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Pat Lamey, a private in the 47th Wisconsin Infantry during the American Civil War, poses for a portrait wearing his uniform.

An exterior view shows several cars parked in front of the Paterson-McCormick Mansion in the Gold Coast Historic District of Chicago.

Buildings lay in ruin in St. Pierre, Martinique after the eruption of Mt. Pel in 1902 which killed nearly 30,000 people.

An officer draws blood from a prisoner. This image may depict part of an experimentation process. During World War II, Stateville was the scene of U.S. Army malaria experiments, during which physicians observed the disease's effects by deliberately…

A group of young girls wearing white dresses and one boy pose for a group photograph while surrounded by American flags on the ground and next to the paintings on the back stone wall.

Several teenagers converse among the stacks in an unidentified library.

The children of Austrian immigrants Agatha Boch Paul and Bartl "Bartt" Paul pose for a picture.

U.S. Senator Paul Douglas autographs a paper for a young girl during a picnic at Natalie Johnson's farm.

A young boy watches as a film crew records United States Senator Paul Douglas speaking with an unidentified man in front of a log cabin at New Salem.

United States Senator Paul H. Douglas looks on as an unidentified man speaks to voters.

United States Senator Paul H. Douglas takes a ride on a donkey as he meets with voters during his campaign for re-election against Republican candidate Samuel W. Witwer.

A man holds up charts on farm income while United States Senator Paul H. Douglas speaks to voters about the economic aspects of agriculture during his campaign for re-election against Republican candidate Samuel W. Witwer.

United States Senator Paul H. Douglas pets a donkey while meets with voters during his re-election campaign against Republican candidate Samuel W. Witwer.