Captain Brooke, Mrs. Lawrence Viles, Major Keown and Major Wright, standing by a garden fountain, lily pads in foreground

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Title: Captain Brooke, Mrs. Lawrence Viles, Major Keown and Major Wright, standing by a garden fountain, lily pads in foreground Description: Group portrait of Captain R. J. Brooke of Canada, Mrs. Lawrence E. Viles of Lake Forest, Illinois, Major H. E. Keown of Canada and Major E. W. Wright standing by a fountain in the garden at Samuel Insull's home near Libertyville, Illinois. Insull was President of Commonwealth Edison and Chairman of the Illinois State Council of Defense during World War I. An unidentified man is standing on the edge of the fountain on the right of the image. The mansion was built in 1914 for Insull; purchased in 1937 by the John Cuneo, Sr., family; and later became the Cuneo Museum at 1350 North Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills, Ill. Date Depicted: 1917 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Extent: 4 x 5 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: DN-0068924, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Acquisition Source: Gift of Field Enterprises, Inc. Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Daily News Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum CHM Catalog ID: 106498 Max Pixels - Width: 2986 Max Pixels - Height: 2427 Help improve this content