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Poet Susan E. Wilcox poses for a portrait wearing a dark dress with a light collar. Wilcox was Vachel Lindsay's English teacher at Springfield High School. She is credited with first inspiring his writing.

A young Vachel Lindsay stands next to a fabric-covered pedestal during a portrait session.

Vachel Lindsay and his wife, Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, pose for a photo under a willow tree.On verso: "Love Under the Golden Willows."

Ephraim S. Frazee, a preacher from Rush County, Indiana, poses for a portrait in a dark suit. Frazee was the husband of Frances Elizabeth Austen Frazee and the father of Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay.

Two unidentified girls wearing white pose for a portrait.

An unidentified girl with long braids in her hair poses for a portrait.

Vachel Thomas Lindsay, father of poet Vachel Lindsay, poses in profile for a portrat.

An unidentified boy seated at a table and a girl holding a book pose in profile for a portrait.

Olive Lindsay (left), Isabel Lindsay (lower middle), Esther Lindsay (upper middle), and Vachel Lindsay (right) pose for a portrait. According to the verso, Esther and Isabel were the two oldest of the three sisters who died at a young age. The third,…

Sunday school children, including Vachel Lindsay (on floor in front of Miss Shropshire), pose for a class photo with their teacher in Springfield. Lindsay was eight years old at the time of this photo.

Members of the Lindsay and Wakefield families pose for a photo outside the Lindsay residence in Springfield. Included are Vachel Lindsay's parents, Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay (left) and Vachel Thomas Lindsay (middle), his sister, Olive Catharine…

Vachel Lindsay poses for a portrait at the age of 16. On verso: "Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Jan. 28, 1896, Aged 16 yr, 3 mo, 18 da, Weight 120 lbs; Height 5 ft, 6 1/2 in."

Vachel Lindsay sits in a chair speaking to an unidentified girl while their picture is taken.

Vachel Lindsay sits in a chair with an unidentified boy on his knee for an outdoor portrait.

Vachel Lindsay poses for a photo in Cleveland, Ohio, with his nephew, Vachel Lindsay Blair, the son of Vachel's sister, Joy Frazee Lindsay Blair.

Elizabeth Conner Lindsay closes her eyes while holding a young child in a candid photograph.

Eva Frazee poses with her daughters, Gracie (left), and Mary (right) for a portrait.

Josie, [Sudie], and Annie Frazee sit for a portrait in front of a pastoral backdrop.

A young Frances Frazee Hamilton poses for a portrait next to a long curtain. Frances Frazee Hamilton was the sister of Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay and aunt of Vachel Lindsay.

A river, most likely the Mississippi River, approaches several residential buildings. A fallen tree lies along the riverbank.

Several cut up tree trunks and branches lie on the ground in front of a house.

A Carrollton farm truck carrying agricultural product leads several others lining the street.

A victory rally parade for a local high school team, the Warriors, included a Future Farmers of America Calhoun Chapter wagon pulled by two horses.

An Illinois State Police officer inspects a young boy's bicycle as several other boys watch.

An officer gives a man a vision test on an Illinois Secretary of State "safety-first mobile."