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Two children and an adult woman pose in the rock garden and pond at the J. R. Roney estate in Wauconda.

A man stands with his back to the camera watching a co-worker on top of a full coal car outside a building at a coal mine.Photo caption: "Illinois coal mining, skeleton frame work hoist directly over shaft, cleaning and grading in structure, cars…

Two women conduct office work in the Communicable Diseases Records Office, likely an office within the Illinois Department of Public Health.

A woman goes through catalog cards in a floor-to-ceiling card catalog in the Communicable Diseases Records Office, likely located within the Illinois Department of Public Health. A man examines a card in a window behind her.

Photo caption: "Corn in shocks, typical Illinois landscape, farm buildings in background."

A rural landscape image shows a rural town and the surrounding area.Photo caption: "The cleanliness of the approach to the borders of a country town."

A farmer cuts the alfalfa crops while riding on his John Deere #4 horse drawn enclosed gear mower.

Photo caption: "Dairy cows in woods pasture."

A memorial plaque dedicated to David Kennison stands inChicago's snow-covered Lincoln Park. The plaque reads: "In memory of David Kennison, the last survivor of the Boston Tea Party, who died in Chicago, February 24, 1852 aged 115 yrs, 9 mos, 17 da,…

Photo caption: "Typical downstate farm scene on a slide road - big barns, wooded background."

Local citizens converse on the sidewalk in front of stores and businesses in downtown Centralia.Photo caption: "Evolution of the hitching rail, a downstate main street (At Centralia, Ill.)."

Dozens of ducks approach a feeding trough from both sides of a large pen.Photo caption: "Ducks at feed trough."

A streetscape captures several buildings of vary sizes and uses including houses, an office building, and a church.Photo caption: "(Enlargement) Chicago - architectural variety showing four types of usage in rising scale. (scene on East Chestnut…

Photo caption: "Elevating corn into field crib."

The front entrance stairs of the Field Museum of Natural History lead up to large stone Ionic columns bordering the doors of the museum.Photo caption: "Chicago - architectural design, columns of Field Museum."

Dozens of young boys and camp counselors salute the American Flag as it is raised at an unidentified boys' summer camp.Photo caption: "(Enlargement) Flad raising ceremony at a boys' summer camp."

A woodcut, created as part of the Federal Art Project, depicts a male Potowatami Indian carrying a young girl to safety while Fort Dearborn burns in the background during the Fort Dearborn Massacre.On verso: "Black Partridge attempted to rescue Mr.…

A state route overpass crosses over a four lane U. S. highway with recently upgraded landscaping.Photo caption: "An improved, landscaped. 4-lane U. S. highway with state route overpass."

Photo caption: "Historic Fullersburg dam as restored at Hinsdale, Ill. On the plank road."

Four young cows are tied to a line behind a metal bucket.Photo caption: "Future dairy stock produced under 4-H Club auspices."

The Garrison Hill Cemetery at the old Fort Kaskaskia site stands on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River which is partially obscured from view by the trees. During massive flooding in 1881, the citizens of Kaskaskia relocated 3,000 graves from…

The business-lined street in front of the Glen Ellyn train station is filled with parked cars while a few pedestrians walk along the city's sidewalk. Photo captions: "In commuting towns the railway tracks are inevitably the other side of an important…

A car turns right at an intersection while driving past local businesses and cars parked along the street. A large Du Page Trust Company bank sign towers over a building on the left corner of the intersection.Photo Caption: "A commuters' main street…

Photo caption: "Graded country road and typical Illinois landscape."

Photo caption: "Wagon boy at grain spout loading wagon."