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Ice and fallen tree branches cover the Sangamon County Courthouse grounds in Springfield after a treacherous ice storm.

An external view of the J. T. Peters residence located on South 7th Street shows the building as it appeared after the ice storm in February of 1883.

An outside view of the Ursuline Sisters convent and school, more commonly known as Ursuline Academy, located on 5th Street as it appeared after the ice storm in February of 1883.

A woodcut shows the home of Captain Benjamin Godfrey, the founder of Monticello Female Seminary. The house included a second story balcony and two chimneys on the front of the building upon completion in 1833.

Portrait of Lieuan E. Conlee Achenbach, of Illinois, poses for a portrait wearing a dark dress.On verso: "Taken when she was about 20 years old; She was born in 1837."

Ma Duncan poses for a picture behind the counter at her grocery store located in Colp.

Marie Trottman and her friend, both of whom are Jehovah's Witnesses, read from the bible in the kitchen of her home located in Colp.

Thomas F. Pendel furnishes a sketch of his life and service since 1864 as White House doorman. Pendel notes that he stood at the door when he let Lincoln and, years later, Garfield out of the White House on the days of their assassinations. The…

An advertisement for women to apply for membership in the World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Land Service Committee. Established in England in 1885 to advocate for social and economic improvement for women, the YWCA became the largest…

No cover page. Music only no words. At top of sheet: "The Daintiest Musical Conceit of the Year." On reverse: Advertising musical incipit : "If money talks, it ain't on speaking terms with me." Words and music : J. Fred Helf.

Chief Shabbona, a member of the Ottawa tribe and Chief of the Potawatomi in Illinois during the nineteenth century, poses for a portrait. Originally not friendly towards white expansion and Indian relocation, Shabbona fought alongside Tecumseh…

Benjamin Franklin Affleck, of Belleville, was a businessman in Chicago, and president of the Universal Portland Cement Company. On verso: "March 30 1927 A.M.; When the United States Steel Corporation's newest and finest 600-foot steel freighter slips…

Published in the year Lincoln sought reelection, the song calls on loyal citzens to support the president.

A railroad engine lies on its side after derailing in Springfield. Photo caption: "One of Springfield's most spectacular train wrecks occurred in May 1950 when the 700 stubbed its toe at Ridgely tower, the GM&O crossing. Working a train of…

An unidentified man stands in the doorway of his home.

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.

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

Josephine La Rose Black, daughter of John Charles Black, a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, who later became a U.S. Congressman of Illinois, and a U.S. District Attorney at Chicago.

Portrait of one of the many Hutchinson families. The Hutchinson Family Singers were a popular American singing group that toured the United States and Great Britain during the 1840s.

Emma Stansbury Wines, daughter of Frederick H. Wines, sits for a portrait wearing a light-colored shirt.

Several women fill a student and faculty recreation room at Monticello College that also doubles as a greenhouse.

A Monticello College student uses a variety of hammers to create an artwork.

A campaign poster features a portrait of George Hoadly, Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio. Hoadly went on to win the election, and served as the 36th Governor of the state of Ohio, 1884-1886.