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Sally, a laundry maid who worked for the Jannotta family, stands for a photograph holding a pail and broom.

A collage of individual player photos surround a team photo of the Bloomington Bloomers Three-I League baseball team. The Three-I league was a semi-professional baseball league that ran during the summer months.Top row (l-r): Craig, center field;…

Influential Illinois politicians Scott W. Lucas (left), James M. Slattery (middle), and Henry Horner (right), admire a pair of birds in Horner's office. Lucas was a lawyer and a politician who served in the Illinois House of Representatives, the…

Lyndon Baines Johnson poses for a photograph in an ornately decorated room. Photograph signature: "To Scott Lucas from his devoted friend Lyndon B. Johnson."

The Illinois State Normal University baseball team poses for a team photo in front of the university's Fell Hall.

United States Senator Scott W. Lucas (3rd from right) poses with five members of a hunting party for a group photo at the Lakewood Duck Lodge in Bath, Illinois. Photo identification (l-r): "Bocher," "Friend," "B. Henderson," "Ed Long," and "[Hon…

Scott W. Lucas poses for a picture with his wife, Edith Biggs Lucas, and their son, Scott W. Lucas, Jr.

Illinois State Normal University's baseball team poses for a group photo in front of Cook Hall (left) and Edwards Hall (right) on the school's campus.

Several Illinois soldiers pose for a photograph at an army training camp in Georgia during World War I. Scott W. Lucas (first row, far left) served in the United States Army during World War I and rose to the rank of lieutenant.

Alben W. Barkley, who was Vice President of the United States under Harry S. Truman, 1949-1953, poses for a portrait in profile. Photo signature: "To my good friend Scott Lucas; William W. Barkley."

John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy smile as their photograph is taken. Photo signature: "With best wishes John Kennedy."

With the head of the Democratic mascot thrust against his face, Senator Scott W. Lucas waves to the crowd with hat in hand while standing before a "Roosevelt and Lucas" campaign sign.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. stands with Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly and a man identified as "Adams" during a campaign stop in Chicago as part of the 1940 presidential campaign.

Several Democratic senators attend a Senate luncheon for actress Greer Garson.Standing (l-r): Marion McIntyre, John H. Overton (Louisiana), Carl Hatch (New Mexico), James M. Mead (New York), Scott W. Lucas (Illinois), Walter F. George (Georgia), and…

Senator Scott Lucas (middle) stands with Walter Reuther (2nd from right), President of the United Auto Workers and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and four unidentified men at the UAW-CIO Fish Fry in East Peoria.

A. Vernon Jannotta rides on a burro in Grand Caverns on a trip to the Cave of the Winds.

Mrs. Crocker, Stephen, and A. Vernon Jannotta ride up the side of Mount Manitou in Colorado.

A young Edward Jannotta reclines on a fur rug during a portrait session.

A young Emma Connelly poses for a portrait standing in front of a railing.

A young Cornelia Meyer Fisk poses for a portrait while holding a doll. She was the daughter of John Meyer and Cornelia Beebee Meyer, and eventually the wife of Frank Fisk.

Marian Axtell poses for a portrait wearing a striped shawl,

A young Sarah Gardner stands next to a table for a portrait.

View of the downtown business district from Main Street.

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

A view of a large neighborhood in Chicago shows a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. Col. Wood's Museum is recognizable on the far right by the flags waving from the building's roof.