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Home of an unknown Monmouth College president.

The Mt. Vernon Hotel, established in 1926, was later renamed "Hotel Emmerson" to honor Illinois Governor Louis Emmerson. The hotel stood until 1983 when it was demolished to make room for a parking lot.

The Mt. Vernon Hotel, established in 1926, was later renamed "Hotel Emmerson" to honor Illinois Governor Louis Emmerson. The hotel stood until 1983 when it was demolished to make room for a parking lot.

Designated a state park when it was acquired by the State of Illinois in 1911, the park includes many canyons and more than 2,600 acres of land near Oglesby.

Designated a state park when it was acquired by the State of Illinois in 1911, the park includes many canyons and more than 2,600 acres of land near Oglesby.

Portrait of Herbert Wells Fay of DeKalb, a newspaper editor, collector of historic photographs and Abraham Lincoln material, and a custodian at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield for twenty-eight years.

Pictured from left to right: Illinois State Senator, Richard R. Meents; Col. C. R. Miller; The twenty-sixth Governor of Illinois, Lennington Small, 1921-1929; A. O. Arnold; (and) Herbert Wells Fay, of DeKalb, who was a newspaper editor, a collector…

Before moving on to work in the coal mining industry and the railroad, H. B. Blood had a prestigious military career during the American Civil War. On verso: "Keokuk."

Otho L. Caldwell of Williamsville served as county clerk for Sangamon County and was a candidate for county judge in 1926.

John R. King and James Jewel both held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization of Union Civil War veterans founded in 1866 in Decatur by Benjamin F. Stephenson . On verso: "at Springfield."

Frank McGlynn was a stage and film actor who was well known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln.

Edwin Markham was an American poet and Poet Laureate of Oregon, 1923-1931.

Printed poem by Edwin Markham, an American poet and Poet Laureate of Oregon, 1923-1931. On verso: "From Mrs. Descom D. Hoagland who gave you the Markham Stidger picture; R Dec 11 1939."

Portrait of Edgar Lee Masters, an American poet and biographer who wrote biographies of Vachel Lindsay and Abraham Lincoln.

Portrait of Edgar Lee Masters, an American poet and biographer who wrote biographies of Vachel Lindsay and Abraham Lincoln.

Portrait of Georgia Osborn. On verso: "Recd June 20 1927."

Clinton Rosette was the editor of the Daily Chronicle, a newspaper in DeKalb.

The United Sunday School Band poses for a group photo at a camp site that was visited by Abraham Lincoln in 1832. The camp site is located near Rock Island, opposite Black Hawk Village. On verso: "John Hanbug, 1923."

Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization made up of Union Civil War veterans founded in 1866 in Decatur by Benjamin F. Stephenson. . On verso: "Nixon; Andrew (?)."

Baptism ceremony taking place with a large group of onlookers in Pana.

Preparations for the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park near Hodgenville, Kentucky. On verso: "The Lincoln Farm (birthplace) two mile south of Hodgenville, Ky. is about to be made into a 'Lincoln Park.' Plans are drawn and a Civil…

RenViviani and General Joseph Joffre meet with a delegation of Illinois officials, including John Oglesby, the 29th and 31st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1909-1913 and 1917-1921, Frank Lowden, the twenty-fifth Governor of Illinois, 1917-1921, and…

Members of the Lincoln-McKinley Association taking part in the second annual pilgrimage to the Lincoln Tomb.

Helen Davis Stevenson, granddaughter of Jessie W. Fell, the founder of the town of Normal, married Lewis G. Stevenson on November 21, 1893. Lewis was the only son of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd Vice President of the United States and a U.S.…

Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, speaks to the Twenty-Second Continental Congress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, D.C. On verso: "Scene in…