[Three buffalo grazing on a field in the Palos District of the Forest Preserve]

Open URL [Three buffalo grazing on a field in the Palos District of the Forest Preserve]
  • Collection ID DN-0085299
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Three buffalo grazing on a field in the Palos District of the Forest Preserve] [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1924-1928]
  • 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 Image of a large buffalo and two smaller buffalo grazing on a field in Palos Township, Illinois. Three buffalo are visible in the background. A fence is visible on the right side of the image. 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. 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.
  • Subjects
    • 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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