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Leonard Swett on behalf of Joseph Taylor submits his plea and notice in the case of Joseph Taylor v. Charles Cherry.

Lincoln writes this plea on behalf of John Nichols in the case of Eli Matthews v. John Nichols specifying that certain notes cannot be settled due to the insolvency of the makers of the notes.

Edward D. Baker pens this plea in Greenup v. Shaw.

Floodwaters surround the Pleasant Valley Church in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Religious hymn for funeral. Lyrics depict happiness and anticipation of going to heaven. Note included in folder stating "Pleyel's Hymn sung at Abraham Lincoln's funeral. This sheet of music was used on that occasion by a member of the choir under…

Sangamon County Commissioners William Jayne, Joseph K. Lewis; and Moses K. Anderson endorse the plat of a state road from the western terminus of Jefferson Street in Springfield to the bridge across Spring Creek on the Beardstown Road and assess the…

Several men use livestock to plow a large ditch.

Edgar Lee Masters writes, signs, and dates his twelve line poem "Anne Rutledge".

Mary Devlin onced owned this autograph album titled "Album of Pearls" bound in decorative tooled leather. The album includes a poem of three stanzas written to her by her future husband, Edwin Booth. Booth and Devlin were married on July 17, 1860.

A hand-written poem from Elizabeth Raynor devised in 1939 when she was 93 years old. The poem reads as follows: "I'm old and gray and wrinkled too - But many things I still can do - I have some friends who say I'm swell - But they don't know me very…

John Wilkes Booth writes a poem for Miss Mary C. White of Richmond, Virginia. Booth's poem of two four-line stanzas is an acrostic spelling of "Mary & John". White's Forget-Me-Not Album is made of hand-painted and gilt-decorated boards, with…

An Illinois State Police officer inspects a young boy's bicycle as several other boys watch.

A police car sits outside a small building during a raid.

An Illinois State Police officer examines the wreckage of an airplane which crashed in a field.

Christmas decorations, including a Christmas tree, gift baskets, and streamers, adorn a room in an unidentified city's police headquarters.

Illinois State Police officers and two men congregate around the entrance to a small building with several cases of liquor outside.

A policeman in riot gear confronts civil rights protestors in Cairo, Illinois on a picket line during race protests in the late 1960s and 1970s.

A boy cringes while receiving his polio vaccination as other boys wait their turn.

Members of the 4x400 relay team Alvin Golankiewicz, Edward Ratkoski, Ted Kaczmarski, and Paul Klinkowski pose in the start position for a group photo with their award from Poland's Athletic Games in Warsaw.

Members of the team pose for a group photo with their ship's captain en route to Poland's Athletic Games in Warsaw.

Members of the Polish-American team pose for a group photo with their awards at Poland's 1934 Athletic Games in Warsaw. Controversial women's track and field athlete Stanizlawa Walasiewicz, also known as Stella Walsh, is fifth from the right in the…

Locals visit Shawneetown to listen to campaign speeches from Democratic politicians, including United States Senator Paul H. Douglas, future Governor of the state of Illinois, Otto Kerner and Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Paul…