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Soldiers at Camp Logan line up with their dishes for a meal.

Members of the Illinois National Guard line up outside their tents.

Several men line drill with jackhammers while creating the foundations for Radio City Music Hall.

Several men, including David V. Felts, examine notes and other documents.

The editorial writers for Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers pose at a table for a group photo. On verso: "Left to right, David V. Felts, Otto R. Kyle, Ellis D. Roberts, Howard Cartwright, and Julius Duscha - Nieman Fellow at Harvard, Author of Books and M[ ]…

Vachel Lindsay and his wife, Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, along with their two children, Susan and Nicholas, pose for a picture in front of the family home in Springfield.

Vachel Lindsay and his wife, Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, pose for a picture with their children, Susan and Nicholas, on the steps in front of their home.

Vachel Lindsay and his wife, Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, pose for a picture on a couch with their children, Susan and Nicholas.

Requiem for Abraham Lincoln

Words and music mourn the death of Lincoln, condemns his assassin, and hails the plains of the "beautiful west" as a fitting resting place for the martyred president.

"Dedicated to The Nation" and "Performed by Menter's Band," the cover shows a drawing of Abraham Lincoln.

"Composed and Dedicated to the Memory of the Pure and Noble Patriot Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the U.S."

"To the memory of Abraham Lincoln who died a martyr to the cause of Freedom." "Toll O mournfully the bell, Chant the dirge and ring the knell, Let it throb and rise and swell, Up to Heaven, up to the goal, Of our martyred patriot's soul."

Cover depicts the American flag over a log cabin, a young Lincoln reading by a fire, and a portriat of President Lincoln. The song proclaims the unity of Americans.

Several hands wave laurel wreaths under a waving American flag in front of a monument resembling the top of the Lincoln Tomb. Writing on the flag's stripes states "The Lincoln League for the Constitution, American Institutions, and Historic…

Lyrics depict the end of the Civil War, reunification of the United States, and the memory and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee. Cover depicts portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee in circular…

Members of the Lincoln-McKinley Association taking part in the second annual pilgrimage to the Lincoln Tomb.

After changes were made to the Lincoln Tomb in the 1930 reconstruction, a rededication ceremony of the monument took place in Springfield on June 17, 1931, and included President Herbert Hoover and Illinois governor Louis L. Emmerson. On verso: "On…

Construction taking place at the Lincoln Tomb, centered around the 117 ft. tall obelisk. In addition to the large bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln positioned in the front, four additional sets of bronze statues, representing: Artillery, infantry,…

Construction taking place at the Lincoln Tomb, centered around the 117 ft. tall obelisk. In addition to the large bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln positioned in the front, four additional sets of bronze statues, representing: Artillery, infantry,…

Construction taking place at the Lincoln Tomb, centered around the 117 ft. tall obelisk. In addition to the large bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln positioned in the front, four additional sets of bronze statues, representing: Artillery, infantry,…

Construction taking place at the Lincoln Tomb, centered around the 117 ft. tall obelisk. In addition to the large bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln positioned in the front, four additional sets of bronze statues, representing: Artillery, infantry,…

Construction taking place at the Lincoln Tomb, centered around the 117 ft. tall obelisk. In addition to the large bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln positioned in the front, four additional sets of bronze statues, representing: Artillery, infantry,…

Several individuals gather at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield on June 17, 1931.