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Commander A. Vernon Jannotta poses for a photograph sitting at his desk during his time in the United States Naval Reserve.

Students attend graduation in Fairfield wearing a cap and gown.

An artist depicts the street-railroad tracks that run down Commercial Avenue in Cairo.

A large complex in Chicago houses several businesses, including the Michigan Central Railroad Office.

Richard J. Oglesby, President of the National Lincoln Monument Association, signs an official commission authorizing Benjamin F. Russell of Will County to receive contributions on behalf of the association. Secretary O.M. Hatch signs as witness.

Natioinal Lincoln Monument Association President Richard J. Oglesby signs an authorization of H.W. Marble to receive contributions on behalf of the association. Secretary O.M. Hatch countersigns and affixes the association's raised seal.

A group of men and women, including state Representative A. B. McConnell and state Senator Robert McClory, stand in front of several campaign posters.Seated from left: Mrs. A. B. McConnell and Mrs. Cletus Stewart Mayer, chairman of the committee in…

Members of the Committee on Laws sit at a long table looking at reading materials.Committee members (from left to right) include: "Dan E. Reetz, Chairman;" "Robert E. Petersen;" "George C. Reid;" "David L. Pike;" "Robert J. Andrews;" "James K.…

The Commonwealth-Edison Drum and Bugle Corps marches in the inaugural parade for Dwight H. Green, taking place on Capitol Avenue, near 5th Street in Springfield.

Two women conduct office work in the Communicable Diseases Records Office, likely an office within the Illinois Department of Public Health.

A woman goes through catalog cards in a floor-to-ceiling card catalog in the Communicable Diseases Records Office, likely located within the Illinois Department of Public Health. A man examines a card in a window behind her.

Community members gather inside a school gymnasium.

Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1658, pose outside for a group photo at Camp Lincoln in Springfield.

Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1658, line up at Camp Lincoln in Springfield.

Soldiers of Company A, 1st Infantry, Illinois National Guard, stand in the back of transport trucks.

Members of Company B gather for a group photo. On verso: "Co B (Elgin), Sons of Veterans Regiment at Pana and Virden."

Company C of the 130th Illinois Infantry marches in the 1941 inaugural parade for Governor Dwight H. Green.