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Mining and Sapping under the Citadel, Confederate fortifications, at Port Hudson, Louisiana. The terms "mining" and "sapping" refer to military siege tactics, in which soldiers dig trenches and tunnels to reach fortifications and then use explosives…

Santa Claus visits with a young girl as other children look on during a parade in Fairfield.

Santa Claus drives a decorated motorcycle float fixed with seats for three passengers during a parade in Fairfield.

Santa Claus waves to onlookers atop a parade float in Fairfield.

Santa Claus gives a present to a young boy at a Rotary Club-sponsored Christmas event.

Santa Claus stands before several tables of children and adults at a Rotary Club-sponsored Christmas event.

A scene depicting Santa Claus next to a fireplace decorates the exterior of a home during the Christmas season.

Passengers stand on the deck of the Sanitary District's ship "Juliet," the first craft to navigate the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The Bear Trap Dam is visible in the background.

Two officers stand next to a "Drainage Canal Stove."

Two rifles lean against a desk inside the Chicago Sanitary District Police Station in Romeoville.

Several officers pose outside the Sanitary District Police Station in Romeoville.

A map shows the main drainage channel from Chicago to Joliet.

A Sani-Cream employee works inside the fast food restaurant.

Several customers line up outside a Sani-Cream restaurant to place their orders.

Photo caption: "Crews worked around the clock to replace the Sangamon River trestle between Oakford and Kilbourne. Accumulated brush and logs had ignited the day before, burning up the old trestle. It was a rare occasion to se the 4-4-0's on anything…