Fred Wright was a professional photographer who worked from around 1900 until his death in 1943. In the 1920s and '30s he took numerous photos around Oak Park and River Forest as well as Chicago. He was also a member of the Oak Park Camera Club. A large number of his glass plate negatives were donated to The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest.
(PLEASE NOTE: Oak Park River Forest Museum logo watermark on these photos will not appear on any prints ordered.)
Wrigley Field, Opening Day 1928 (#1)
Wrigley Field, Opening Day 1928 (#2)
Wrigley Field, Opening Day 1928 (#3)
Wrigley Field, Left Field, Opening Day 1928
Ty Cobb, c. 1908
Lake Street looking west toward Marion Street, 1933
Lake Street looking east from Harlem Ave., c. 1933
Rose Wright, aunt of the photographer Fred G. Wright, c. 1895
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