Fifty-one glass plate negatives were found in the 1950’s beneath the front porch of Ann Walden’s home (3336 Calwagner Ave.). She realized the importance of preserving them, and donated them to Hammill Photography Studios. Rodger Hammill made prints of the glass plate negatives, and shared the prints with Franklin Park Library's Local History Department.

These glass negatives date back to the late 1800's, and many of them are of homes and families of that era. We have placed a few of them here for your enjoyment if you would like to see more images please go to our Flickr page. If anyone has additional information concerning who is in one of these photographs, or what the photograph is of, please email Mark Johnson or call him at 847-455-6016, ext. ext. 234.

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A group of railroad workers standing at a location that we assume to be the Milwaukee Railroad tracks.

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This photograph may be one of the early "Manheim Church" pictures. The church was rebuilt after a fire (on the same site), until it was torn down to make way for Mannheim Road and later rebuilt at 3342 Calwagner.

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We are not certain, but suspect that this might be a photograph taken in front of the Henry Kirchhoff home (10067 Franklin). We believe Dr. Dodge might be one of the gentlemen in the buggy. If you are able to confirm this or correct it, we would appreciate your input.