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Construction workers pour and smooth cement during a road work project.

A concrete mixer helps workers lay a new road in Astoria.

Photo caption: "Power corn sheller at a farm crib. (belongs with farm corn series)"

Power House No. 1 at the Sahara Coal Company, Harrisburg, with three large smokestacks extending from the roof.

Southern Illinois Electric Co-op power lines run above a large rock formation.

A man inspects a large piece of machinery in a power plant.

John T. Stuart writes and signs this writ in the case of Gershom Jayne vs James Collins & Andrew Elliot.

John T. Stuart writes and signs this writ in the case of Parminius Smallwood v. Samuel Miller.

As Seth M. Tinsley's attorney, Stephen T. Logan writes and signs a writ ordering the Sangamon County Circuit Clerk to issue a Writ of Scire facias on mortgage to John C. Payne and his wife Clara.

A full-length view shows the 19th century stained glass window, "Praise Angel," located in the Reid Hall study area at Monticello College.

The Prayer for Rain statue sits atop a limestone base in the middle of Johnson Fountain at West Side Park in Champaign. Dedicated in 1899, the statue depicts a Native American with raised arms and head tilted skyward.

Several mill workers prepare sisal fiber for spinning.

A woman performs a demonstration during a preservation workshop.

Instrumental music in honor of Jefferson Davis, who was inaugurated President of the Confederate States of America on February 18, 1861.

Instrumental music. Cover depicts portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by leaves. "Composed on the Announcement of His Death."

Instrumental Music. Cover depicts portrait of Abraham Lincoln. "Respectfully dedicated to the People of the United States."

Instrumental music

Instrumental music. "Composed and Respectfully Dedicated to Mrs. Lincoln."

Instrumental music. Cover reads "as played by Shepard's Cornet Band, of Providence, R. I., at the funeral obsequies of Abraham Lincoln,."

A dedication reads, "Respectfully dedicated to the Union Army." Cover depicts color image of peace and war surrounding flag-draped portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

A Washington Star political cartoon depicts the "Pyramid Club" blocking President Harry S. Truman from skipping town for Florida and leaving Washington, D.C. in shambles. The "Pyramid Club" included U.S. Senators, Scott W. Lucas (Democrat), Kenneth…