Here are a few samples from the collection of Glass Plates taken by Dallas R. Sweney (1883-1958), who lived at 807 Spring Street, Peoria, IL. In…
Found Photos: Romaine Oberer Franzgrote Photo Archive – By Christoph Traugott
November 15, 2020Here we have fun and whimsical family treasures, with an epic backstory, spanning 1929 to 1959, but also covering various events and locales around the Central…
Found Photos – Sam Hyde’s Photography Adventures, 1898-1904 – by Christoph Traugott
October 25, 2020Sam Hyde's Photography Adventures, 1898-1904, travelogue and personal pictures came in quite the elaborate handmade-showpiece-styled photo-album. Images are of locations in the Illinois side of the…
Found Photos – Glass Slide Collection of John Voss, Ph.D. (1895 – 1948) – By Christoph Traugott
October 18, 2020This here is the Glass Slide Collection of John Voss, Ph.D. (1895 - 1948) Plant Ecologist, Principal and Teacher at Manual Training High School, Peoria, Illinois…
This photos were taken by unknown (as yet) World War II Servicemen and women, likely from Peoria, Illinois going for R&R time at Lake Lugano, Italy.…