David V. Felts poses for a photo at the request of a Decatur Herald and Review photographer featuring his hands holding the Bible open to the Book of Psalms next to a lit candle and a poinsettia.
Hannibal Hamlin informs B.B. French in a private letter that he has received and signed paperwork authorizing the increase of the police force. The letter is marked "Private."
Merchants stand in front of merchandise outside storefronts in Danville. Businesses featured include J. G. Hull Hardware and Lyons and Loftus Groceries.
Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes speaks from the podium. Ickes, the longest serving Secretary of the Interior (1933-1946) and one of only two cabinet members to serve the entire length of Roosevelts presidency, played an important role in…