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A horse and buggy ride past storefronts with large awnings in 1890.On verso: "Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, Ill in 1890."

An archway with open iron gates and a statue of Jesus at the top lead into the a courtyard in front of the large monastary with several turrets topped with crosses.

The St. Charles Air Line Bridge undergoes construction to relocate and shorten the structure as a result of the straightening of the Chicago River. The bridge is an example of bascule, or drawbridge, bridge design.

The St. Charles Air Line Bridge, a bascule, or drawbridge, provides a means for trains to cross the Chicago river. Industrial buildings are visible in the background.

Three African American men look at two paddle boats, including the Helen F., docked on the Ohio River. Four men stand with their backs to the camera on the Yackles Fish Market next to the dock. Several smaller watercraft and two automobiles fill the…

Several young children enjoy a meal at an unidentified location in Shawneetown.

A gentleman paints a detailed design on a piece of pottery at an unidentified location in Shawneetown.

A white brick crosswalk leads to a corner store selling apples from baskets and crates on the street. Signs on the storefront advertise apples, cider, and Nehi on the corner of of 8th and Jefferson Streets in Springfield.On verso: "Use of bricks as…

Several men manufacture white bricks to be used as markers in Springfield streets.

Two children and an adult woman pose in the rock garden and pond at the J. R. Roney estate in Wauconda.

A farmer cuts the alfalfa crops while riding on his John Deere #4 horse drawn enclosed gear mower.

Two men stack alfalfa crops onto a horse drawn mechanical hay loader at the Murray Farm in Wellington, Ohio.

A woodcut created as part of the Federal Art Project depicts a woman carrying a basket up a flight of stairs.

A woodcut, created as part of the Federal Art Project, depicts a male Potowatami Indian carrying a young girl to safety while Fort Dearborn burns in the background during the Fort Dearborn Massacre.On verso: "Black Partridge attempted to rescue Mr.…

A Federal Art Project woodcut shows the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now known as the DuSable Bridge) crossing over the Chicago River while large Chicago skyscrapers tower above it in the background.

Several men stand on Horse Bridge looking at the Fox River below.On verso: "Along side of I[llinois] and M[ichigan] Canal Aqueduct in eastern part of Ottawa, Illinois."

Several young mothers sit while waiting for a clinic employee to weight their infant children at an unidentified welfare clinic.

The Garrison Hill Cemetery at the old Fort Kaskaskia site stands on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River which is partially obscured from view by the trees. During massive flooding in 1881, the citizens of Kaskaskia relocated 3,000 graves from…

Two women conduct office work in the Communicable Diseases Records Office, likely an office within the Illinois Department of Public Health.

A woman goes through catalog cards in a floor-to-ceiling card catalog in the Communicable Diseases Records Office, likely located within the Illinois Department of Public Health. A man examines a card in a window behind her.

A teacher writes information about the United States Congress on a chalkboard during a civics class for immigrants as part of the New Deal legislation.On verso: "Prospective citizens find the study of civics one of the absorbing interest in their…

Snow blankets a street and the surrounding houses and trees.

A rearview of slum housing in Chicago. The back fence features campaign signs for Peter Bagnuolo, a candidate for alderman from the 20th district.

A woman stands on at the top of a staircase leading from the second floor of a house to a yard while a full clothesline stretches from her house to an unseen building on the left side.

A woman, partially obscured, stands in a room of a slum building filled with cooking implements, an icebox, and a bed.