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  • Collection: Goforth Collection

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A man, two women, and two children walk among the rubble of buildings destroyed after a cyclone passed through Murphysboro. On verso: "The people are strangers - none of us."

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A view shows the church-like building of the Garrett Biblical Institute at Northwestern University in Evanston. The school, founded in 1853, was the first Methodist seminary in the Midwest.

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James Gill Goforth, husband of Helen Boomer Goforth, poses for a portrait.

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Two portraits of a female student taken in Whittier, California, represent a student in their junior and senior years. The person featured in the photographs is likely one of Helen Boomer Goforth's daughters.

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Freshman and sophomore portraits of a female student at Greenville College. The woman photographed is likely one of Helen Boomer Goforth's daughters.

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Helen Boomer Goforth sits in the depot at West Vienna, Illinois.

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George Bollman Boomer, Martha Jane "Mattie" Boomer, Nola Boomer Leonard, Simeon "Sim" Boomer, and George Leonard sit on the porch of the Boomer family home in Buncombe.

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The Whitaker Family in Vienna, Illinois, poses for an outdoor portrait. On verso: "Only 2 left Martha and Geneva."

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Cincinnatus "Nat" Boomer of Buncombe, Johnson County, sits for a portrait. Cincinnatus is the brother of Helen Boomer Goforth. On verso: "Zetetic."

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An exterior view features Fell Hall at Illinois State University in Normal. Originally build as a residence hall in 1918, the university closed the building in 1989 for renovations, reopening it in 1992 as an academic and administrative building.On…

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Nola Boomer Leonard, sister of Helen Boomer Goforth, sits for a portrait wearing a dark dress and glasses. On verso: "A teacher in Vienna, Illinois."
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