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Caleb Smith notifies B.B. French of his appointment by the President as Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds in the City of Washington.

A poster from the Interchurch World Movement shows a woman and child praying together. The Interchurch World Movement (1919-1920) was established in the aftermath of World War I and sought to help spread Christianity through missionary work around…

Nine verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Bow Wow" satirizing women you use tobacco.

Eight verse song sung to the tune of "The Raging Canal." Lyrics depict a woman's story of falling in love and being rejected by her lover, leading her to commit suicide.

Illustrated fifteen verse song sung to the tune of "The Irish Volunteer" celebrates Union general William Tecumseh Sherman's victorious 1864 campaign in Georgia. Sheet Note: Subtitle: "Composed by P. A. Smith, Battery I, 2nd Illinois."

Six verse pro-Union song and chorus sung to the tune of "Free and Easy."

A portrait drawing features Robert Anderson, an American Civil War Army officer who rose to the rank of brigadier general after his heroic actions in the battle at Fort Sumter, April, 1861. In addition to the portrait drawing which is draped in…

Song celebrating Union general Franz Sigel and his division of German volunteers.

Berra D. Ackley poses for a portrait.On verso: "To Lolle Bixby. Never forget our walk in Charrute."

Four unidentified women stand behind a panel painted with flowers.

H. M. Vandeveer poses for a portrait. Vandeveer served in the Illinois House of Representatives and as a judge in the Christian County Court.On verso: Biographical information clipped from publication "History of Christian County, 1880."

A cartoon of a young William G. Stratton names him the "Baby of the 77th Congress." Stratton, born in 1914, served in the United States House of Representatives from 1941-1943 and 1946-1947 as an at-large member.Image dedication: "Sincerely - with…

Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell, and Illinois Auditor Michael J. Howlett sit at an event.

Instrumental music. Orange and blue cover depicts University of Ilinois Seal.

A woodcut shows a bell tower at the top of one of the Monticello Female Seminary buildings.

Illustrated four verese song depicts buccaneer speaking to his bride about life on the sea. Cover image depicts a border with a human in each corner surrounded by foliage.

The inscription and signature of James Speed is probably cut from a larger document.

A.L. Spencer writes and signs his remembrances as a young boy at the Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Debate held on August 29, 1858.

Edith Ross Jordan sits for a portrait.On verso: "Daughter of Helen Ross & Arthur Jordan, b. Nov 7, 1890."

W.B. Sprague,a Presbyterian minister from Albany, New York, writes to Dr. Phineas D. Gurley, Lincoln's pastor, requesting assistance for a fellow clergyman, Rev. Dyer, who wishes to see President Lincoln regarding a soldier who was connected with…

A bill from the Saint Nicholas Hotel in Springfield charges O.M. Hatch for accomodations and records payments to the bill.

On verso: L. to R. Adolph Germer, Fullerton Fulton, Bill Mayo, Allen Haywood