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  • Collection: Vachel Lindsay Collection

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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.

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Olive Lindsay (left), Isabel Lindsay (lower middle), Esther Lindsay (upper middle), and Vachel Lindsay (right) pose for a portrait. According to the verso, Esther and Isabel were the two oldest of the three sisters who died at a young age. The third,…

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Sunday school children, including Vachel Lindsay (on floor in front of Miss Shropshire), pose for a class photo with their teacher in Springfield. Lindsay was eight years old at the time of this photo.

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Siblings Olive Lindsay (age 11) and Vachel Lindsay (age 9) pose for a portrait.

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Vachel Lindsay poses for a portrait at the age of 16. On verso: "Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Jan. 28, 1896, Aged 16 yr, 3 mo, 18 da, Weight 120 lbs; Height 5 ft, 6 1/2 in."

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Vachel Thomas Lindsay, father of poet Vachel Lindsay, poses in profile for a portrat.

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Vachel Lindsay sits in a chair reading a book during a portrait session.

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Vachel Thomas Lindsay and Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay, the parents of Vachel Lindsay, pose for a picture with newspapers in their hands.

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

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

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

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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)."

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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

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Willis J. Spaulding, a native of Springfield who was largely responsible for the construction of Lake Springfield and the city-owned power plant from 1927-1935, poses for a picture at his desk. On verso: "Just after election."

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Members of the Vachel Lindsay Association meet inside First Christian Church in Springfield, Illinois. Willis J. Spaulding sits in the front row.

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Richard P. Graebel, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield, speaks to a group of unidentified people while holding the book, "The West-Going Heart: A Life of Vachel Lindsay."

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Elizabeth Graham talks with two unidentified girls about Peter Wright's Cellar Illustration of Vachel Lindsay's poem, "The Congo."On verso: "In basement. Postman's girls see Congo by Peter. Peter Wright's Cellar Illustration of Congo."

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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…

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Susan Doniphan Frazee (age 55) poses for a portrait with her son, Ephraim S. Frazee (age 25). Ephraim, a preacher of Rush County, Indiana, was the husband of Frances Elizabeth Austen Frazee and the father of Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay. On verso:…

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A young Vachel Lindsay stands next to a fabric-covered pedestal during a portrait session.

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Vachel Lindsay stands between a chair and a framed picture on an easel during a portrait session.

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Two unidentified girls wearing white pose for a portrait.
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