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A steeplejack performs maintenance on the McLean County Courthouse dome located in downtown Bloomington while another man stands on the roof below.

A steeplejack performs maintenance on the McLean County Courthouse dome located in downtown Bloomington.

The steamer Monongahela and flagship Hartford are in harbor at Baton Rouge, Louisiana just before they start off for Port Hudson, Louisiana. The ships participated in the Siege of Port Hudson, which took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863 and…

Photo caption: "View from rear of steam threshing machine showing self-feeder and 'separator man'."

Photo caption: "View from tender of steam threshing machine."

Photo caption: "Threshing oats with a traditional old-style steam outfit, a method being replaced by tractor power."

The steamboat Richard Barrett takes Works Progress Administration men from Cairo to north of Mound City for a load of sand bags.

The inmate swing band, the Stateville Aces, plays a tune. On verso: "On August 24th, inmates of the Stateville prison at Joliet, Illinois will present a vaudeville show as part of the program for visiting past commanders of local American Legion…

Norman Bentley provides a written statement showing Mary Lincoln's interest of $136.40 on $22,000 of her husband's unpaid salary from Dec. 15, 1865-Jan. 15, 1866.

Norman S. Bentley creates a memoranda of Mrs. Lincoln's debts to ten firms for payment by U.S. Treasurer F.E. Spinner from Mary Lincoln's deposits.