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Ice covers several trees after an ice storm passed through Springfield, Illinois, on February 2, 1883.

Children and a young mother enjoy ice cream cones on a hot day.

Oil field workers have a drink while a man scoops ice cream at an ice cream parlor.

Several people ice skate on the frozen Regnitz River in Bamberg, Germany.On verso: "Krauts ice skating on the River. Bamberg, Ger. Jan. 46."

Large icicles hang from a metal railing next to an icy walkway along Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline. The city's Furniture Mart building is seen in the background of the image.Photo caption: "Chicago - ice and lake front, toward Furniture Mart."

Powerlines and tree branches droop under the weight of ice left after an ice storm moved through Springfield, Illinois, on February 2, 1883.

The children of H. C. Ide, "Robert," "Charlotte," and "[Daniele]," sit in a cart being pulled by a pony. On verso: "5th and Keys, Springfield."

Ide's Engine Work, a firm founded by Albert E. Ide on Fifth and Madison streets in Springfield, was a manufacturer of many products, but was primarily known for their "Ideal" steam engines.

Ide's Engine Work, a firm founded by Albert E. Ide on Fifth and Madison streets in Springfield, was a manufacturer of many products, but was primarily known for their "Ideal" steam engines.

The cover of a supplement to Electrical World magazine depicts Lady Liberty standing in a large graveyard with her arms outstretched. Below the image are the last lines in the poem, "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae.

An aerial view shows a large coffee display at an Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) store.

"A Sesquicentennial Song 1818-1868" Lyrics depict pride in Illinois and diversity of Illinois geography and landmarks. Color cover by Mary Win Walter depicts group of children waving American, Illinois, and Illinois sesquicentennial flags. A portrait…

Official Illinois state song sung to the tune of "Baby Mine." Lyrics depict pride in Illinois and highlight the state's contributions to the United States during the Civil War. Front cover depicts Illinois state seal with "Illinois" stamped over it…

Official Illinois state songsung to the tune of "Baby Mine." Lyrics depict pride in Illinois and highlight the state's contributions to the United States during the Civil War. Quotations from "Hawley" and Dr. Charles W. Eliot at the bottom of the…

Lyrics depict fighting for freedom and liberty during World War I.

Instrumental music. "Respectfully dedicated to the First Battalion, Illinois Naval Militia, B. M. Shaffer, Lieut. Comdr. Com'dg" "Played by Sousa's Famous Band and all leading bands in the U. S." Cover image depicts a photograph of the Battleship…

A view of a classroom at the Illinois Business College in Springfield.

A view of an office at the Illinois Business College located in Springfield.

Instrumental music. Parts for violin, trombone, bass, clarinet, flute, drums, cornet, and cello.

Patients sit on the lawn in front of the main building of Jacksonville's Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane.On verso: "This picture was property of Frank Parsons Norbury, M.D., who was physician at Jacksonville State Hospital (Formerly known as…

The flooding at the south entrance of Mound City on Illinois Central Railroad submerges several buildings.

Individuals watch as trains run through Cairo on the Illinois Central Railroad next to the River Wall in this artistic scene.

On Front: Miners delegation to First Constitutional Convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nov. 17, 1938

A wide view shows a canal located near the Illinois Dredging Company office, including a barge, a small ship, and additional equipment used during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.