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Five actors in the WPA Federal Theatre Project pose on set for a photograph. The WPA Federal Theatre Project ran from 1935-1939 and was a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program during the Great Depression. The Federal Theatre…

Musicians dressed as cowboys play their instruments on a stage in front of a rural backdrop. The WPA Federal Theatre Project (1935-1939) was a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program during the Great Depression. The Federal Theatre…

Edward Pree of Springfield poses for a portrait in his World War II Army uniform. After World War II, Pree became an attorney and served as an administrative assistant to the thirty-second Governor of Illinois, William G. Stratton.

Georgene Pree of Springfield poses for a portrait in a long black evening gown. Pree, a sister of William Pree, married Dr. William C. Hays and had six children before her passing in 1967.

A Bonnett's Turkey Hatchery employee works at a desk in the company's offices in Havana.

A man holds a turkey while surrounded by several turkeys in a pen at Bonnett's Turkey Hatchery.

Permanent Construction Company conducts a large construction project in an unknown location.

Romaine Proctor, a well known innovator in the puppetry field, manipulates the strings of a skeleton marionette with several moving parts.

A woman sits and practices with a Romaine Proctor puppet.

Driver Mack McCoy sits in a midget race car sponsored by Fitzpatrick Lumber Company at an unidentified location. The sign in the background reads "Visit Illinois."