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Chicago River Garden, between Randolph and Washington St. (3.3569)

Type: Photographic image
Description:Chicago River Garden, between Randolph and Washington St., across the Chicago River from the Morton Salt Company's building

The garden was created and maintained by the Garden Club of Illinois in 1955, with Harold Klopp as the landscape architect.

The Morton Arboretum used this garden for experiments with street trees and other plants in 1959.

Extent: 1 photograph

Chicago River Garden, between Randolph and Washington St., view from walkway to river (3.3570)

Type: Photographic image
Description:View from walkway of Chicago River Garden to river, between Randolph and Washington St., across the Chicago River from the Morton Salt Company's building

The garden was created and maintained by the Garden Club of Illinois in 1955, with Harold Klopp as the landscape architect.

The Morton Arboretum used this garden for experiments with street trees and other plants in 1959.
Extent: 1 photograph

A Design for a Water Storage Lake with Controlled Water Release, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois (3.5569)

Date: January 1987
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:"Flood elevation calculations using TR-55 method" served as basis for the development of Crabapple Lake. Lake dimensions and 100-year flood elevations shown by colored shading.
Extent: 1 sheet

A Design for a Water Storage Lake with Controlled Water Release, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois (3.5570)

Date: January 1987
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Extent: 1 sheet

A Construction Drawing for Concrete Lake Overflow Structures for The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois (3.5571)

Date: August 1987
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:This structural design prepared in connection with the Crabapple Lake proposal.
Extent: 1 sheet

South Farm Watershed Map (3.5577)

Date: February 15 1989
Creator: Kelsey, Pat
Type: Map
Description:The watershed is traced on parts of sheets 1 and 2 of the Sidwell Company's Topographic survey of the Arboretum made in 1986 (SURV:A III (c) 2).
Extent: 1 sheet

Village of Lisle, Tollway Drainage Study [Revised] (3.5578)

Date: March 30 1981
Creator: Lindley & Sons, Inc.
Type: Map
Description:Sheet 1 contains an aerial survey of the area that was made by the Sidwell Company, with topographic contours added; the aerial survey was first issued on Jan. 15, 1979.
Revised 07-31-1981. Additional changes marked in red.
Extent: 4 sheets, stapled

[Glenbard] South Regional Interceptor Plan & Profile, Sta. 90 to Sta. 114 (3.5579)

Date: October 17 1977
Creator: Clark, Dietz & Associates, Engineers, Inc.
Type: Map
Description:Sheets contain revisions made in April 1978. Sewer installations along Route 53 are shown.
Only drawing no. 6 [and 7] of 17 are included.
Includes cover letter.

Extent: 2 sheets paperclipped, plus cover letter

[Sanitary Sewer Along Route 53: Application for Permit] (3.5580)

Date: 1972 – 1977
Creator: Clark, Dietz & Associates, Engineers, Inc.
Type: Map
Description:This item comprises correspondence, documents, and schematic drawings prepared variously between 1972 and 1977.
Extent: 6 sheets, paperclipped

Plat Showing Plan and Profile of Proposed 8" Tile Drain in the Raymond Fischer Farm, Leask Lane, Wheaton, Illinois (3.5581)

Date: November 11 1965
Creator: Steinbrecher, Harold F.
Type: Map
Extent: 1 sheet

[Proposed Drainage Installation in the Arbor Lake Area] (3.5582)

Date: 1960s
Type: Map
Extent: 1 sheet

Preliminary Drainage Investigations on the Mertz tract and the Mey Farm for Mr. Sterling Morton and the Estate of Joy Morton, Owners. (3.5583)

Date: 1940s
Creator: Steinbrecher, Harold F.
Type: Map
Extent: 1 sheet

Tiling Map of the South Field, Mark Morton's Burdale Farm (3.5586)

Date: 1930s
Creator: Steinbrecher, Harold F.
Type: Map
Description:Area shown lies in the northwestern corner of the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet

Woody Plant Collections, The Morton Arboretum, Map & Guidelines for Locating Plants [1990] (3.5822)

Date: 1990
Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Document
Description:Informational leaflet published by The Morton Arboretum, printed on both sides of single folded sheet, with text describing the Woody Plant Collections, the catalog, how to use the map and grid on reverse side, and how to read plant labels.
Extent: 1 sheet

Village of Lisle, Tollway Drainage Study [Revised] (3.6327)

Date: July 31 1981
Creator: Lindley & Sons, Inc.
Type: Map
Description:C.2 lacks sheet one. Revised 1981-07-31. Additional changed marked in red.
Extent: 3 sheets, stapled

A Design Construction Drawing for a Garden Pool, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois (3.6413)

Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Various versions of a proposed pool in the Ground Cover Garden. Sheets 1 and 2: plan view, elevation, channel section. Sheet 3: plan view, elevation. Sheet 4: titled Ground Cover Garden Pool, a plan view
Extent: 4 sheets