Buffalo standing on a field in the Palos District of the Forest Preserve

DN-0085296

Title: Buffalo standing on a field in the Palos District of the Forest Preserve Description: Image of a buffalo standing on a field in Palos Township, Illinois. Trees and a small building are visible in the background. The building appears to have a sod roof. In 1924, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County brought buffalo into its Palos District at a location later called Buffalo Woods, near the northwest corner of 87th Street and Kean Avenue. After buffalo escaped from their compound several times, the president of the Forest Preserve board authorized citizens to shoot strays. Eventually the buffalo were moved to Lincoln Park Zoo. Date Depicted: 1924-1928 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: DN-0085296, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago Historical Society Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 131428 Max Pixels - Width: 498 Max Pixels - Height: 399 Help improve this content