Browse Items (22278 total)

Students act out scenes from the 1843 story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

David V. Felts sits outside a house with a young man on Christmas Day in Decatur.

A man sits in a room at the Kankakee State Hospital decorated for Christmas while a nurse stands on the opposite side.

Holly and evergreen decorate the front door of an unidentified home during the Christmas season.

A cut-out display of Santa Claus and his reindeer stand outside a house at night during the Christmas season.

A Christmas greeting features a young girl in profile wearing a white and blue dress. On verso: "Miss Edna Brumley, from Marjorie."

An aerial view shows children on the altar of an unidentified Catholic church during a Christmas midnight mass. The children on the left side of the photograph are dressed as nativity scene participants.

An unidentified Catholic church's congregation participates in an evening service lit by individual candles.

A customer inspects a silver serving set at a retail store during the Christmas season.

A sales clerk shows two customers a variety of men's dress shirts during the Christmas season.

A sign depicting the nativity scene where the three wise men find Mary and Jesus in the stable reads "As the Wise Men found the Christ Child in the manger where he lay it is hoped that you will find Him in your joy on Christmas Day."

A woman stands among shelves and display cases filled with Christmas decorations.

A printed list titled "Christmas subscription for the employees of The Players" is signed by Edwin Booth and others.

Prepared turkeys line the tables of the mess hall at Camp Logan located in Houston, Texas.

A retail store sells merchandise including gift wrap, ribbons, and holiday items during the Christmas season.

Brevet Brigadier General Christopher C. Augur is wearing a Union military jacket. Augur, an 1843 graduate of West Point, commanded the left wing of the attack on Port Hudson, Louisiana. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9,…

Christopher C. Brown, law partner and son-in-law of John Todd Stuart (1807-1885), poses for a portrait. On verso: "Husband of Elizabeth (Bettie) Stuart, oldest child of Major John T. Stuart, (1st wife) and Caroline Owsley, 2nd wife."

Several politicians gather, including state senators Christopher C. Wimbish (seated) and John J. Parish (2nd from right). The photograph is signed: "To Sen. Parrish - one of the grandest fellows in the world - Chris Wimbish."

The Church of the Holy Family, or Eglise de la Sainte-Famille, wooden church building features a small triangular bell tower.Photo caption: "Oldest Catholic Church in the Mississippi River Valley at Cahokia, Ill."

Male and female youth members of an unidentified Christian Church stand behind a man speaking to the congregation during a youth service.

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

Adlai E. Stevenson II appears as Cinderella washing the floors of a cottage while music from the Democratic National Convention Ball drifts in through the door.

A circus parades through a neighborhood in Taylorville.

Cisne youth baseball players pose for a team picture with their manager.