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An article titled, "Extra," from "The Journal" in Springfield, announces with "great pleasure" that Gen. John A. Logan was elected to the U.S. Senate. Logan was a veteran of the Mexican-American War, a general in the American Civil War, a member of…

Charles Higgins, wanted for murder by the City of Chicago Police, Frederick Ebersold, Superintendent of Police.

Several women stand in front of the wreckage of a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

Several men stand near the wreckage of a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

Crowds gather around several derailed Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train cars near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

Several people view the wreckage of a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

Women surround a passenger injured in the wreck of a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

The historic Frederick B. Townsend House, located in Sycamore, is a bed and breakfast today. On verso: "Charles Boynton, banker, built this Victorian Queen Anne for his daughter and son-in-law (Townsend) using granite from 25 DeKalb farms."

A large crowd gathers as the Cold Storage building is engulfed in flames at the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. The building, which was one of the fair's largest, stored perishable food used by fair vendors, and contained an ice skating…

Visitors walk through the Electrical Building during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Pedestrians walk along the street in front of the Moorish Palace at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building held many different attractions for patrons of the fair, including a restaurant, a palm garden, and a wax museum.

World Fair visitors view the Old Vienna exhibit located to the right of the western entrance to the Midway Plaisance at the fair in Chicago. The Midway Plaisance was an entertainment experience aimed at introducing patrons to international cultures…

Visitors ride in gondolas in front of the Art Palace during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

A set of tipis and a canoe stand on the river's edge opposite a large building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Visitors to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago cross a bridge in front of the Horticultural Hall.

John P. Altgeld, the twentieth Illinois Governor (1893-1897), sits for a portrait.

Fence posts float in floodwaters while houses stand in the background with water reaching halfway to the second story in the aftermath of an 1898 flood resulting from a levee break near Shawneetown.

Several Illinois National Guard, First Infantry soldiers who fought in the Santiago Campaign during the Spanish-American War aim their rifles at an unseen target.

The First Methodist Church building in Abingdon, Illinois, features an arched stained glass window on either side of the bell tower.

An invitation from the Rhode Island Veteran Association to surviving 10th Regiment and 10th Battery members to attend an anniversary dinner at Boyden Heights.

Trolleys, horse-drawn carriages, and pedestrians fill Randolph Street in downtown Chicago. The image shows Randolph Street looking east towards Lake Shore Drive.

A collage features portraits of the members of the Illinois House of Representatives in the 30th General Assembly.

Performers in an "Old Maids" convention, an event meant to raise money by putting on a play or musical performance, pose for a group photo. The photograph verso includes the program listing details about the event and the participants.

Two people stand on the side of the Baptist church in Assumption.

The fire department races two horse drawn carriages in this artist's interpretation of Aurora.