Western Town at Hawthorn-Mellody Farms
Hawthorn-Mellody
amusement park
A view of Hawthorn-Mellody's western town complete with a bank, general store, and covered wagons.
Cuneo Collection
Loyola University Archives and Special Collections
c. 1950s
Digitized: 2012 March 29
English
Libertyville
Steam Train Ride
Hawthorn-Mellody
steam train
amusement park
Children ride the steam train through the Hawthorn-Mellody Farms grounds while visiting the amusement park.
Cuneo Collection
Loyola University Archives and Special Collections
c. 1950s
Digitized: 2012 March 29
Libertyville
Original Hawthorn School building
Hawthorn-Mellody
Hawthorn Farm
school
Founded on Hawthorn Farm--land purchased by Samuel Insull--the one room schoolhouse served children of employees and servants for the Insull home in Lake County. It was demolished in the 1990s, but it had been out of use long before this time.
Cuneo Collection
Loyola University Archives and Special Collections
Digitized: 2012 March 29
English
Libertyville
Noah's Ark
Hawthorn-Mellody
amusement park
Children climb atop the Noah's Ark construction at Hawthorn-Mellody Farm's amusement park.
Cuneo Collection
Loyola University Archives and Special Collections
c. 1950s
Digitized: 2012 March 29
Libertyville
Milk Parlor Mosaic
Hawthorn-Mellody
dairy
agriculture
Children view the mosaic depicting a field of cows in the Milk Parlor at Hawthorn-Mellody Farms.
Cuneo Collection
Loyola University Archives and Special Collections
c. 1950s
Digitized: 2012 March 29
Libertyville
Insull Farmhouse
Insull, Samuel
country estates
In 1907, Samuel Insull purchased 132 acres of land called Hawthorn Farm and the farmhouse which occupied this space. Construction on a new house began in 1914, but the original structure stood for some time.
Cuneo Collection
Loyola University Archives and Special Collections
c. 1910
Digitized: 2012 March 29
Libertyville
Hawthorn-Mellody Farms milk truck
Hawthorn-Mellody
dairy
agriculture
A milkman from Hawthorn-Mellody Farms Dairy delivers milk to Highland Park residents.
Cuneo Collection
Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections
c. 1950s
Digitized: 2012 March 29
English
Highland Park
Hawthorn-Mellody Farms General Store
Hawthorn-Mellody
Exterior photograph of the general store at Hawthorn-Mellody Farms. Above the door reads "Club of Champs"--the advertising campaign using celebrity endorsements.
Cuneo Collection
Loyola University Archives and Special collections
c. 1950s
Digitized: 2012 March 29
English
Libertyville
Hawthorn-Mellody Country Store
Hawthorn-Mellody
turkey
amusement park
Boys interact with a turkey from the Hawthorn-Mellody Farm's Petting Zoo outside of the Country Store, an element of the western town attraction.
Cuneo Collection
Loyola University Archives and Special Collections
c. 1950s
Digitized: 2012 March 29
English
Libertyville
Governor Stratton's Carriage
Hawthorn-Mellody
politics
Governor and Mrs. Stratton ride in one of the Hawthorn-Mellody Farms' dairy carriages.
Cuneo Collection
Loyola University Archives and Special Collections
c. 1950s
Digitized: 2012 March 29
English
Libertyville