreground (3.31910)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Puffer Lake Bird Sanctuary retains some of its birds, cattails, and water, but power lines dominate the scenery.
Extent: 1 negative
Looking north across snow covered Puffer Lake (3.31911)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Looking north across Puffer Lake from the former site of the bird observatory.
Extent: 1 negative
Snow covered lane between Puffer Lake and the Arboretum boundary (3.31912)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Lanes between Puffer Lake and the Arboretum boundary benefit from wildlife plantings set out in the early 1940's.
Extent: 1 negative
View of shrub collection through bur oaks near Puffer Lake (3.31913)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Where vegetation under bur oaks has been removed, it is possible to see the eastern portion of the Arboretum shrub collection in the distance - near Puffer Lake
Extent: 1 negative
View of shrub collection near Puffer Lake (3.31914)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:A close-up view of a small portion of the gridded Arboretum shrub collection. Note extensive maintenance required - located near Puffer Lake
Extent: 1 negative
Puffer Lake southern boundary (3.31915)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:View of the southern boundary of Puffer Lake. Willows and cattails are all that remain of the richer flora visible last summer.
Extent: 1 negative
Old hawthorn tree near Puffer Lake (3.31916)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:This old hawthorn tree and other unique specimens are to be found along the proposed FA-61 right-of-way - near Puffer Lake
Extent: 1 negative
Pheasant and rabbit footprints along planted lane near Puffer Lake (3.31917)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Pheasants and rabbits use the planted lanes extensively, as this photo taken January, 1972 indicates - near Puffer Lake
Extent: 1 negative
View of street tree collection near Puffer Lake (3.31918)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:The valuable street tree collection now reaching useful size. While not included in the projected FA-61 right-of-way, it is close enough to be affected as leaf damage in the fall of 1971 indicated. - near Puffer Lake
Extent: 1 negative
Close-up view of experimental pollutant collection equipment near Puffer Lake (3.31919)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Close-up view of experimental pollutant collection equipment near Puffer Lake
Extent: 1 negative
Grove of bur oak trees near Puffer Lake (3.31920)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:A grove of old bur oak trees preserves original soil and water relationships near Puffer Lake. Heavy vegetation beneath provides impenetrable wildlife retreat. The hill would be destroyed by FA-61 construction.
Extent: 1 negative
Looking south from Puffer Lake inlet across the East-West Tollway with office building in background (3.31921)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Looking south from Puffer Lake inlet across the East-West Tollway with office building in background. Water is sifted, filtered, treated and stored in a natural swamp-marsh-lake sequence, helping preserve the quality and quantity of DuPage County water.
Extent: 1 negative
Experimental devices to catch salt from East-West Tollway near Puffer Lake (3.31922)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Arboretum scientists have installed experimental devices at intervals to catch salt and other fallout at various distances from the East-West Tollway near Puffer Lake.
Extent: 1 negative
Snow-covered planting lane near Puffer Lake with bare trees along side (3.31923)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Snow-covered planting lane near Puffer Lake with bare trees along side.
Extent: 1 negative
Cattails in winter near Puffer Lake (3.31924)
Date: January 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Cattails in winter near Puffer Lake
Extent: 1 negative
Ridge Road above geographic groups looking east, stereograph (3.31927)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Ridge Road above geographic groups looking east, stereograph
Extent: 1 stereograph
View looking north on Spring Road at Oakwood Drive (3.31931)
Date: 1930sCreator: Oates, Howard Arthur
Type: Photographic image
Description:View looking north on Spring Road at Oakwood Drive. There was an old basement, probably from early Thompson house, under the bur oak on left.
Extent: 1 photograph
Forest Road overlook (3.31932)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Forest Road overlook
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Forest Road return at east end of Arboretum (3.31933)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Forest Road return at east end of Arboretum
Extent: 1 photograph