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The Madonna of the Trail statue in Vandalia is the seventh of twelve Madonna of the Trail statues along the National Old Trails Road running from Cumberland, Maryland to Upland, California. The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution…

The Madonna of the Trail statue in Vandalia is the seventh of twelve Madonna of the Trail statues along the National Old Trails Road running from Cumberland, Maryland to Upland, California. The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution…

Several men manufacture white bricks to be used as markers in Springfield streets.

Street merchants and customers line Maxwell Street in front of brick-and-mortar stores running from Halsted Street to 16th Street in Chicago.

Several young children enjoy a meal at an unidentified location in Shawneetown.

Photo caption: "Mechanical corn picker is supplanting the husking peg."

A team of horses draw a mechanical hay loader with alfalfa across an open field.Photo caption: "Mechanical hay loader handling alfalfa."

A children's marching band led by two drum majors in uniform performs in the 1938 Chicago Memorial Day parade.Photo caption: "Chicago - Memorial Day parade, 1938."

A Federal Art Project woodcut shows the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now known as the DuSable Bridge) crossing over the Chicago River while large Chicago skyscrapers tower above it in the background.

A woman stands on the bank of the Chicago River looking up at the Michigan Boulevard Bridge (now known as the DuSable Bridge) and the Wrigley building directly behind.Photo caption: "(Enlargement) Chicago - Sketcher studies architectural lines of…

A horse and buggy ride past storefronts with large awnings in 1890.On verso: "Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, Ill in 1890."

A craftsman constructs replicas for Lincoln's New Salem State Historical Park.

The tracks for one of Chicago's elevated train stations, also known as the "L," on North Wabash Avenuecross through the foreground while the Pure Oil Building rises above the street scene.Photo caption: "(Enlargement) Chicago - architectural lines on…

An angled view of the front of the Old State Capitol in Springfield shows a ribbed dome and striped window canopies next to the building's main entrance. Construction of the building began in 1837 after a caucus of Illinois lawmakers, including…

An angled camera shot looking up towards the roofline shows the columns above the doors of the Springfield Old State Capitol building.Photo caption: "Columns of the old state capitol, Springfield."

Arches decorate the front entrance of the Old State Capitol, now known as the State House, in Vandalia.Photo caption: "Detail from side of front entrance, old Capitol, Vandalia."

An apiary (bee yard) is filled with dozens of beehives used for housing honey bees.Photo caption: "An orchard apiary."

Several boats dock near a truss bridge on the Illinois River near Ottawa Harbor. A man stands on the bow of the boat on the left side while two women sit on the dock.Photo caption: "Scene at Ottawa Harbor, Ottawa, boats for the Ottawa Boat Club."

Photo caption: "Ottawa Harbor on the Illinois River at Ottawa, and bridge, looking in the direction of Starved Rock Park."

Photo caption: "Out door dining space behind board wall, Cosmopolitan Cafe, South Halsted Street - vine-covered booths."

A female artist stands along a lake in Chicago's Lincoln Park painting the water and bridge in front of her. A boater rows a canoe across the water in the background.

A paved state highway cuts through a tree-lined area in the rural countryside with a silo in the distance.Photo caption: "Paved, two-lane state highway."

An automobile passenger's view of an U.S. paved highway and a bridge in the distance.Photo caption: "Typical downstate scene ahead of motorist on two-lane U.S. paved highway."

Photo caption: "Well-fed little pigs."

A double line of riders on horseback cross a polo field with flags in front of a large crowd.Photo caption: "Recreation - a country riding club plays polo."