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A crowd gathers at the scene of a car accident as medical personnel load a person on a stretcher into an ambulance.

Crowds gather to look at a two-car automobile accident while a man takes notes during a conversation with a man and a woman.

The Williamson sisters pose for a portrait with their dog.

The Pumilia bridal party poses for a group portrait while the bridesmaids hold large floral arrangements.

Henry Malsbury poses for a portrait on a farm with two horses.

Henry Malsbury sits on his front porch with his family.

Unknown construction crew laying pavement for an unknown building project.

The interior of the Illinois State Capitol Building's dome features several staircases including spiral staircase leading up to the pinnacle and outside on the top of the building.

Floral arrangements surround the coffin and gravesite of poet Vachel Lindsay prior to burial.

A young boy shows off freshly picked rhubarb.

Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, wife of Springfield poet Vachel Lindsay, poses for a portrait wearing a long necklace and a polka dotted dress.

Two state inspectors examine bushels of packed apples on a railroad loading area to make sure it is in proper condition.

A state inspector examines a beehive for American foulbrood, a disease that can contaminate entire colonies and their larvae.

Minnie Pettiford of Springfield poses for a portrait wearing an evening dress with handbag.

Fifteen women pose for a group photo and wave to the camera at the 1933 Illinois State Dairymen's Convention in Shelbyville.

Governor Henry Horner signs papers repealing prohibition in Illinois as two men look on. Prohibition, which prohibited the sale and manufacturing of alcohol in the U.S., began on January 16, 1920, and was not repealed until December 5, 1933.

Several individuals gather at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield on June 17, 1931.

A Coca-Cola Bottling Company driver stands at the back of his truck speaking with children in a horse-drawn carriage and on a bicycle.

A Coca-Cola Bottling Company delivery man smokes a cigarette while delivering bottles of Coca-Cola.

Henry Horner poses for a portrait in the Illinois Executive Mansion library during his tenure as governor. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Horner's extensive collection of Lincolniana became the foundation of the…

Springfield Brewing Company employees use a hoist to move large grain sacks from a railroad car into the second floor of the brewery.

A nun performs an unknown medical procedure on two patients lying in beds at Springfield's St. John's Hospital.

Five Coca-Cola delivery drivers stand outside their trucks in front of the Springfield Coca-Cola Bottling Company located at 115 North 8th Street.

A crowd gathers while Port DeFrates, winner of the midget races feature race at the L.S. Speedway, poses for a picture with Robert Wadlow (the world's tallest man) and Wadlow's father, Harold Wadlow. Johnny Connors is in the background. Wadlow, a…

A man ties a woman's shoe while she holds a cowbell in her lap during the National Barn Dance radio show. The National Barn Dance show, which included country music, theatrical skits, and comedy, debuted on April 19, 1924, and was broadcast by WLS…