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Democratic candidates gather at New Salem State Park for a photograph. On Verso: HORNER, Gov. Henry. 1932 Campaign, Democratic candidates at New Salem. State Park. Left to right: V. Y. Dallman, ed. Ill. State Register; Henry Horner, James A. Farley,…

Adlai Stevenson II parades before the cheering Democratic governors on the boadwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Cartoon dedication: "Very best of luck to Adlai Stevenson in '56- Regards, Bill Cranford"

Abraham Lincoln writes and submits his demurrer on behalf of John E. Laughery who is accused by Michael Henrichsen of stealing a cow. Henrichsen sues Laughery for slander.

An exterior picture of the Charles S. Deneen home at Sixty-First Place in Chicago.

Two women visit a dentist's office.

Mentor Graham and James A. Richeson sign an affidavit regarding the will of Fanny Hamby. James Adams cosigns the document.

Floodwaters surround the depot at Harrisburg during the Ohio River Flood.

A railroad employee stands next to a switch engine that derailed near Decatur.

Crowds gather around several derailed Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train cars near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

Cardinal Archbishop of Mechelen, Desire Joseph Mercier, speaks to a crowd at Dinant, Belgium.

State Senator John J. Parish and others stand beside the desk of State Senator William J. Lynch which is covered in papers and a sign reading "Please Don't Disturb; Wm. J. Lynch; Senator 9th District."On verso:"To John Parish (the rogue), While our…

Works Progress Administration men pile up destroyed office furniture in the Mound City Courthouse.

Several men stand near the wreckage of a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

Political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon criticizes the Chicago Police Department's ability to fight crime in the city. In the top panel a detective holds two guns and stops three crooks. In the lower panel, two pairs of legs jump out a window with a…

Poem written by Isham Randolph, the engineer who oversaw the construction of the Sanitary and Ship Canal. The poem refers to United States Navy Admiral George Dewey's visit to Lockport after the canal opened. The poem reads: "Glad welcome gallant…

An aerial view shows the DeWitt County Courthouse in Clinton, Illinois, and the buildings behind it.

Originally begun as a Fee Bill Execution Docket for DeWitt County, Illinois, the book only contains one page for that purpose.The balance of the docket book is used as the Judge's Docket for the Circuit Court of DeWitt County for the October Term…

Dexter Dole Baber (seated front row, 3rd from left) poses for a group photo with a large number of unidentified people.

Photo caption:" Moonlight on Diamond Lake near Area, Ill."