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General Information and Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum (3.34267)
Date: 1941Type: Map
Description:Doublesided brochure with general information and a guide map of The Morton Arboretum.
Guide map details Arboretum roads, trails, parking, plant collections, buildings and points of interest. Fifteen areas on the grounds highlighted in the key and identified with circled numbers on the map. Surfaced roads, gravel roads, and paths distinguished on the map by the type of line drawn. Compass showing directions north, south, east, west as well as scale indicator above top center of map.
Reverse side provides general information about the Arboretum, rules and regulations, and information about the Arboretum publication, Bulletin of Popular Information.
Extent: 1 sheet
Charles Schroeder residence on Butterfield Road, taken for appraisal of farms at time estate was transferred (3.38238)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Charles Schroeder residence on Butterfield Road, taken for appraisal of farms at time estate was transferred
Extent: 1 photograph
Farm on Warrenville Road, appraised at time estate was transferred (3.38239)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Farm on Warrenville Road, appraised at time estate was transferred
Extent: 1 photograph
Farm residence on Ogden, formerly Ed Puffer farm, later called Arbor Farm (3.38240)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Farm residence on Ogden, just east of Belmont and Warrenville Roads (north side), formerly Ed Puffer farm, later called Arbor Farm. Entrance to Arboretum from this property. Kept hogs. Pond was observation point for the Holabirds. Eickhorsts lived there and ran farm for Mr. Morton. (Rudolph Eickhorst, father of Walter Eickhorst). House torn down about 1946 when land was sold.
Extent: 1 photograph