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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…

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."

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.

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 Daniel J. O'Connell (Company G, 4th Illinois Infantry) at Camp Cuba Libre, Panama Park, Jacksonville, Florida, 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.

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…

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

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

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…

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,…

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."

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

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.

In 1911, the United States Post Office began experimenting with air mail flights. In 1921, the first nighttime air mail flight was flown by Jack Knight from Omaha to Chicago.

The Keeley Institute was founded in Dwight in 1879 by Leslie Keeley, and until it closed its doors in 1965, offered treatment to cure alcoholism. At the peak of the institute's popularity, there were more than 200 locations across the U.S. and in…

Abraham Plotkin was a Jewish American labor leader who lived in Berlin, Germany in 1932 and 1933, before returning to the United States.

A picket line of photographers and reporters striking against the Hearst Corporation in Chicago. The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had continued success…

Individuals in a picket line strike against the Hearst Corporation march down Randolph street in Chicago. The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had…

An automobile windshield that was badly damaged as a result of the Hearst Strike in Chicago. The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had continued success to…

A picket line of the Hearst Corporation in Chicago that includes a young child holding a sign that says, "Don't Buy the American." The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the…

A picket line of union workers striking against the Hearst Corporation in Chicago. The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had continued success to this day.

Police and other individuals move in to detain an individual in relation to the Hearst Strike in Chicago. The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had…

Chicago baseball players pose for a team picture wearing jerseys that say, "HEARST CNG STRIKERS." The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had continued…