Gilbert Sheerer, Works Progress Administration foreman, looks through his home in Mound City after the flood. On verso: "This was general condition of each room in his home, the house was left in center of street from flood waters."
A political cartoon depicts Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States riding a hobby horse, whipping "White House stooges in Congress," Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas and House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn. The Democratic donkey…
In this portrait, Colonel Geza Mihalotzy of the 24th Illinois Infantry is standing in his Union military uniform with an officers belt and a hat. He is holding his sword with his left hand. He was mortally wounded at Buzzard's Roost, Georgia and died…