Guy Mathis Collection
Title
Guy Mathis Collection
Description
These photographs are only a few of some 1,700 images in the Guy Mathis Collection. Mathis, a pioneering Illinois photographer and automobile dealer, captured images of individuals, street scenes, architecture, and historic events during the early 1900s in Springfield.
Creator
Mathis, Guy (1866-1932)
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Rights
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum holds all rights and permissions.
Collection Items
5th and Adams Streets, Springfield
View while standing on Adams Street and looking north on 5th Street in Springfield.
Illinois National Guard, African American Soldiers
African American soldiers and white officers of the Illinois National Guard, 8th infantry, Company B, at Camp Lincoln in Springfield.
Illinois National Guard, Doctors and Orderlies
Illinois National Guard doctors and orderlies, 8th infantry, at Camp Lincoln in Springfield.
Barney Oldfield
Barney Oldfield, an automobile racing pioneer, sits in his race car at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. The dirt racetrack at the Illinois State Fair was considered to be one of the fastest in the world.
Adele Gehrmann
Miss Adele Gehrmann, daughter of prominent Springfield businessman Charles A. Gehrmann, sits outside the Gehrmann mansion located at 1021 N. 3rd St., Springfield.
Clarkson & Mitchell Onyx Soda Fountain
The Clarkson &Mitchell Drugstore Onyx soda fountain, located at 5th and Monroe, Springfield. At the beginning of the twentieth century, it was common for drugstores like Clarkson &Mitchell to feature a soda fountain in their establishment to…
Collection Tree
- Illinois Photographic Collection
- Guy Mathis Collection