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Carrie Allen sits for a portrait in a light dress at the age of two.

Judge David Davis sits for a portrait wearing a dark coat and light colored vest.

Claude Wyatt stands next to a chair for a portrait.

James Acree and Lucy Acree pose side by side for a portrait. Lucy was the aunt of Eva Stricklin and sister of Frank Hewitt.

The children and faculty of the school gather for a class photo. The Illinois Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb opened in 1846 in Jacksonville, housing children across the state who were hard-of-hearing. It was later renamed the…

Charles Carlos Hewitt poses for a portrait next to a bicycle. Charles was the eldest brother of Eva H. Stricklin.

Emma Hewitt, the mother of Frank B. Hewitt, wears several pieces of jewelry for her portrait.

Benjamin "Bub" Edwards, the brother of Emma Edwards Hewitt and uncle of Eva H. Stricklin, stands next to a fake wall during a portrait session.

A paper mill in Vandalia sits next to a set of railroad tracks.

An aerial view of Moweaqua provides a view of the residential and industrial section of the small town. A billboard advertising the Decatur Brewing Company is in the lower right corner.

An aerial shot of Moweaqua's central business district provides a view of homes and businesses including Webb & Pistorious Livery, Feed & Sale Stable, and advertisements for Bentley F. Hudson Veterinary, Josh Hudson Jr, Painter Paperhanger,…

A man in Japanese dress carries the Japanese Flag of the Rising Sun while riding atop a horse in a show.

Native Americans walk the grounds near the location of a Wild West Show.

Several Native Americans gather outside a set of tipis during a Wild West Show.

A man and a woman stand on a stage surrounded by spectators.

Two Native Americans stand outside a pair of tipis set up near a Wild West Show tent.

A man walks the grounds near the location of a Wild West Show.

The figure of a woman tops the three-tier fountain located in Decatur's Central Park from 1877 to 1930.

Entertainers perform on horseback during a Wild West Show which included cowboys and Native Americans.

A group of tipis sit outside a large tent during a Wild West Show.

Native Americans ride their horses in front of spectators at a Wild West Show.

Three Native Americans sit on their horses outside a large tent at a wild west show.

A marching band leads a procession down a spectator-lined street.

Several unidentified men ride in a horse drawn carriage with a dog.

Clarence P. Snell of Moweaqua, Illinois, poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit. Snell moved to Springfield, married Edna C. Snell, and became a salesman at a local cereal company.