Fort Sheridan Historical Society
Other Physical Items - Page 2
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The Fort Sheridan Historical Society archives includes objects such as pictures, maps, articles, and other items relating to the Fort's history. Many of these can be seen on other pages on this site, but this page documents some of the rest of our collections. Click any picture to magnify it - this may not be as useful on mobile devices. (The Item # in each description refers to our internal inventory.)
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Index
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Metal Cigarette Box
Donor Unknown, 61st Coast Artillery, Ft Sheridan, IL, approx 2.25 x 3 x 1"H [Item 35]​​​
Leather Handkerchief Box
Donor unknown, leather closure, approx 6.25 x 5.75 x 2"H, [Item 34]
Wood Mother Box
Donor unknown, metal clasp, handpainted drawing on top, approx 10.5 x 6.25 x 4"H [Item 40]​​​
Silverplate Horse Show Metal Box
Donor unknown, approx 5.5 x 3.5 x 2"H, with initials JC [Item 33]​​​
Ladies Home Journal, July 1918
Donor Unknown, complete issue, cover photo of 114 men of Fort Sheridan Officers Training Camp. No internal articles concerning the fort. [Item 38]​​​
Card Deck
Donor Unknown, Tower and Headquarters, Fort Sheridan, IL, with bridge playing instructions on back. Deck is wrapped and unopened. [Item 36]​​​
Glass Ashtray
Donor Unknown, from Stag & Doe Lounge, 511 Waukegan Ave, Highwood, IL; two matchbooks from Servicmen's Telephone Center, Fort Sheridan, IL (both unused) [Item 32]​​​
Three Boxes of Small Photographs
Donor Unknown, each box contains approx 20 photos, each photo approx 2 x 3", of various scenes around Fort sheridan, produced by the Grogan Photo Company, Danville, IL. [Item 37]​​​
Authentic Brick From the Fort
Donor Unknown, likely from when the Fort Hospital was dismantled. The Historical Society has over 300 of these bricks. [Item 39]​​​