[Five men posing with a dead buffalo in a forest preserve]

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  • Collection ID DN-0080778
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Five men posing with a dead buffalo in a forest preserve] [graphic].
  • Dates 1925.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Informal full-length portrait of five men posing with a dead buffalo in a forest preserve in Palos Township, Illinois. In 1924, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County brought buffalo into its Palos District at a location later called Buffalo Woods, near the northwest corner of 87th Street and Kean Avenue. After buffalo escaped from their compound several times, the president of the Forest Preserve board authorized citizens to shoot strays. Charles Coey is holding a rifle. He owned Dynell Springs resort (which was later the site of the Saber Room in Hickory Hills). Eventually the buffalo were moved to Lincoln Park Zoo.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction This image is supplied for reference purposes only. All other uses are restricted. To acquire copies or permission for use, contact the Chicago Historical Society, Rights and Reproductions Department, 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Names Coey, Charles A.
  • Subjects
    • Hunters 1920-1929. lctgm
    • Dead animals 1920-1929. lctgm
    • Buffalo Illinois Cook County 1920-1929.
    • Forest reserves Illinois Cook County 1920-1929. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Palos (Ill. : Township)
    • Palos District (Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois) 1920-1929.
    • Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill 1920-1929.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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