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A paper mill in Vandalia sits next to a set of railroad tracks.

Members of the panel, sponsored by the Springfield Urban League, gather in a church.

An Estel Barnard & Son employee serves pancakes as a part of the company's open house event.

Agricultural student Panagiottis Gennadius of Athens, Greece, poses for a portrait. Panagiottis graduated from Illinois Industrial University in 1874.

Photo of battleship in harbor

Margery Adams stands at the entrance to a building holding a potted Easter Lily on Palm Sunday.

Outdoor window displays line the bottom floor of a two-story Palatine Commercial Corporation store.

A corner Palatine Commercial Corporation store features men's and women's clothing window displays.

An automobile sits outside a Palatine Commercial Corporation office building.

View from the street of the Palace Store Co. in Edwardsville.

Marie Harriman Gallery issues a press release for its exhibition entitled "Paintings by Edwin Booth Grossman: Jan. 13 - Feb. 1, 1941" held at its New York City gallery. Edwin Booth Grossmann painted landscapes and marine studies in a style derived…

Several men stand on top of the Myers Building in downtown Springfield during the painting of a directional sign by A.B.C. that points to the near airport. From left to right: Bob Evans, Jimmy Hudson, Dave Felts, Newt McVey, Livingston Blair, Al…

A photographer captures several men on top of the Myers Building in downtown Springfield during the painting of a directional sign by A.B.C. that points to the near airport. Individuals present include Bob Evans, Jimmy Hudson, Dave Felts, Newt McVey,…

Several men bend down to paint the top of the Myers Building in downtown Springfield. The painted sign was a directional sign painted by A.B.C. that points to the near airport. Individuals present include Bob Evans, Jimmy Hudson, Dave Felts, Newt…

Several men stand on top of the Myers Building in downtown Springfield during the painting of a directional sign by A.B.C. that points to the nearby airport. Individuals present include Bob Evans, Jimmy Hudson, Dave Felts, Newt McVey, Livingston…

Several workers prep and paint the exterior of an American Airlines aircraft.

A Monticello College student paints images on wooden objects.

A female artist stands along a lake in Chicago's Lincoln Park painting the water and bridge in front of her. A boater rows a canoe across the water in the background.

Two paint store employees stand among shelves and aisles of paint supplies.

Photo caption: "Caskets move through Paint Room on conveyor for color and finish coat. Progress Industries, Inc., Arthur, Ill."

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…

Monticello College students help prepare packages of gauze to aid the war effort during World War II.

American soldiers learn proper pack organization, for carelessness in one thing leads to carelessness in others.

Pablo Casals (center) meets with Robert Carleton Smith and his wife. On verso: "San Juan, Puerto Rico - Pablo Casals offers wedding congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Carleton Smith of New York, who visited the master cellist in his San Juan home…