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Several men manufacture white bricks to be used as markers in Springfield streets.

A white brick crosswalk leads to a corner store selling apples from baskets and crates on the street. Signs on the storefront advertise apples, cider, and Nehi on the corner of of 8th and Jefferson Streets in Springfield.On verso: "Use of bricks as…

A gentleman paints a detailed design on a piece of pottery at an unidentified location in Shawneetown.

Several young children enjoy a meal at an unidentified location in Shawneetown.

Three African American men look at two paddle boats, including the Helen F., docked on the Ohio River. Four men stand with their backs to the camera on the Yackles Fish Market next to the dock. Several smaller watercraft and two automobiles fill the…

The St. Charles Air Line Bridge, a bascule, or drawbridge, provides a means for trains to cross the Chicago river. Industrial buildings are visible in the background.

The St. Charles Air Line Bridge undergoes construction to relocate and shorten the structure as a result of the straightening of the Chicago River. The bridge is an example of bascule, or drawbridge, bridge design.

An archway with open iron gates and a statue of Jesus at the top lead into the a courtyard in front of the large monastary with several turrets topped with crosses.

Two horses drink from a water trough located in front of the W. H. Hoskins & Co. Lumber Yard in Galena.

Tracks and piping run through a tunnel section of the Chicago subway system, or "L".On verso: "Finished section of shield driven tube in downtown State Street. The fluid nature of the sail in the central business district compelled the use of the…

Street merchants and customers line Maxwell Street in front of brick-and-mortar stores running from Halsted Street to 16th Street in Chicago.

In 1877, former Union Army soldiers built the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall in Aurora to serve as a meeting space, library, and place of honor for war veterans.The octagonally-shaped buildingon the left is one and a half stories and…

Cars line the main street in front of stores in the Aurora business district. Trolley cables and tracks are visible in the foreground.