Well, here is the final batch of cyanotypes. Two small pictures are of a topic that could be at Knox. All in all, I am doubting the location of the vast majority of these. I don’t think they were taken in Galesburg, for the most part. If anyone ever sees a building you recognize, please let me know where it is from.
Without further ado, the rest of the cyanotypes. These are all from around 1855 – 1900. Well over 100 years old.
The first group is the most interesting. One is the laying of a cornerstone. Through some very good magnification, you can see there are two dates. The bottom is 1887, while the middle is 1889. This pretty clearly dates the pictures AFTER 1885 as the original documents indicate. Of great interest to me is what building is it? Nothing on the back to indicate.
Next is the Summit of Lookout Mountain (this is what the picture says on the back). Through this clue, I did some searching and found that it is actually Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mountain, TN. So, not all of the cyanotypes are even in IL.
Which means that the “Overflow – Lake George” could be any number of Lake George’s too.
Which brings us to a Steam engine which could be related to the earlier pictures supposedly at Knox. Hard to tell. Not that much detail in the picture.
And this Blueprint goes with it, I think.
For the train lovers among us, there is a series of train photos. Some are better than others, and none have a lot of detail to figure out where they were taken.
Next up, the “Bachelor’s House in Knox County.” A very neat set of pics of some gentlemen lounging and enjoying the afternoon. Is it in Knox County? Not sure at all. I hope someone recognizes the house.
Finally, two miscellaneous pictures of crowds and a beautiful garden.
