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Susan E. Wilcox poses for a picture with a newspaper in her hands. Wilcox, a poet and Vachel Lindsay's English teacher at Springfield High School, not only became friends with Lindsay, but is also known to have helped inspire his writing of poetry.

Poet Susan E. Wilcox poses for a portrait wearing a dark dress with a light collar. Wilcox was Vachel Lindsay's English teacher at Springfield High School. She is credited with first inspiring his writing.

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:…

Prisoners stack surplus Army clothing and equipment in preparation for cleaning and renovation at Old Prison, Joliet. The term "Old Prison" was used to describe the original prison at Joliet, after the opening of the nearby prison at Stateville in…

Humphrey H. Hood, First Assistant Surgeon of the 117th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War, sits for a portrait wearing his military uniform.

Sacred /church music. This song is with a series music called "Beautiful sacred music for the church and home." On cover there is an index for other songs found in the series, only "Sun Of My Soul," is presented with this sheet music. Cover also has…

Four Monticello College students enjoy lying in the sun. On verso: "Sun deck."

Four members of the Sumner High School baseball team, including Comer Cox (2nd from left), pose for a portrait behind a display of three baseball bats and a ball.

Photo caption: "Close-up of sulphur spring, near Wedron, Ill."

A sulphur spring runs under a stone archway.Photo caption: "Sulphur Spring, a natural wonder, near Wedron, Ill."

An audience listening to a speaker on a platform

Sue composes a lengthy letter to a friend lamenting Lincoln's death and calling him "Liberty's staunchest defender and nature's noblest creation." She describes the mourning she sees around her and voices regret that Booth was not taken alive.

Tracks and piping run through a tunnel section of the Chicago subway system, or "L".On verso: "Finished section of shield driven tube in downtown State Street. The fluid nature of the sail in the central business district compelled the use of the…

Commuters climb an undergound staircase to exit a subway, or "L," station in Chicago.Photo caption: "Chicago - commuters leaving subway in morning on way to work."

Commuters descend a staircase at the entrance to a Chicago subway, or "L," station.Photo caption: "Chicago - commuters entering subway in evening to homebound trains."

Floodwaters surround homes in an unidentified north suburb of Mounds.

An aerial view of a flooded farm, taken on January 25, 1937 (2 days after Farmhouse photo- image number 404395).