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An artist's rendition of the United States Marine Hospital on Cedar Street in Cairo, Illinois, shows the structure and surrounding buildings.

Individuals watch as trains run through Cairo on the Illinois Central Railroad next to the River Wall in this artistic scene.

The Church of the Holy Family, or Eglise de la Sainte-Famille, wooden church building features a small triangular bell tower.Photo caption: "Oldest Catholic Church in the Mississippi River Valley at Cahokia, Ill."

Champion judges of the 1913 Bushnell Horse Show congregate on a busy street.

Businesses line East Main Street in Bushnell.

Horse-drawn carts travel down Main Street in Bureau.

A gentleman stands outside of the Methodist Church in Brocton.

An artist's depiction of a man carrying a woman across a stream towards two cows as they are "going a-milking" in Brimfield.

An exterior view of Koch's Mine in Breese, Illinois, shows several industrial buildings and sets of railroad tracks.

Selz Shoes and other businesses stand along a rural road in Boaz, Illinois.

A group of men stand outside of the depot in Blue Mound with a loaded cart.

An exterior view of the St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island as it appeared in the early 1900s shows a three story building with an additional level on the center tower surrounded by a picket fence and a cross on the top of the structure.

An exterior view shows Bloomington's Miller Park Pavilion. The pavillion, constructed in a public park, opened in 1905.

An artist's interpretation of St. Joseph's Hospital in Bloomington shows a large five-story red brick building.

Several men stand next to automobiles in a mechanic's garage. Sign at back reads: "We sell Goodyear automobile tires."

Two ladies sit in a motorized carriage flanked on either side by two gentlemen in a rural community. On verso: "Merritt-June, Brice W. and Bertha Clayton."

Two ladies enjoy a game of croquet on the lawn of a lavish home.

Businesses, including a post office and restaurant, surround the square in Berryville. The town water tower is visible in the background.

A man sits on the front porch of a roadside hotel in Benton.

Horses and pedestrians cross the public square in Belleville while a street car sits on the southern side. The image's vantage point is looking east at the public square.

Several trolleys sit outside the St. Clair County Courthouse as pedestrians cross the public square in Belleville, Illinois.

The Holy Family Academy, in operation fron 1895 through 1969, consists of three connected buildings with red roofs.Photo caption: "Greetings from Holy Family Academy, Beaverville, Ill."

Several businesses, including a meat market and department store, line Main Street in Bardolph.

Several ladies enjoy Fox River Park in Aurora, the "City of Lights."

The fire department races two horse drawn carriages in this artist's interpretation of Aurora.