Lonely Soul in Savanna - 1909
Savanna from the River - 1909
Bird's Eye View of Savanna
1910-Homes on Chicago Avenue, Savanna
1910-A shady Curve (-- Where?)
Savanna's Main Street - 1912
The Radke Coffee Shop
Indian Head
1923-View from the Bluffs near Savanna
Near Palisades Park
1910 - the Palisades
Savanna-Sabula Bridge - 1942
The Toll-Bridge - 1951
Mt. Carroll's Old Mill
1910 Chautauqua at Mt. Carroll
Hatheway Hall, Shimer College
1911-Hatheway Hall, Shimer College
Thomson Methodist Church
1909 Thomson Basketball team -- Does anyone know who these boys are?
Elaine Davis believes the young man on the left with the wonderful wave in his hair is Harry H. Strauch,* son of Anton and Katherine Strauch. Harry was a senior in 1909 and graduated Valedictorian from Thomson High School. Elaine has a professional photo of him about the time he received his Ph.D. in 1916 from the University of Chicago. (In the photo he still has that light hair with the big wave and long straight nose.) As fighting intensified at the beginning of WW I Harry volunteered for the pilot training program, Army Signal Corps (no air force existed til WW II). He flew out of various air bases in France, and he was shot down on Sept. 18, 1918. His sister said after the war his remains were re-interred from the Argonne Military Cemetery to the Lower York Cemetery near Thomson, not far from the family farm. There is a marker there.
Elaine believes this photo is Harry, but no one in that family is living, nor any relatives that might be able to positively identify the photo. Harry died unmarried, without descendants. Perhaps this possible name might spark some memory for someone else in the Thomson area.
Hickory Grove School Stuff
Milledgeville Church
Savanna Girls Basketball Champs
Girl in Front and Center was Ruby Weeler Knapp, aunt to Don Lancaster.
Don can be reached at lancaster@socket.net
Carl Harman - Early School
(Courtesy of Melissa Harman Teague)
Caroline Schoen Harman Family
(Caroline is in the wagon next to the dog.)
(Courtesy of Melissa Harman Teague), daughter of Carl Harman)
Karl Schoen
(Courtesy of Melissa Harman Teague)
Hardware Store in Lanark
Shown is Frank Harman, grandfather of Melissa Harman Teague
(Courtesy of Melissa Harman Teague)
Twin Sisters Rocks
If you have a picture or postcard to add to our little collection, please email it to me at
colleen.frank@comcast.net.
