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Military personnel pose with Major Anton Cermak in front of a Stearman aircraft. Cermak was Mayor of Chicago from 1931 until his assassination in 1933.

Tom Mix and June Clyde appeared togther in many Westerns during the 1930s.

Knute Rockne is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in the history of college football, posting an impressive 105-12-5 record in 13 seasons as head coach at Notre Dame from 1918-1930. Rockne also played quarterback at Notre Dame from 1910-1913…

Vivien Oakland was a successful American comedic actress in Hollywood during the 1920s and 1930s.

George S. Thor working on a 1926 Wills Sainte Claire automobile on the streets of Chicago. Caption written on the photograph reads, "Thor Garage 1637 E 75 place where Thor stood when fly wheel broke 1930."

Four men pose by a car in an auto mechanic shop at 6791 S. Chicago Ave, Chicago. The men are identified from left to right as "Cunningham," "McKorman," "Wiley Green," and "George Thor."

Workers pose for a picture at the Dashiell Motor Co. service building at "26 and Wabash" in Chicago. The following names are written on the photograph: "Smitty," "Andy Stuckey," "J. Philpott," "Paul Thompson," and "Morris Johnson."

Chicago mayor Anton Cermak shakes the hand of a pilot during a visit to Camp Grant. Cermak served as mayor from 1931 until his assassination in 1933. Camp Grant, located near Rockford, was a U.S. Army facility from its opening in 1917 until 1924,…

Jack L. Maddux, president and founder of Maddux Air Lines, Inc., stands in front of a Ford Trimotor, an aircraft that became the mainstay of the commercial airline industry in the late 1920s. Founded in 1927, Maddux Air Lines began by offering…

Portrait of George S. Thor, a Chicagoan, who was a captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.

Spanish-American War soldiers of Company M, 1st Illinois Infantry, gather for a group photo on a hillside.

Spanish-American War soldiers, Company G., who were aboard the Wabash train when it derailed.

A "Miss Morrison" and several soldiers in Ward F. at Fort Myer in Arlington County, Virginia during the Spanish-American War. The soldiers' last names on verso read: Massingill, Bossert, Carpenter, Jones, Austin, Gravenhorst, Lyle, Valiquette, and…

Private Charley Thomas (Company L, 8th Illinois Infantry) poses for a picture at Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War.

Lieutenant John Burr (Company G, 4th Illinois Infantry) salutes to the camera at Camp Cuba Libre, Panama Park, Jacksonville, Florida, during the Spanish-American War.

Corporal Arthur L. Abraham (Company G, 4th Illinois Infantry) poses in a chair at Camp Cuba Libre, Panama Park, Jacksonville, Florida, during the Spanish-American War.

Private Daniel J. O'Connell (Company G, 4th Illinois Infantry) at Camp Cuba Libre, Panama Park, Jacksonville, Florida, during the Spanish-American War.

Privates John A. Cronk and William J. Sprinkle (Company G, 4th Illinois Infantry) pose with rifles in hand at Camp Cuba Libre, Panama Park, Jacksonville, Florida, during the Spanish-American War.

Private Leonard "Lennie" Scott (Company G, 4th Illinois Infantry) poses with rifle in hand at Camp Cuba Libre, Panama Park, Jacksonville, Florida, during the Spanish-American War.

A Pullman Company disclaimer to their passengers stating, ". . . not smoking where it will annoy others in parlor cars and open sleeping cars will be appreciated." The cartoonish scene depicts a gentleman smoking and several annoyed passengers.

The Pullman Company warns its passengers that "CARD SHARKS can beat any honest player." The humorous broadside depicts a hand holding five aces and shows two common methods of cheating: cupping cards and hiding a card up the sleeve.

The interior of a grand railroad dining car with fancy wooden chairs and tables.

The luxurious interior of the "Countess," a railroad car that Pullman built for the 1893 Columbian Exposition. On verso: "(assigned B&O); Ex - Santa Maria; 24-chair - 1 dr. rm."

The interior of a Pullman railroad car with decorative design and ornate lighting. The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman in 1862, built luxury railroad cars to help improve the experience of its passengers. On verso: "Membrino: Lot 346…

Union and Central Pacific Pullman railroad car, "Pyramid." The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman in 1862, built luxury railroad cars to help improve the experience of its passengers.