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Female employees drill holes in watch plates at the National Watch Company factory in Elgin.

Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages fill Water Street in Decatur, Illinois.

Men work in the glazing room at the Western Stoneware Company in Macomb.

A carriage stands in front of Peoria's City Hall building.

The city of Peoria appears in a photograph taken from the bluffs above Hickey's Soda Factory.

A World War II era advertisement shows a baby lying on a bed to encourage families to purchase War Bonds.

A World War II era advertisement uses an image of a nurse in front of an image of her working with a doctor in the field to recruit women to join the American Red Cross Student Reserve.

A World War II era advertisement uses an image of a mother nursing a sick child to encourage women to take American Red Cross home nursing courses.

A World War II era advertisement uses the image of a soldier embracing a woman to promote the sale of War Bonds as part of the United States Treasury's Schools-At-War Program. On verso: "The Artist - Symeon Shimin. Born in Astrakhan, Russia, in 1902.…

A World War I era advertisement uses the character of Aladdin and his lamp to encourage people to purchase War Savings Stamps.

Members of the Peoria County Chapter load a boat with food to be delivered to feeding stations along with Illinois River levee during the Ohio River Flood of 1937.

Governor Otto Kerner, Jr. waves from a convertible alongside (l-r) an unidentifed boy, State Senator Edward Eberspacher, and Shelbyville Mayor William LeCrone during a parade in Shelbyville celebrating the ground breaking for the new dam that would…

Governor Otto Kerner, Jr. holds a depiction of the Governor's Float that will appear in the Tournament of Roses parade.

Several women work on typewriters in Section O of the Carding Section in the Adjutant General's Office.

Several men use livestock to plow a large ditch.

Two women sit on top of two donkeys while two men stand on either side of them. The man on the left is on crutches.

Several soldiers sit on the bow of the U. S. S. Minnesota as viewed from the conning tower. The U. S. S. Minnesota (BB-22) was the twenty-fourth battleship of the United States Navy and a member of the "Great White Fleet" that circumnavigated the…

The starboard side of the U. S. S. Minnesota (BB-22) appears in this photograph of the vessel at sea. The U. S. S. Minnesota was the twenty-fourth battleship of the United States Navy and a member of the "Great White Fleet" that circumnavigated the…

Several soldiers sit on the deck of a ship.

A dog wears glasses and a bonnet during a photo session.

A cat lies in a yard.

William H. McFerson, age 2 years, hugs a dog statue while sitting for a portrait.

Three portraits feature 14 month-old William H. McFerson in different poses.

A young boy on a bicycle wraps his arm around an older boy for a picture.

William H. McFerson of the 341st Field Artillery, 89th Division, Battery D, poses for a portrait in uniform. He posed for the photograph at Fort Stotsenburg, Philippine Islands, between 1917 and 1919.