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Vachel Lindsay and his wife, Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, along with their two children, Susan and Nicholas, pose for a picture in front of the family home in Springfield.

Vachel Lindsay and his wife, Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, pose for a picture with their children, Susan and Nicholas, on the steps in front of their home.

Eva Frazee poses with her daughters, Gracie (left), and Mary (right) for a portrait.

Frances Elizabeth Austen Frazee, of Rush County, Indiana, poses for a portrait wearing a dark dress. Frazee was the wife of preacher Ephraim S. Frazee, the mother of Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay, and grandmother of Nicholas Vachel Lindsay.

Ephraim S. Frazee, a preacher of Rush County, Indiana, poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit. Frazee was the husband of Frances Elizabeth Austen Frazee, the father of Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay, and the grandfather of poet Vachel Lindsay.

Francis Frazee Hamilton (6 months), poses for a portrait wearing a white outfit and holding a rattle in his right hand. Hamilton was the grandson of Frances Elizabeth Austen Frazee and Ephraim S. Frazee, of Rush County, Indiana, and son of, Frances…

A young Frances Frazee Hamilton poses for a portrait next to a long curtain. Frances Frazee Hamilton was the sister of Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay and aunt of Vachel Lindsay.

Elizabeth Conner Lindsay closes her eyes while holding a young child in a candid photograph.

Vachel Lindsay poses for a photo in Cleveland, Ohio, with his nephew, Vachel Lindsay Blair, the son of Vachel's sister, Joy Frazee Lindsay Blair.

Vachel Lindsay sits in a chair with an unidentified boy on his knee for an outdoor portrait.

Vachel Lindsay sits in a chair speaking to an unidentified girl while their picture is taken.

Members of the Lindsay and Wakefield families pose for a photo outside the Lindsay residence in Springfield. Included are Vachel Lindsay's parents, Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay (left) and Vachel Thomas Lindsay (middle), his sister, Olive Catharine…

An unidentified boy seated at a table and a girl holding a book pose in profile for a portrait.

Vachel Lindsay and his wife, Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, pose for a photo under a willow tree.On verso: "Love Under the Golden Willows."

Poet Susan E. Wilcox poses for a portrait wearing a dark dress with a light collar. Wilcox was Vachel Lindsay's English teacher at Springfield High School. She is credited with first inspiring his writing.

Pallbearers carry poet Vachel Lindsay's coffin from the hearse into First Christian Church in Springfield, Illinois. The pallbearers are Willis J. Spaulding, Roger E. Chapin, Duncan MacDonald, Paul M. Angle, John P. Snigg, Dr. H. S. Morrison, Romaine…

Pallbearers carry Vachel Lindsay's coffin out of First Christian Church in Springfield, Illinois. Lindsay's wife, Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, and sister, Olive Catharine Lindsay Wakefield, follow pallbearers Willis J. Spaulding, Roger E. Chapin, Duncan…

Pallbearers carry Vachel Lindsay's coffin from First Christian Church in Springfield, Illinois. Pallbearers include Willis J. Spaulding, Roger E. Chapin, Duncan MacDonald, Paul M. Angle, John P. Snigg, Dr. H. S. Morrison, Romaine Proctor, and V. Y.…

The Vachel Lindsay Bridge on Lake Springfield was dedicated on July 12, 1935, and included a bronze bust made by sculptor Adrien A. Voisin located on a limestone pedestal at the west end. Lindsay's poem, "On the Building of Springfield," was carved…

The body of Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay lies in a flower-covered coffin in the Lindsay home. On verso: "1st floor, front room, SW corner (parlor)."

The north bedroom inside the Vachel Lindsay Home in Springfield, Illinois, features two chairs and a chest of drawers in a corner.

The south bedroom inside the Lindsay home in Springfield, Illinois, features a four poster bed. On verso: "This bed is from Indiana. Frances Austen Frazee's bed made when she was married in 1847. She was born in 1827, her chest was acquired sometime…

A room inside the Vachel Lindsay Home in Springfield, Illinois, contains a dining table and chairs next to a couch and table. Dr. Vachel Thomas Lindsay's medicine cabinet is on the left.

Stephen Graham, a British journalist and author who after becoming friends with Vachel Lindsay, holds a pipe in his right hand in a candid photograph. Graham published a book in 1922 titled, "Tramping with a Poet in the Rockies," featuring a trip he…

Clarice Hickox, of Springfield, speaks on a stage at an unidentified event.