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Open space surrounds the western portion of the Sandoval oil field in Marion County.

Drilling rigs drill to 1550 feet at the Sandoval oil field in Marion County.

Several oil rigs stand in the eastern portion of the Sandoval oil field in Marion County, Illinois.

An oil well functions in a rural area among houses and trees.

Robinson, Illinois, residents built several new buildings and brick-paved roads during the time of prosperity that accompanied the oil boom.

An oil well sits in the front yard of a farmhouse in Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois.

An oil well operates in the middle of a large field with several other oil wells in the distance.

A small oil well operates in the lawn of a farmhouse.

Drilling rigs and towers dot the skyline near an oil field adjacent to a crop field.

A man transports supplies by horse-drawn cart through an oil field.

Snow-covered houses surround operational oil wells.

Several derricks stand near a long unidentified building in an oil field.

The Casey, Illinois, oil refinery, established in 1904, was the first oil refinery in the state.

A pumpjack operates near a farm.

Two sheds stand near operational oil wells.

An old shed stands near a field with farm buildings and the top of an oil well in the background.

A woman stands on railroad tracks as trains load rocks in Carlyle, Illinois.

Kent E. Keller looks over a book in front of a microphone in a recording booth. While Keller was serving in Congress in 1934 the Library of Congress expanded the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to include the…

Kent E. Keller sits for a portrait in Washington, D. C. just after losing his bid for reelection to the United States House of Representatives. Keller represented southern Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1931-1941.

Ten unidentified men pose for a portrait outside a tent with firearms. On verso: "TDA Keller."

A woman holds a Keller family child on a miniature horse in front a house and pergola.

Harold Norbeck stands on a chair while posing for a picture with his dog.

An unidentified woman stands in front of a painted backdrop while holding an umbrella behind her shoulders.

Several businessmen gather in an office with their secretary.

A secretary takes notes at a businessman's desk. A map of Mexico hangs on the wall to their right.