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U.S. Congressman and Senatorial candidate, Sidney Yates (center), and the 33rd Illinois Governor, Otto Kerner (1961-1968), sit on the back of a convertible after meeting President John F. Kennedy (left), at Capital Airport in Springfield. Kennedy was…

Benjamin Lundy, a Quaker born in Hardwick Township, poses for a portrait. Lundy, an abolitionist, established many anti-slavery newspapers.

An unidentified man and woman pose side by side for a portrait.On verso: "Lamblin."

Elmira Vandora Lillibridge Kidd, of Buckheart Township, Fulton County, wears a lace collar in a portrait drawing. Kidd was an ordained minister of a Methodist Protestant Church, wife of Jeremiah Wesley Kidd, and a mother to seven children.

Several former Illinois Governors pose for a portrait with four unidentified gentlemen. The sitters include John Tanner, 1897-1901 (top, 2nd from left), Joseph Fifer, 1889-1893 (top, 2nd from right), Richard J. Oglesby, 1865-1869, 1873-1873, and…

Founder of Illinois State University, Jesse W. Fell, poses with several family members for a family portrait. Standing (l-r): Jesse W. Fell, Robert Fell, Kersey Fell. Sitting (l-r):Thomas Fell, Mary Fell Hall, Joshua Fell, Rebecca Fell Case.

An 1860 campaign poster titled, "Edward Everett, Our Next Vice President," features a portrait of the Constitutional Union Party candidate. Everett, a distinguished politician from Massachusetts, lost the election.

A painting shows a man walking on a road and looking at the Springfield home of Ninian Wirt Edwards in the distance.

A man lies on a stretcher while several others stand above him wearing oxygen masks during a drill at a mine rescue school. Illinois Mine Rescue began when Bill No. 42 was approved in the Illinois Senate on March 4, 1910. The law was written to…

Several men stand at the end of a corridor wearing gas masks as part of a drill inside a mine rescue school. Illinois Mine Rescue began when Bill No. 42 was approved in the Illinois Senate on March 4, 1910. The law was written to establish and…

Several men crouch under a walkway as part of a drill inside a mine rescue school. Illinois Mine Rescue began when Bill No. 42 was approved in the Illinois Senate on March 4, 1910. The law was written to establish and maintain mine fire fighting and…

Teachers and students look at a poster in a mine rescue classroom during instruction. Illinois Mine Rescue began when Bill No. 42 was approved in the Illinois Senate on March 4, 1910. The law was written to establish and maintain mine fire fighting…

Several people pose for a group photo in front of the Benton Mine-Rescue Car during Governor Charles S. Deneen's visit. Illinois Mine Rescue began when Bill No. 42 was approved in the Illinois Senate on March 4, 1910. The law was written to establish…

Governor Charles S. Deneen (fourth from right) and members of his administration pose for a group photo in front of the Benton Mine Rescue Station railraod car with members of the Benton Mine Rescue Station team in full gear. Illinois Mine Rescue…

Governor Charles S. Deneen stands with several men between a set of railraod cars and a building at the Benton Mine Rescue Station. Illinois Mine Rescue began when Bill No. 42 was approved in the Illinois Senate on March 4, 1910. The law was written…

Charles S. Deneen (center) poses with four gentlemen at the Benton Mine Rescue Station. Illinois Mine Rescue began when Bill No. 42 was approved in the Illinois Senate on March 4, 1910. The law was written to establish and maintain mine fire fighting…

Francis "Frank" Brownell, a corporal of Company A, 1st Regiment of New York Fire Zouaves," appears in his military uniform holding a rifle.Image caption: "Lieut. Frank Brownell is a son of Charles Brownell, County Superintendent of the Poor of Troy,…

New York publication showing King Black Hawk (middle), born Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, a Sauk war leader and warrior that led his people during the Black Hawk War of 1832.

Edward Beecher, the first president of Illinois College in Jacksonville, sits for a portrait.

William Babcock, Sr., of Canton, poses for a portrait. Babcock was a farmer and a veteran of the American Civil War. The reverse side of the photograph includes the right half of a group photo of many unidentified men. Babcock is seated in the second…

Elizabeth A. Babcock, of Canton, poses for a portrait wearing a brooch with a cross hanging from it. Babcock was the wife of William Babcock, Sr. The reverse side of the photograph includes the left half of a group photo of many unidentified men. The…

A portrait drawing features Robert Anderson, an American Civil War Army officer who rose to the rank of brigadier general after his heroic actions in the battle at Fort Sumter, April, 1861. In addition to the portrait drawing which is draped in…

Clarence E. Alvord holds a book while posing for a portrait.

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

The Illinois Supreme Court's court room in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield featured ornate ceilings and large light fixtures. Prior to construction of a new Supreme Court Building in Chicago in 1908, the Illinois Supreme Court held its…