Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Fletcher Home |
Accession Number |
2002.007.002 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
This is a photograph featuring a view looking north along the west side of 52nd Avenue from Ruby Street. The house in the picture is the home of Harry V. Fletcher, an Oak Lawn resident from about 1910 to 1971. Fletcher built the home which still stands at 9300 S. 52nd Avenue. A car of the era can be seen moving south on 52nd Avenue. Fletcher, a carpenter by trade, immigrated to the United States from England in 1909. He served as Oak Lawn's first policeman in 1915 and in several different Village positions over the years. He was also a World War I veteran. |
Date |
Circa 1928 |
Print size |
3.5" x 5.5" |
Classification |
People Homes Streets Automobiles Military |
Search Terms |
Photos Photographs Pictures Law Enforcement Houses Vehicles Veterans World War I WW1 WWI Oak Lawn Police Department OLPD Immigrant Experience Immigration History |
People |
Fletcher, Harry V. |