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Drawing or print from an unknown artist showing the "Poffenbarger Mill on Spring Creek."

U.S. Navy Company 630 members pose for a group picture at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago.

The Monticello Female Seminary, later named Monticello College, was established in 1838 by Captain Benjamin Godfrey, a native of Massachusetts and a successful businessman. The village of Godfrey, located north of Alton, was named for the captain. On…

The U.S.S. Illinois battleship was laid down on February 10, 1897, first commissioned on September 16, 1901, and was decommissioned on May 15, 1920.

Ella Park Lawrence, of Galesburg, proudly displays the First State Flag of Illinois. Elected Illinois State Regent in 1911, Lawrence was instrumental in her campaign to have the "First State Flag" adopted. In 1914, she offered twenty-five dollars for…

Several men inspect a Ford Model T after an accident near a bridge. Ford produced the first production Model T in 1908.

An etching from James Swann, a Midwest printmaker.

Autographed collage of airmail pioneers: "Joe F. Westover," "W. A. Hallgren," "Bobbie Jewell," and "Clyde Holbrook." Other pictures include, "yesterday's plane," "today's plane," and other notable pilots "T. P. Nelson," "Charles Lindbergh," and "Phil…

Production on small machines in the Shunt Magnet Department, possibly at Springfield's Sangamo Electric Company.

A large delegation from the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) gather at the 1933 World's Fair "Century of Progress," Chicago. The NACW was formed in Washington, D.C. in 1896 as a response to the disfranchisement and poor treatment of…

Interior of the Illinois State Capitol building showing members who were elected to the state government in 1884. Names listed on verso include, from left to right: "John R. Tanner, Treasurer," "Charles P. Swigert, Auditor," "Henry D. Dement, Sec. of…

Construction of the Illinois State Capitol building located in Springfield. Beginning in 1869, the construction of the Illinois State Capitol building lasted for nearly twenty years, and was completed in 1889.

Political campaign banner showing the 1864 Democratic Party candidate for President, George B. McClellan, of New Jersey, and Vice President, George H. Pendleton, of Ohio. The National Union Party, represented by Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson,…

Political campaign banner showing the 1860 Northern Democrat Party candidate for President, Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, and Vice President, Hershel V. Johnson, of Georgia. With four different political parties represented in the 1860…

An Iron Lung, or "negative pressure ventilator," was a medical device used to assist patient's breathing and ventilation. In this photograph, members of the Springfield local of the American Federation of Labor, present iron lungs to the City of…

W. T. & E. A. Rogers Company, manufacturers of wagons, is advertising their products and shops in Quincy, on the corner of Fourth and Oak streets.

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

A Second Presbyterian Church concert programme, including details of an event held "at the residence of A. J. Dunning, Wednesday evening, June 30th, 1880" in Springfield.

Details of Al Capone on his way to federal prison, when he told newspaper reporters that he is, "a wet." The producer of this article, Signal Press, is located in Evanston.

A request for people to join "An Organization of Gentiles" to "save America from the wave of anti-Semitic persecution which is afflicting parts of Europe."

A Waukegan Centennial Pioneer Belles certificate marking the celebration of the one hundredth birthday of Waukegan. The certificate, which includes details of duties surrounding the celebration, is to be signed by new members of the Pioneer Belles.

An advertisement promoting Dr. Miller's Hog Nose-Cutter, on sale for $1.00 at 1926 Fifth Ave., Rock Island.

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.

Illinois Soldiers' College and Military Academy in Chicago advertising its first session, September 15, 1866. Initially opened as a military academy in 1861, the Illinois Soldiers' College was organized in 1866 to help disabled Illinois veterans…