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Fire damage to the pavilion, May 1949

 File — Box: 14, Folder: 487

Scope and Contents note

From the Sub-Series:

Images of the Ravinia Park, the nearby railroad station, various buildings (theatres and support buildings), the grounds, and audiences in and around these various places. Also includes photographs of the fire that destroyed the wooden pavilion in 1949, and subsequent construction of the interim and new pavilion in 1949-1950.

Dates

  • Creation: May 1949

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Ravinia Festival Association records are open for research; they are available five folders at a time in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority II).

A few files containing personnel information are restricted until 2045; see series descriptions in the finding aid for details.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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