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Stephen A. Douglas poses for a portrait in a dark suit. On verso: "This copy made by Al Von Behren, Illinois Historical Library photographer, June 1967."

Illustrated three verse song and chorus about the death of Lieutenant Franklin Butler Crosby. The sheet gives an incorrect date for Crosby's death. He died in battle on May 3, 1863, not May 2. Sheet note: "The last words of Lieut. Crosby who was…

Illustrated three verse song and chorus about the death of Lieutenant Franklin Butler Crosby. The sheet gives an incorrect date for Crosby's death. He died in battle on May 3, 1863, not May 2. Sheet note: "The last words of Lieut. Crosby who was…

Lucie Bigelow Rosen, a musician and Theremin soloist who helped to popularize the electric instrument during the 1930s, poses for a portrait. On verso: "From Jean Dalrymple; 122 East 42nd Street; New York City; Mu. 5-3114; Lucie Bigelow Rosen,…

Song subtitled "A National Chant" depicts mourning of death of Abraham Lincoln and future of the United States. "To a Mourning World" "To whom sale permission was given by the author and publisher of the poem Messrs J & E Hoch, Boston" Four part…

Instrumental music. Cover reads "as played by Shepard's Cornet Band, of Providence, R. I., at the funeral obsequies of Abraham Lincoln,."

Elise Burghalter Abbot, a German immigrant and wife of William Abbot, sits for a portrait.

A large well dressed group gathers for a picnic.

Portrait of Eliza B. Condell wearing a lace bodice.

Lowell B. Mason (far left) and other individuals, including Governor Otto Kerner (kneeling), greet students at the Jacksonville School for the Blind.

Francis "Frank" Brownell, a corporal of Company A, 1st Regiment of New York Fire Zouaves," appears in his military uniform holding a rifle.Image caption: "Lieut. Frank Brownell is a son of Charles Brownell, County Superintendent of the Poor of Troy,…

Illustrated four verse song and chorus.

Illustrated four verse song and chorus.

Charles B. Sawyer poses for a portrait wearing a dark striped suit with two lapel pins.

A drawing features John M. Palmer, a veteran of the American Civil War who served in the Illinois Senate, and as the 15th Governor of the state of Illinois (1869-1873), holding a cane. On verso: "Senator Palmer: There was no congressman who attracted…

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.

Janet Edmondson Walker tells Edwina Booth that she is an old friend of Mr. Grossman, and she has just heard that Edwina is to marry him. The date assigned to this letter is based on the1885 marriage date for the Grossmans.

An unidentified woman sits at a table with a vase on it during a portrait session.

Lyrics depict African Americans escaping slavery to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War.

Illustrated three verse song about a mother hoping for her son's safe return from war but willing to accept his death as a sacrifice for the Union.

Ballad dedicated to Mrs. Lincoln in memory of the death of her son, Willie, the thiird child of Abraham and Mary, who died, most likely of typhoid fever, at the White House on February 20, 1862.

Brothers Francis Alexander Hoffmann, Julius Carl Hoffmann, and Adolf Gustavus Hoffmann pose for a portrait. On verso: "Center: Francis A. Hoffmann, born Dunklee's Grove, Du Page Co. Illinois Dec. 26, 1845. Julius Carl Hoffmann, born Schaumburg, Cook…

Julius Carl Hoffmann poses for a portrait at West Bloomfield Academy in New Jersey. On verso: "Dr. J. C. Hoffmann Born: July 6, 1848. Illinois. Died: Jan 4, 1935. Calif. Daughter: Alma Hoffmann Service."

Horses stretch the voter in four different directions representing votes of "Oui," "Non", "Abstention", and "Bulletin Blanc" (Yes, No, Abstain, and Neutral) in this French political cartoon.Caption: "Ah! Quel plaisir d'etre electeur!"

A painted portrait shows Ulysses S. Grant sitting in front of a pastoral scene in his military uniform holding a young girl while a dog looks on.