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H. Hartwell sits for a portrait wearing a plaid tie.

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

Harry Woods, the then-nominee for Illinois Secretary of State, poses for a portrait. Woods served as Secretary of State from 1913-1914.

Men drill and broach a channel at Beaver Dam Marble Company of Baltimore, Maryland, while a train car carrying marble sits above the quarry.

A young Keller family child dresses in an Indian costume.

A group of men work on the side of Mount Rushmore while sitting on suspended swings during construction.

Jackhammers line drill a sidewall during excavation for the Radio City Music Hall building's foundation.

John Holbrook of DuBois, Illinois, sits for a portrait. Holbrook was a classmate of Kent E. Keller at Southern Illinois Normal University, now known as Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Actors Karl Pfeffer and Clara Moran pose for a portrait in their costumes for the play "Uncle Josh."On verso: "Uncle Josh=Karl Pfeffer. Aunt Minerva=Clara Moran. In play 'Uncle Josh,' Ava, Ills. March 28, 1895. Grand Success- played two nights for…

The youngest four Keller Brothers, Willie, Harris, Philip, and Kent, pose for a portrait. Kent Keller is second from the left.On verso: "Portrait of Keller brothers, ages 29, 26, 24, and 21 years, respectively."

Several members of the Keller family sit for a group portrait.

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

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.

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 Keller, aged 26 months, stands for a portrait in overalls and a hat.On verso: "I'm going to be Senator some day. Kent Keller about 26 mo. old."

Lieutenant McGowan of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, poses in uniform in front of a tent.On verso: "Hello Rex- How is everything? I'm OK and hope you can push that appointment thru for me before June 1- Lt. McGowan,…

Several men line drill with jackhammers while creating the foundations for Radio City Music Hall.

Elizabeth "Aunt Lizzie" Washington poses for a portrait at age 90. She was a slave at Chinsegut Estate in Chinsegut, Florida, and remained at the estate after the Emancipation Proclamation. On verso: "She went over the Great Divide a few months ago."

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

Mamie G. Lansdeu of Cairo, Illinois, poses for a portrait.

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

A postcard from Kent Keller's sister, Ida, features an elderly Keller family member with his fishing pole and catch of the day along the Coeur d'Alene Dam, Idaho.On verso: "All is well on the Coeur D'Alene dam, having lots of fun with our kinfolks…

A Keller family member, possibly Kent E. Keller's father Philip Jacob Keller, sits for a portrait.On verso: "Father? of Kent Keller"

A small group of men stand next to an oil derrick.

Workers stand in front of a Model 250 belonging to the New Enterprise Coal Company in the Illinois-Iowa area.