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Jacksonville State Hospital Band
The Jacksonville State Hospital Band forms up. Opening in 1851, the Jacksonville State Hospital became the state's first asylum for mentally ill and developmentally disabled patients. It was later renamed the Jacksonville Developmental Center, and…
The Battle of Virden, the Town in the Distance
A drawing that depicts the battle between striking Virden mine workers and replacement workers who were brought in from St. Louis. On verso: "The Virden Rot; Oct. 12, 1898; When the mine operators refused to recognize the United Mine Workers of…
William Stratton's Birthday
Governor William Stratton, the thirty-second Governor of Illinois, 1953-1961, receives a piece of his birthday cake from Illinois secretary of state Charles Carpentier.
The Dream
"The Dream," an oil painting by French artist Edouard Detaille, depicts sleeping French soldiers dreaming of the glory of France's Grand Army. This copy was brought to John Charles Black from Paris by his son in 1908. Black was a Union Army…
Ingersoll Islands, Ukon River
Ingersoll Islands, Yukon River, was acquired with the Ingersoll Papers in 1947. Robert Ingersoll, "The Great Agnostic," was a colonel during the American Civil War, a politician, an attorney, and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought.
Shurtleff College Football Team
Football players from Shurtleff College pose for a team picture. Alton Seminary, founded in Alton in 1827, changed its name to Shurtleff College in 1836 to honor Dr. Brendon Shurtleff, of Boston.
