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Senate Delegation
A large delegation of women standing in front of the Chicago & Alton train, "The Daylight Flyer," ready for a trip to Springfield for the formal seating of Florence Fifer Bohrer in the Senate. A Republican from Bloomington, Bohrer was Illinois's…
American Woman and Her Political Peers
A women's suffrage cabinet card that was distributed at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. It depicts Frances E. Willard, national president (1879-1898) of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, surrounded by her "Political Peers,"…
Young Woman
Portrait of a young woman in full dress.
George William Helmle
George William Helmle, a German woodcarver, took up residence and began a woodcarving business in Springfield in 1851.
Winding Spools of Sisal Hemp Fiber, International Harvester Co. of America, Chicago
Two men wind spools of sisal fiber using small spinning machines.
Laying Out Sisal Hemp Fiber, International Harvester Co. of America, Chicago
Three employees lay out individual pieces of sisal fiber.
Bales of Sisal Hemp Fiber, International Harvester Co. of America, Chicago
A man poses with large bales of sisal fiber.
Preparation of Sisal Hemp Fiber, International Harvester Co. of America, Chicago
Several mill workers prepare sisal fiber for spinning.