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Portrait of Elizabeth D. Stevenson, who was the granddaughter of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd Vice President of the United States and a U.S. Congressman from Illinois.

Portrait of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd Vice President of the United States and a U.S. Congressman from Illinois, holding his grandson Adlai Stevenson II, the 31st Governor of Illinois, 1949-1953.

Portrait of Adlai Stevenson I, who was the 23rd Vice President of the United States and a U.S. Congressman from Illinois.

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.…

Portrait of Letitia Green Stevenson, wife of Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson.

Portrait of Alexander H. Stephens, who was the Vice President of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, and the fiftieth Governor of Georgia, 1882-1883.

Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd Vice President of the United States and a U.S. Congressman from Illinois, visits an unknown Native American school. Stevenson is pictured on the top row, fourth from the right.

Portrait of Adlai Stevenson II, who was the 31st Governor of Illinois, 1949-1953, and the grandson of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd Vice President of the United States and a U.S. Congressman from Illinois. On verso: "2 1/2 yro."

Adlai Stevenson III, who was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, was the son of Adlai Stevenson II, the 31st Governor of Illinois, 1949-1953, and the great-grandson of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd Vice President of the United States and a U.S. Congressman…

Jacob Strawn was an early settler of Morgan County, moving from Ohio in 1831, and becoming a successful farmer in the Jacksonville area.

Portrait of David Gates Strawn, son of Jacob Strawn, an early settler of Morgan County, with his wife, Laura Eliza Holmes Strawn. Like his father, David was a successful farmer in the Jacksonville area.

Portrait of Julius E. Strawn, son of Jacob Strawn, an early settler of Morgan County. Like his father, Julius was a successful farmer in the Jacksonville area.

Portrait of Laura Eliza Holmes Strawn, wife of David Gates Strawn, who was the son of Jacob Strawn, both successful farmers in the Jacksonville area.

Portrait of George C. Brown, relationship to the Strawn family unknown.

Portrait of Elizabeth Conklin, relationship to the Strawn family unknown. On verso: "Lindstry."

Portrait of Maggie Mitchell, an American stage actress during the mid to late nineteenth century. Mitchell was rumored to be a one time girlfriend of Abraham Lincoln assassin, John Wilkes Booth. After Booth was shot, a picture of the actress was…

Portrait of Silas F. Shorey, relationship to the Strawn family unknown.

Photograph of an unknown restaurant with employees, E. C., B. M., F. H., and F. P. identified at the bottom.

Two employees on a large cart pulled by two horses, likely a dairy cart, ride down a street in an unknown location.

An employee driving a large dairy cart pulled by two draft mules rides down a street.

Several employees, three of which are seated on empty milk cans, pose for a group photo.

A large well dressed group gathers for a picnic.

Several Sandwich Township firemen pose for a group photo with their helmets and gear lying in front of them.

Several firemen pose for a group photo in front of the fire station.

Dozens of young men pose for a group photo with the marching band forming up in front. The Boys Military Club was organized by Earl A. MacLennan in July, 1916.