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Corneal A. Davis speaking during a meeting.

Corneal A. Davis and Illinois Speaker of the House William A. Redmond at a speaker's podium.

Corneal A. Davis with Illinois Speaker of the House W. Robert Blair II.

Corneal A. Davis with Illinois State Senator Cecil A. Partee.

Corneal A. Davis with Illinois State Senator Cecil A. Partee.

Portrait of Corneal A. Davis, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for District 1 from 1943-1978.

Portrait of Corneal A. Davis, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for District 1 from 1943-1978.

Portrait of Corneal A. Davis, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for District 1 from 1943-1978.

In this letter to his cousin, William Rand describes his regiment's movement, mentioning Camp Bulter, Vicksburg, and Arkansas Post. He describes the Battle of Arkansas Post and the number of casualties. He also speaks of the weather around Vicksburg.…

Portrait of Elizabeth Jane Ferguson Bunn, the wife of Springfield businessman, Jacob Bunn, Sr.

Picture of the Condell family. Helen K. D. Edwards, mother of Helen M. E. Condell. is holding an unidentified baby. Helen M. E. Condell is standing behind a seated man and woman next to her husband, Moses B. Condell.

Julia U. Lane poses with three children. On verso: "Julia U. Lane; Ralph-Eric-Frances July 1894."

Picture of the Condell family, likely including (back row, l-r) Moses B. Condell, Helen E. Condell, Alice E. Condell McCoy, Thomas Condell, Helen M. Condell, and Eliza B. Condell. The front row is likely Mary Condell Hudson and Ninian E. Condell. On…

Portrait of Helen Kissam Dodge Edwards and her granddaughter, Eliza B. Condell.

Portrait of Eliza B. Condell wearing a lace bodice.

Portrait of the infant Eliza B. Condell.

Picture of Eliza B. Condell, possibly with her sister, Alice E. McCoy.

Mary Condell Hudson stands with her hands behind her back for this studio portrait.

Sketch of Benjamin F. Edwards. Edwards built a large fortune as a Maryland merchant and served a short stint in the U.S. House of Representatives (1795). He was the father to Illinois governor Ninian Edwards and grandfather to Benjamin Edwards, the…

Mary Stewart Edwards Raymond poses for a studio portrait.

Suzanne Barnett stands for a studio portrait.

William H. Wolfe stands for a portrait leaning on a chair.

Christmas card for Dr. Richard and Henrietta Herndon featuring their family home at 1328 Wiggins Ave. in Springfield.

Richard F. and Henrietta M. Herndon family Christmas card. Children pictured (l-r): Richard F. Herndon, Jr., Charles H. Herndon, Lewis L. Herndon, and Henrietta R. Herndon.

Portrait of Arthur Wines, fiance to Eliza Condell. In 1899, Wines finished his studies at Cornell University and went to work for the U.S. Census in Alaska. Upon his return, Eliza and Arthur planned to marry, but Wines' mental health declined leading…