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John Stevens Store

US IlHpHS high.kod-214
Item
1974

Part of Highland Park Kodachrome Slide Collection

Store at Central and Sheridan during road construction.

John Sweeny House

US IlHpHS log.str-J1
Item

Part of Log structures

Verso reads "Michael Sweeny's west of Fort Sheridan depot. Now destroyed. Built around 1840 by John Sweeney, according to newspaper clipping."

Johnson's Illinois

Item
1864

Part of Maps

Johnson's Illinois map was published by A.J. Johnson, New York. it is a colorized map that shows all the counties in Illinois.

Joint Service

US IlHpHS 2015.3-3-6.16
File
1951 November 22

Part of Sholom A. Singer papers

File contains a handwritten sermon regarding role of world leadership amidst impeding crisis.

Jointer Plane

US IlHpHS Eagle-100-029-09
Item

Part of Walt Durbahn Museum Collection

Joliet Issue

US IHigp H-joli
File
1928-1929

Part of Jesse Lowe Smith Collection

Corres. regarding allegations that associates were illegally gathering wildflowers in Will County on behalf of Jens Jensen.

Jonah - Yom Kippur

US IlHpHS 2015.3-4-9.36
File
1977

Part of Sholom A. Singer papers

File contains handwritten sermon about the prophet Jonah for Yom Kippur.

Jonathan Magonet

US IlHpHS 2015.3-1-2.30
File
1965

Part of Sholom A. Singer papers

File contains an excerpt of "The American Way of God" taken from "The Synagogue Review," November 1965, Journal of Reform Synagogues of Great Britain. Also includes "Jews in Europe Today" speech given by Jonathan Magonet, Chairman of the World Union for Progressive Judaism Youth Section at NFTY National Board Meeting, July 1965.