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Portrait of Terrence Mullins, a known counterfeiter who plotted and attempted to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln on November 7, 1876.

A pencil sketch of the residence of Col. William Thomson: "Residence of Col. William Thomson where Lafayette was entertained. In 1862 the house was sold to a Mr. Dennis Kavanaugh who used the stone in building a home on a farm about two miles from…

A pencil sketch of the old Catholic Church in Kaskaskia: "The old Catholic Church as it appeared in 1860. Later a belfry was added where they hung the bell that had been presented by the King of France. The dark monuments mark the last resting place…

A pencil sketch of the Clarion Printing Office near Kaskaskia.

A pencil sketch of the home of George W. Staley, a merchant who owned the Kaskaskia Store.

A pencil sketch of the home of "Uncle" Jack Backus, a free African American man of Kaskaskia who was, "the favorite servant of the Pope's."

A pencil sketch of the "Bond Mansion," home of Shadrach Bond, the first Governor of Illinois (1818-1822).

A pencil sketch of the first Visitation Academy in the Midwest at Kaskaskia, which was founded in 1833 by eight sisters from the Georgetown Visitation. The building was vacated in 1844 when the Mississippi River flooded and the waters reached the…

A pencil sketch of a home in Kaskaskia, with the caption at the bottom, "Home of Mr. S. St. Vrain."

A pencil sketch of the home of Marie Odile Menard Maxwell, wife of Hugh H. Maxwell, and daughter of Pierre Menard, Illinois' first Lieutenant Governor from 1818-1822.

A pencil sketch of the home of Judge Ferdinand Maxwell, who served as register of the federal land office at Kaskaskia: "Home Mr. Ferdinand Maxwell. Miss Evaline his second daughter was quite a beauty in the early sixties. She married Billie Morrison…

A pencil sketch of the home of Judge Nathaniel Pope, who served as Secretary of the Illinois Territory, Territorial Delegate to Congress, and U.S. district court judge.

Three Navy servicemen pose for a picture in a medical supply room.

Patients of all ages lie in beds lining both sides of a makeshift hospital room.

Charles Johnson Braden served in the United States Navy from 1902 until his death from tuberculosis in 1908. He was the creator of the magazine, Our Naval Electricians, and was an avid amateur photographer during his extensive tour.

Execution of a Chinese pirate in front of several observers at an unknown location.

A Navy editor, possibly Charles Johnson Braden, sits at his desk in a library at an unknown location. Braden served in the United States Navy from 1902 until his death from tuberculosis in 1908. He was the creator of the magazine, Our Naval…

Four gentleman wearing colonial style uniforms ride on a small boat named "Reprisal." On verso: "Uncle Sam visiting the ships on July 4th, 1906. Cavite P.I."

German soldiers taken prisoner by American soldiers in the battle of Château-Thierry. The camp at Langres, France held about 5,000 prisoners.

German prisoners of war load box cars under the supervision of U.S. soldiers at Is-sur-Tille, France Q. M. Depot, post World War I.

American soldiers arrive in Paris, France during World War I.

Nine women workers, known as "oyster maids," search France's Brittany Coast for oysters during World War I.

Otto J. Krampikowsky, a Chicagoan who served in World War I, and his wife, Frieda Bruebach, pose for a picture on their wedding day in 1906. Otto and Frieda had two children, Eleanor and Elvira, prior to their divorce in 1912.

Several men, related to the Hearst Strike in Chicago, smile proudly while standing in the back of a paddy wagon. The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had…

A little girl, somehow related to the Hearst Strike in Chicago, eats a meal while sitting on the grass. The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had continued…