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Portrait of a champion bull at the Hawthorn-Mellody Dairy Farms.

A group of children gather around Hawthorn-Mellody's Petting Zoo llama.

Photograph of the state of the art machinery that processes milk from dairy cows to finished product, ready to be delivered to homes across the North Shore.

A young girl gives an elephant from the Hawthorn-Mellody Farm's Petting Zoo a drink from the water fountain.

Governor and Mrs. Stratton ride in one of the Hawthorn-Mellody Farms' dairy carriages.

Boys interact with a turkey from the Hawthorn-Mellody Farm's Petting Zoo outside of the Country Store, an element of the western town attraction.

Exterior photograph of the general store at Hawthorn-Mellody Farms. Above the door reads "Club of Champs"--the advertising campaign using celebrity endorsements.

A milkman from Hawthorn-Mellody Farms Dairy delivers milk to Highland Park residents.

In 1907, Samuel Insull purchased 132 acres of land called Hawthorn Farm and the farmhouse which occupied this space. Construction on a new house began in 1914, but the original structure stood for some time.

Children view the mosaic depicting a field of cows in the Milk Parlor at Hawthorn-Mellody Farms.