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View of Harrisburg at the dock located at McKinley and Sloan Streets as viewed from a boat.

Portrait of Henry Horner, a lawyer, judge, and twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances during the Great Depression. Additionally, Horner's…

Illinois Governor Henry Horner sits for a portrait.

A portrait sketch shows Governor Henry Horner looking directly at the viewer.

Incoming Governor Elect Henry Horner shakes hands with outgoing Governor Louis Lincoln Emmerson (1929-1933). Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states…

Henry Horner rides to an unknown destination, possibly campaigning during the election of 1936. Springfield Bishop John C. White, United States Senators James H. Lewis and James A. Slattery, and a future Illinois Supreme Court Justice, Harry B.…

Governor Henry Horner and others travel by boat to view flood damage near Golconda.

Governor Henry Horner and others sit in a boat viewing flood damage near Golconda.

Henry Horner poses with three dogs. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances during the Great Depression. Additionally, Horner's…

Interior view of the executive mansion library during Henry Horners tenure as governor. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances…

Sketch of Henry Horner, a lawyer, judge, and twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances during the Great Depression. Additionally, Horner's extensive…

A crowd gathers for pomp and circumstance at Henry Horner's inauguration ceremony. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances during…

An unknown man opens an Iron Lung ventilator, or "negative pressure ventilator," a medical device used to assist patients' breathing.

A State Fair crowd gathers around an Iron Lung ventilator, or "negative pressure ventilator," a medical device used to assist patients breathing. On verso: State Fair Exhibit Dept. of Public Welfare 1939.

An aerial view of flooding in Junction, looking north during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows flooding in Karnak during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows Karnak when looking east in very hazy conditions during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Thousands of people stand on the newly opened Outer Drive Bridge. Although construction began in 1929, the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago did not occur until 1937, when President Franklin Roosevelt visited the city to dedicate the…

Governor Henry Horner endorses the state fair show Visions dArt and draws distinctions between indecent exposure and nudity. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and…

An aerial view shows the levee in the northwest corner of Mound City during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters cover the Sahara Coal Company load yard at Muddy, near Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A man sits in a canoe surveying the floodwater on Main Street in Golconda.

An unidentified man wearing a bow tie poses for a portrait.

Three unidentified men wade through a flooded street in Golconda.

An aerial view shows flooding in Metropolis during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.