May T. Watts and class at the Arboretum, sitting on a bench (3.33928)
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts and Helen Turner sit on a bench at The Morton Arborteum with three other people, including two unidentified men and one unidentified women who may be attending one of her classes.
Extent: 1 photograph
A brownish-red flower (3.34164)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A brownish-red colored flower, possibly a pansy.
Extent: 1 slide
A walking tour of The Morton Arboretum with May T. Watts, group walking along a path (3.35367)
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts leads a group walking along a path at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 photograph
A woman drawing a plant specimen (3.34090)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A participant drawing a plant specimen during a class with May T. Watts at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 slide
A yellow flower (3.34163)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A yellow flower, possibly a pansy, from the reverse side.
Extent: 1 slide
Bernice Osterheim using a plant press (3.34091)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A participant named Bernice Osterheim uses a plant press during a class with May T. Watts at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 slide
Douglas McLain gathering a specimen (3.34162)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Douglas McLain, a student in a class with May T. Watts at The Morton Arboretum, gathers a specimen in a glass jar.
Extent: 1 slide
Ecology class workshop (3.34135)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Workshop participants attend an ecology class with May T. Watts at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 slide
Helen and Marge digging to a trout lily bulb (3.34084)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Helen Turner and Marge Shawvan dig for a trout lily bulb at The Morton Arboretum in a class with May T. Watts.
Extent: 1 slide
Helen measuring a trout lily bulb root (3.34085)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Helen Turner measures the root of a trout lily bulb during a class with May T. Watts at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: area used as a dump (3.35272)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:A hiker stands near a spot along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway that was used as a garbage dump, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: barn, pasture, and horses near Geneva (3.35271)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:A barn and horses in a pasture near Geneva along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: dry cattails and marsh marigolds (3.35277)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Dry cattails and marsh marigolds along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: DuPage River (3.35257)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:The DuPage River near the Geneva junction by the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Erica Watts, Warren Keck, May T. Watts, and Helen Turner (3.34459)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Erica Watts, Warren Keck, May T. Watts, Helen Turner, and others gathered for the initial survey of the land that would become the Illinois Prairie Path. Watts holds a book with a red cover titled "The Great Third Rail," which detailed the complete history of the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railway.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Floyd Swink's written description (3.35265)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Swink, Floyd
Type: Document
Description:A type-written narrative from Floyd Swink describing the first walk along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Text, from top to bottom:
Saturday, October 19, 1963
the walk inlcuded Wayne, Batavia, and Wheaton,
along the old Chicago, Aurora & Elgin right-of-way;
the tour also inlcuded a walk along the old Geneva
branch, abandoned in 1937; we (or at least I)
then stopped at Perry Lake in Glen Ellyn to watch
the excavation of a mastodon
the walk consisted of Arboretum class members
[handwritten] (Floyd Swink)
Extent: 1 sheet
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Floyd Swink, Helen Turner, May T. Watts, and others near Wheaton (3.35248)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Floyd Swink, Helen Turner, May T. Watts, and others walk along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin near houses in Wheaton, Illinois, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: gravel and shrubs (3.35266)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Gravel and shrubs along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path. Helen Turner is seated to the left.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Group hike (3.35259)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:A group hikes along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Helen Turner at the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin right-of-way near Wayne (3.35245)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:Helen Turner walks along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin right-of-way near Wayne, Illinois, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Helen Turner speaking to fellow hikers at a quarry (3.35256)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Helen Turner speaks to other hikers at a quarry near Batavia, Illinois, along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Helen Turner, Jane Moore, May T. Watts, and others observing plants along railroad ties (3.35255)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Helen Turner, Jane Moore, May T. Watts, and others stop to observe plants growing along railroad ties that were part of the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: hikers on a gravel path (3.35273)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:Two hikers walk on a gravel path along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: hikers stopped along gravel path (3.35279)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Old railroad ties used as a fence at a home along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Hikers using binoculars (3.35269)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Hikers using binoculars at a stop along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Hikers walking on railroad ties (3.35254)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:A group hikers along railroad ties that were part of the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: hikers walking on railroad ties (3.35276)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:A group of hikers walk on old railroad ties along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: hikers with backpacks (3.35275)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Three hikers, two with backpacks, walk on old railroad ties along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Lunch break at Batavia park (3.35267)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:Hikers take a lunch break at a park in Batavia along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and Floyd Swink with fellow hikers at a park (3.35264)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts and Floyd Swink stopp with fellow hikers at a park in Batavia along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path. Helen Turner is seated to the left.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and Helen Turner with fellow hikers (3.35261)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts, Helen Turner, and others pause to have a discussion near a stone retaining wall along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and Helen Turner with group at Wayne village station (3.35243)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:Standing next to the Wayne village station, May T. Watts speaks to a group gathered for the initial survey of the land that would become the Illinois Prairie Path. Watts appears to be reading from the book "The Great Third Rail," which detailed the complete history of the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railway. Helen Turner is visible to the far right.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and her daughter Erica having lunch with fellow hikers (3.35263)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts and her daughter Erica (far right) have lunch with fellow hikers at a park in Batavia along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and others (3.34458)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watt is surrounded by a small group gathered for the initial survey of the land that would become the Illinois Prairie Path. Watts holds a book with a red cover titled "The Great Third Rail," which detailed the complete history of the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railway, as she appears to read a newspaper clipping.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and others near railroad tracks (3.35258)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts stands with a small group near railroad tracks by the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts speaking to fellow hikers (3.35262)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts speaks to hikes along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path. Helen Turner is seated to the left.
Extent: 1 slide