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Historical Photo Guessing Game: Lake Forest's Robert Thorne Owned This Sheridan Road Estate

Weekly posting celebrates Lake Forest's 150th anniversary.

Our two history gurus, Gail Hodges and Art Miller, correctly guessed the house was owned by Robert Thorne, who was president of Montgomery Ward.

Please read their comments for more information on Thorne. Great stuff as usual.

Thorne served as a civilian in the U.S. Army during WWI. He trained Brigadier General Robert E. Wood, who would later become chairman of  Sears, Roebuck and Co.

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We'll be back next week with another historical photo posting. If you have a historical photo to submit, e-mail the editor, Jim Powers, at james.powers@patch.com.

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