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Three members of the Chicago Light Guard stand wearing their uniforms. Organized by Captain J. B. Wyman in 1854, the militia served as guardsmen while training at the old Armory Light Guard Hall.

A streetview shows two sets of railroad tracks running down a Chicago street dubbed "Swedish Newspaper Row." On verso: "Andrew Chaiser and G. Bohman on corner."

Patients receive hydrotherapy for pain relief and treatment at the Federal Veterans Hospital in North Chicago.

A souvenir photograph from the Chicago nightclub, Club DeLisa, shows three men and one woman sitting at a table surrounded by other club-goers. Club DeLisa opened in 1934 and was owned by the four DeLisa brothers.

Construction materials cover the the South District Water Filtration Plant.

Elevated train tracks run alongside a building located at 300 W. Grand Avenue. The building was the home of the Ritzmann, Brookes & Company publishing house.

The ear operating room at the Chicago Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary features several medical instruments and hospital bed. Edward L. Holmes founded the Chicago Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1852. The organization became an Illinois…

Cars and horse-drawn carriages line the street along the side of the Chicago Federal Building. The Chicago Federal Building, which opened in 1905, and housed both federal courts and the city's main post office, was demolished in 1965.

Several horse-drawn carriages travel up and down a muddy street in front of the first Weber Piano Company showroom at 239 Wabash Avenue.

An exterior view shows the home of Cyrus Hall McCormick at 675 Rush Street. McCormick most notably invented the mechanical reaper.

An interior view of an unknown building shows several tables and chairs set up around a large room. On verso: "Library?"

A group of men and two young girls stand outside the Engberg-Holmberg Publishing Company at 119 East Chicago Avenue. Jonas Engberg and Charles Peter Holmberg founded the Engberg-Holmberg Publishing Company in 1884.

A. Vernon Jannotta receives the Navy Cross during a ceremony held at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago. Jannotta received the Navy Cross for picking up the survivrs and saving the fuel and munitions when the Orestes Navy tanker was…

Francis Skiff Janotta poses for a portrait with his arms crossed.

An unidentified Jannotta family member's old class in Newton, Iowa, poses for a school photo. On verso: "Some of my old class in Newton; Standing, left to right: Herman Clark, Cora Mel Patton, Paul Adamson, Bloom Ryan, Eva Blackwood, Horace Campbell.…

The four members of the singing group, the "Jannotta Ladies' Quartette" pose for a portrait. The group was named for their vocal teacher, Alfredo A. Jannotta. Stella Skiff Jannotta is on the left.

Saxophonists from an unknown college pose for a group photo.

Members of the 4x400 relay team Alvin Golankiewicz, Edward Ratkoski, Ted Kaczmarski, and Paul Klinkowski pose in the start position for a group photo with their award from Poland's Athletic Games in Warsaw.

Members of the Polish-American team pose for a group photo with their awards at Poland's 1934 Athletic Games in Warsaw. Controversial women's track and field athlete Stanizlawa Walasiewicz, also known as Stella Walsh, is fifth from the right in the…

Members of the team pose for a group photo with their ship's captain en route to Poland's Athletic Games in Warsaw.

An unidentified woman wearing beaded jewelry poses for a portrait.

Several men wearing military uniforms ride down a city street during a parade.

Six children play with a small boat in a creek.

Three members of the Rees family pose with their bicycles in the countryside.

An elderly woman and unidentified passengers stand next to a train located in Mexico.