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The National Jewish Welfare Board was formed after the United States declared war on Germany in 1917. The board mainly sought support for U.S. Jewish soldiers who fought for their country during World War I.

Instrumental music. "Dedicated to the Ladies of Springfield, Ill."

Instrumental music. "Composed and most respectfully dedicated to Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand." Cover depicts portrait of John A. McClernand in military uniform.

Peter Cartwright poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit.Photo signature: "Yours respectfully Peter Cartwright"

Henry Thomas Mudd sits for a portrait. Mudd served as St. Louis County Auditor in 1859.

Lyrics depict singer's pride in Springfield, IL and happiness as a resident of the city. Cover image depicts Illinois State Capitol building surrounded by trees and farm fields.

Lyrics depict pride in Illinois and highlights the state's natural resources and weather. Color front cover depicts 11 historical buildings throughout Illinois with a diagram identifying each building on p. 5. Letter on page 6 under title "Holiday…

A patriotic song celebrating the bicentennial of the founding of the United States. Song contains patriotic symbols from the revolutionary war. Cover depicts fife and drum corps with Revolution era U. S. flag.

Patriotic song about Illinois. Cover depicts Illinois farmland with State Capitol building in background.

A song celebrating the sesquicentennial of Illinois, 1818-1968. Cover has state of Illinois outlined with a farm scene with in the borders of Illinois.

Song about Springfield, Illinois. On cover: Springfield Sites, Lincoln Home and Capitol building.

Kate Snedeker Hill, a relative of Monticello Female Seminary alumnae Catherine Elizabeth Snedeker Hill, poses for a portrait wearing a lace shawl while looking over her right shoulder.

Suzanne Barnett stands for a studio portrait.

Henry Abbot sits for a portrait at age seventeen wearing a dark suit.

Portrait of Mary Frances Hutchinson Lockett, daughter of Zephaniah K. Hutchinson and Elizabeth Nettleton, who married David S. Lockett in 1876, and had a daughter, Lela, in 1879. The Hutchinson Family Singers were a popular American singing group…

Funeral march in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Composer Robjohn also used the pseudonym Caryl Florio. The cover depicts Lincoln wreathed in American flags, funeral cloth and laurels.

Lyman Trumbull sits for a portrait wearing a bow tie.

An unidentified woman poses for a portrait wearing a striped dress and a choker necklace around her neck.

A collage of photos shows the members of the Concordia Maennerchor Chicago, including Francis Arnold Hoffmann at the top center. "Maennerchor" translates from German into English as "men's choir".On verso: "To Alma, keep this as a small token of love…

Reverend Thomas Pope Hodnett, pastor of St. Malachy's Church in Chicago, sits for a portrait.

Mary Elizabeth Black sits for a portrait wearing a white shawl. On verso: "Monticello - 1861."

Melville Medley Wilson sits for a portrait wearing a pinstripe suit.