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Construction workers walk through a road construction site at First Streen in Fairfield.

Maintenance workers prepare the foundation for a new highway at First Street in Fairfield.

An aerial view shows the highway system built for motorists to easily commute to and from Fairfield.

Seventeen verse song sung to the tune of "Joe Bowers." Handwritten notes on front: "Copy" "Presented by Guy Modglin son of Frances Modglin Ill. 6/12/1918." Lyrics depict foundation of the Confederate State of America and Jefferson Davis's rise to…

A high school football player carries the ball as several members of the opposing team pursue him during a game.

A high school baseball player throws a pitch during practice.

A street view shows the front side of an unidentified high school.

Three students act out a scene based on Native American legends about Hiawatha and Iago in a classroom decorated with trees, makeshift tent, and campfire.

Portrait of Hettie Lukins Eckard, who married James P. Eckard on October 4, 1877 in Menard County, before relocating to Quiver in Mason County.

Hessler "Hess" Thurman poses for a portrait in a dark suit. On verso: "Uncle."

Reverend Herrick Johnson, D.D., L.L.D., Professor of Sacred Rhetoric and Pastoral Theology, sits for a portrait.

Illustrated five verse song and chorus formatted as a letter to be mailed. Handwritten details of letter coming from "Camp Brighten Co. G 10th Regiment Mass." Lyrics depict letter written from a soldier detailing patriotism and importance of fighting…

Christmas card for Dr. Richard and Henrietta Herndon featuring their family home at 1328 Wiggins Ave. in Springfield.

Richard F. and Henrietta M. Herndon family Christmas card. Children pictured (l-r): Richard F. Herndon, Jr., Charles H. Herndon, Lewis L. Herndon, and Henrietta R. Herndon.

Chicago businessman Herman H. Kohlsaat sits in a chair while pointing to a location in the southern United States on a large globe.

Illustrated two verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Just Before the Battle Mother.'" Lyrics depict captured Union soldier in a prisoner of war camp on Belle Isle, VA and his longing for freedom.

Crowds of people lean out of every window in a building straining to see an oncoming parade of American flags and a marching band.

Pictured from left to right: Illinois State Senator, Richard R. Meents; Col. C. R. Miller; The twenty-sixth Governor of Illinois, Lennington Small, 1921-1929; A. O. Arnold; (and) Herbert Wells Fay, of DeKalb, who was a newspaper editor, a collector…

Portrait of Herbert Wells Fay of DeKalb, a newspaper editor, collector of historic photographs and Abraham Lincoln material, and a custodian at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield for twenty-eight years.

On verso: Herbert Resner Att for Tom Mooney; Adolph Germer; S H Dalrymple Pres U R W of A; taken just outside of San Quentin Prison gates after a visit with Brother Tom Mooney Sunday morning June 19, 1938

The body of Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, lies in state in the United States Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C.

Likeness of Herbert Hoover, the thirty-first President of the United States (1929-1933). At the time of this stereograph's creation, Hoover was a rising star in the Republican party, serving as the head of the U.S. Food Administration during World…

Illustrated sheet displays two, two verse songs. The first, "Her Bright Smiles Haunt Me Still," depicts the singer's inability to forget a woman he met. Second song, "Thy Voice Hath a Charm," published at bottom of page, depicts memory of a singer's…