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Charles B. Farwell poses for a portrait in a dark suit coat. A resident of Lake Forest, Farwell served in the United States House of Representatives (1871-1876) and the United States Senate (1887-1891). He and his wife. Mary Eveline Smith, donated…

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,…

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

Colonel S. H. Barcley poses for a portrait wearing his military uniform.

Julia C. Day poses for a portrait wearing a dark dress. On verso "Aunt Daisy's aunt, b. 13 June 1850, dau. Geo[rge] &amp Henrietta (Shank) Day." Sister of William Day.

The Illinois Supreme Court's court room in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield featured ornate ceilings and large light fixtures. Prior to construction of a new Supreme Court Building in Chicago in 1908, the Illinois Supreme Court held its…

Emily Huntington Stuart, wife of John Todd Stuart (1842-1905), poses for a portrait wearing a white dress and long earrings.

Albert F. Pike asks Edwin M. Stanton for a position as clerk in the Quarter Master Unit and submits his letter of reference from Mary Lincoln. Mary's letter of October 11, 1865, to Stanton is also in the Taper Collection.

Illustrated five verse song and chorus on a slave's distress upon the sale of his sweetheart to another master.

A "Grand herioc funeral march in memory of Abraham Lincoln."

An unidentified man poses in profile during a portrait session.

An unidentified woman stands next to a small statue on a pedestal. On verso: "Jin. & Will."

Lincoln receives a receipt for his payment of 1858 taxes levied on Springfield city lots owned by Maria Bullock. This is one of nine documents Bullock v.Viney.

Sangamon County Sheriff and Collector Joseph B. Pirkins writes a receipt for Abraham Lincoln who paid $1.47 for 1858 taxes paid on Springfield city lots owned by Maria Bullock. One of nine documents in Bullock v. Viney.

Perry Logsden of Schuyler County sits for a portrait. Logsden was a Republican Representative of the 34th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

Asa C. Matthews of Pike County sits for a portrait. Matthews is a Republican Representative and a Speaker of the 36th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

S. T. Webber, a clerk for Group Number 3 of the 36th General Assembly of Illinois, sits for a portrait.

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.

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

Toddlers Octavia Ridgely Roberts and Little Henny sit for a portrait.

Octavia Ridgely Roberts and Nicholas Roberts sit side by side for a portrait.

No cover page. Song about an old musician who is near death and would like to play his harp once more before dying.

Portrait of Ferdinand E. Marcos (far right), President of the Republic of the Philippines standing with, from right to left, General Harold K. Johnson, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Major General Curtis J. Herrick, Commanding General Military District…

Two women sit in a bedroom relaxing. The woman on the right is reading while the woman on the left is playing with a cat.On verso: "Tuskegee, Alabama School of Midwifery; 1945-1946; Last Class; Susie Thompson; Jacksonville, Florida."