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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…

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…

The attendees at the opening scene of the 1935 National Association of Postmasters of the United States Convention in Chicago pose for a group photograph.

People attend a back tie banquet during the 1935 National Association of Postmasters of the United States Convention at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago.

Attendees of the 1935 National Association of Postmasters of the United States Convention at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago pose for a group portrait during a banquet.

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.…

Street view of cars driving along flooded United States Highway 45 in Harrisburg.

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

An aerial view shows a flooded farmhouse with some land visible.

An aerial view shows floodwaters surrounding Shawneetown during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

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

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

An aerial view shows the levee break in Shawneetown during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

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

An aerial view of the flooding in Mounds during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view of a flooded farm, taken on January 25, 1937 (2 days after Farmhouse photo- image number 404395).

An aerial view shows Shawneetown shortly after break in levee during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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