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A report of grades from Harvard College for the senior class of 1863-64 inlcudes the grade of Robert Todd Lincoln during his senior year. This particular report belonged to [James] Elliott. Of a senior class of 90 pupils, Robert ranked #32 in his…

James Taylor sits for a portrait wearing a suit and tie.

State representative James Taylor poses for a photo outside the Illinois Capitol building with Martha [Ruggle's] 8th grade class.

Political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon illustrates paradoxes emerging during World War I in this six panel political cartoon. In the first panel German leaders celebrate the German bombing of London and condemning the Allied bombing of Germany in…

Lieutenant Governor John Chapman speaks at Republican Day at the State Fair.

Illustrated three verse campaign song supporting the election of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin in 1860.

Lyrics depict mourning for Abraham Lincoln and his acceptance into heaven.

Instrumental music. Brown cover sheet reads "REQUIEM WARREN" on front and has advertisements on back. Engraved title page; logo incorporating laurel wreath and the initials "A. L." above title.

Four verse requiem and chorus sung to the tune of "Old Hundred." According to the date on the sheet, the composer wrote the requiem on April 19, 1865, only four days after Lincoln's death.

Men paddle rescue boats in flooded Tamms.

A child holds up a cat wrapped in a shirt after fire fighters rescued the cat from a burning building.

Two men stand on the old I. C. dump next to some of W. A. Sinks' rescued livestock near the village of Cache. The view is looking west from Cache Depot.

Works Progress Administration men re-set the sanitary toilet on the property of Edd Jennings in Junction.

People gather in and around a residence located in St. Augustine, Florida.

A pencil sketch of the residence of Col. William Thomson: "Residence of Col. William Thomson where Lafayette was entertained. In 1862 the house was sold to a Mr. Dennis Kavanaugh who used the stone in building a home on a farm about two miles from…

The three-story residence of Dr. R. F. Roudybush sits at 1105 N. Street NW, Washington, D.C.

A man stands in front of the home of William Wilson in Atwood.

A street view shows flooding in part of the residential district in Mounds.

Several men sit and have a drink at an unidentified event.

A listing of Springfield residents and their property prior to the 1830-1831 winter gathered by Zimri Enos. During the 1830-1831 winter the city experienced several feet of snow and freezing temperatures for several weeks.