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A portrait drawing features Robert Anderson, an American Civil War Army officer who rose to the rank of brigadier general after his heroic actions in the battle at Fort Sumter, April, 1861. In addition to the portrait drawing which is draped in…

A miniature in a locket features the image of Lieutenant Robert Anderson. Anderson commanded Abraham Lincoln during the Black Hawk War, fought in the Seminole and Mexican-American Wars, and was the commanding officer of Fort Sumter at the beginning…

Robert "Robb" E. Hanley, Sr., poses for a portrait wearing a striped suit and a cross-shaped lapel pin. On verso: "My grandfather-Robb E Hanley Sr."

A Greek vendor with a makeshift cart sells roasted corn on a city sidewalk as a seated gentleman looks on.Photo caption: "Greek series - roasting green corn over a grate - sidewalk stand."

An individual and their dog stand at a roadside stand amidst a large collection of produce including pumpkins.Photo caption: "A highway roadside stand in autumn."

Photo caption: "Characteristic roadside view over gently sloping ground, woods, pastures, cultivated fields."

Several men participate in the laying of a new cement road in Astoria.

Road construction workers use large pieces of machinery while working on a highway project in Fairfield.

A panoramic view of Francis Hoffmann's farm, Riverside Farm, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.

A river, most likely the Mississippi River, approaches several residential buildings. A fallen tree lies along the riverbank.

Three African American men look at two paddle boats, including the Helen F., docked on the Ohio River. Four men stand with their backs to the camera on the Yackles Fish Market next to the dock. Several smaller watercraft and two automobiles fill the…

Sandbags of the river battery at Port Hudson line the top of the wall and are piled up to seal an opening in the wall. There are three barrels lined up next to the wall and a broken cannon carriage with the barrel laying on the ground. The river is…

Elevated train tracks run alongside a building located at 300 W. Grand Avenue. The building was the home of the Ritzmann, Brookes & Company publishing house.

Portrait of Colonel Risdon M. Moore, who commanded the 117th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War and taught mathematics at McKendree College. On verso: "Risdon Marshall Moore, San Antonio, Texas, 117th Ill. Infantry - Civil War."