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Small Collections of Photos of La Salle County and Surrounding Area
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Part of Photo Collection of Robert Streul
Photographers: Henry Streul (top row)
& William Emory Bowman (bottom row)
Removal of Dead from Cherry Mine Near Intersection of Main and La Salle Streets, Ottawa, Illinois Interior View of Sanders Brothers Manufacturing, Ottawa, Illinois  
    First Methodist Episcopal Church and Baptist Church, Ottawa, Illinois Rock River Conference meeting at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Ottawa, Illinois
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Part of Photo Collection of Dave Mumper
Photographer not known
Berry's Dry Goods Store in Ottawa, Illinois - circa 1920's (165kb) Lucy's Clothing Store in Ottawa, Illinois, during the 1920's (125kb) Interior of Interurban Car used for Mass Transit Between Streator and Ottawa - circa 1920's (157kb) Danielson Motor Company (later Anderson Furniture Store) in Ottawa, Illinois - circa 1920's (153kb)
       
Part of Photo Collections of Various Owners
Photographers not known
Remains of Old Stone Home in Ottawa, Illinois (445kb)     Aerial View of Ottawa between 1923-1929
Courtesy of
Dorothy Clemens		     Courtesy of
Bill Modesitt
       
Photo Collection Courtesy of Jenan Jobst
Photographers not known
Postcard Photo of Waters of Fox and Illinois During Flood (117kb) Flood Waters from Fox River on Main Street near Illinois River Ferry circa 1900 Original Popcorn Wagon
       
Ottawa Bridge over Illinois River, 1865 to 1910 Ottawa Bridge over Illinois River, 1910 to 1933 Hilliard Bridge at Ottawa, Illinois, 1933 to 1982 Vterans' Bridge at Ottawa, Illinois, entered into service 1982
       
  Ottawa, Illinois, Street Fair Pioneer Memorial, Ottawa, Illinois  
 
Part of Photo Collection of George Romano
Photographers not known or uncertain
Remains of Train Engine and Trolley Car Following Collision - View 1 (203kb) Remains of Train Engine and Trolley Car Following Collision - View 2 (235kb) Remains of Train Engine and Trolley Car Following Collision - View 3 (249kb) Remains of Train Engine and Trolley Car Following Collision - View 4 (237kb)
  Parade in Downtown Ottawa, Illinois - View 1 (1,163kb) Parade in Downtown Ottawa, Illinois - View 2 (1,054kb)  
Coal mine located in La Salle City, Illinois, near Westclox Factory, 1932
ALERT: Linked image has size of 2.4 MB
County Supervisors, 1915, La Salle County, Illinois
ALERT: Linked image has size of 3.1 MB
 
I&M Canal Tollhouse Restoration Project, Ottawa, Illinois
Spring and Summer of 2004
Photos taken by James F. Keating
I&M Canal Tollhouse Before Relocation (753kb) New Location of I&M Canal Tollhouse (1,055kb) I&M Canal Tollhouse Being Secured Before Relocation (1,209kb) Old and New Locations for I&M Tollhouse (1,585kb)
Original Basement of I&M Tollhouse Seen from SW Corner (1,414kb) Original Basement of I&M Canal Seen from NE Corner (1,564kb) I&M Canal Tollhouse Following Relocation (1,132kb) Restoration of Ceiling Rafters of I&M Canal Tollhouse (702kb)
Original Joists of North Wall of I&M Canal Tollhouse (862kb) One of Original Floor Joists of I&M Canal Tollhouse (1,661kb) Restoration of South Wall Joists of I&M Canal Tollhouse (877kb) Creating New Entrance in North Wall of I&M Canal Tollhouse (936kb)
New Brickwork of I&M Canal Tollhouse Chimney (992kb) I&M Canal Tollhouse Under Reconstruction (1,410kb) Original Location of I&M Canal Following Placement of Basement Fill (1,412kb) Top of New Chimney of I&M Canal Tollhouse During Restoration (896kb)
Wall Joists Being Placed for Interior Restroom Facilities (854kb) Craftsman at Work on Roof Repair of I&M Canal Tollhouse (787kb) South Wall of Restored I&M Canal Tollhouse (918kb) East Wall of Restored I&M Canal Tollhouse (1,480kb)
North and West Walls of Restored I&M Canal Tollhouse (880kb)