The Ridge Historical Society is open today, Tuesday, December 12, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and people may stop by to see the current exhibit “Louise Barwick’s Lost Ridge” for free.
This exhibit gives fascinating glimpses into how the community appeared around 1900, through the watercolor paintings of Miss Barwick, an educator and artist.
Also included in the exhibit is aerial photography of the Ridge taken from a camera attached to a kite from the same time period.
This is one of the iconic aerial shots.
Do you recognize the location?
Tomorrow’s post will describe in detail what is viewed here.
If you can’t wait that long, go over to RHS today. RHS is located at 10621 S. Seeley Avenue, Chicago.
Robert Heffron Murray, Kite and Aerial Photography Experiments, 1899