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A "Comic War Ballad," Song depicting a soldier's life in the army as told by his loved one. Cover includes lyrics and chorus. "Respectfully dedicated to E. F. Dixey, Esq."

Lyrics depict sinking of the USS Maine and the United States' response. Dedication: "Dedicated to Miss Allena Grafton of Rock Island, Ill." Cover image depicts the USS Maine (ACR-1) above two American flags.

Lyrics depict soldier leaving his lover to serve as a soldier and dying on the battlefield. Cover depicts man in uniform and woman standing in a garden setting holding hands. Dedication: "To the Unknown Dead of the War."

A man sits before an audience talking about his dangerous experiences and injuries in the top three panels. In the fourth panel, the group ushers him to the Cook County Home for Incurable Microbes where he refuses to enter. The Cool County Home for…

Lyrics depict singer's faith in God. Cover image depicts church and home in a rural setting. Handwritten note on cover: "Not much good". Back cover lists first bars of seven songs available for purchase. Part of collection entitled "Beautiful Sacred…

Two supporters lead a small parade in an attempt to "draft" Adlai Stevenson II for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination. Stevenson looks on while holding a suitcase labeled "South America" in reference to his 1960 South American tour.…

Several Monticello College students sit on two horses pulling a wagon filled with additional students.

Photo caption: "Those responsible for the Havana coal dumping facility strike a rather unconcerned pose at Havana on July 1, 1933, the first day of operation for the plant. From left: R. W. Putnam, W. C. Hurst, Leathem D. Smith, John Gilchrist,…

Sisters Hattie and Una Vickery sit in front of a piano for a photograph.

Sisters Hattie (right) and Una (left) Vickery pose for a portrait.

Hattie Vickery poses for a portrait.

Portrait of Hattie Hutchinson Dow, wife of Albert Dow, and half sister of Mary Frances Hutchinson Lockett, who was the daughter of Zephaniah K. Hutchinson and Elizabeth Nettleton. The Hutchinson Family Singers were a popular American singing group…

An advertisement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers valuable information on poultry raising in the fall and winter seasons.

A woodcut shows an arch over the Haskell Memorial Entrance at Monticello Female Seminary. The entrance is in memory of longtime school principal Harriet Haskell.

Harvey Sherman Crouse of Iowa, an 1890 graduate of Cornell College, sits for a portrait.