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Meyer Adelman, a native of Poland, was a well known labor leader in the Midwest during the 1930s. Oakley Mills, Adelman's assistant, was a former coal miner from Virginia. On verso: Waukegan, Ill., Mar. 9--Sit-Down Strikers Pay---Meyer Adelman and…

Meyer Adelman, a native of Poland, was a well known labor leader in the Midwest during the 1930s. On verso: "Waukegan, Ill., June 9--thirty-nine CIO unionists were jailed and fined on contempt of court charges in connection with the Fansteel…

Historic Preservation Agency director, Michael Devine, acting Lovejoy Grave Trustee, Charlene Cannon, and Rev. Robert Tabscott, pastor of DesPere Presbyterian Church (Lovejoy's church before he came to Alton to escape attempts on his life), visit the…

Michael Stoskopf of Freeport, Stephenson County, a Democratic Representative of the 12th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois, sits for a portrait.

Ethyl Witler holds her grandchild while her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Carol Witwer, stand on either side.

A Federal Art Project woodcut shows the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now known as the DuSable Bridge) crossing over the Chicago River while large Chicago skyscrapers tower above it in the background.

A woman stands on the bank of the Chicago River looking up at the Michigan Boulevard Bridge (now known as the DuSable Bridge) and the Wrigley building directly behind.Photo caption: "(Enlargement) Chicago - Sketcher studies architectural lines of…

Driver Mack McCoy sits in a midget race car sponsored by Fitzpatrick Lumber Company at an unidentified location. The sign in the background reads "Visit Illinois."

A crowd gathers while Port DeFrates, winner of the midget races feature race at the L.S. Speedway, poses for a picture with Robert Wadlow (the world's tallest man) and Wadlow's father, Harold Wadlow. Johnny Connors is in the background. Wadlow, a…

Two verse song with ornamental border.

Student Miles Fayette Hatch of Burton, poses for a portrait. Hatch was a member of the class of 1872, the first graduating class of the Illinois Industrial University.

A military marching band performs on what looks like a baseball field. The band is parading in front of a formation of soldiers standing before rows of tents set up on the baseball field's outfield.

A military marching band performs as part of a parade during the Capitennial festivities in Springfield.

Gov. Joel A. Matteson commissions Elkanah Moore to the rank of First Lieutenant "National Artillery" attached to the 67th Regiment of the Illinois Millitia. The document is signed by Gov. Matteson and Secretary of State Alexander Starne.

A military officer poses for a portrait in uniform during the Civil War.

An unidentified military officer stands for a portrait in his military uniform during the Civil War.