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In this portrait, J. G. Fox is wearing a suit jacket and a shirt without a tie. Fox fought in the American Civil War and was enlisted in Company F of the 114th Illinois Infantry.

In this portrait, C. H. Burns is wearing a Union military uniform. He is standing on a tiled floor with his left hand on the back of an elaborate chair and his right hand holding a hat. His jacket is unbuttoned, and his vest is fully buttoned. The…

Nadine Turchin was a Russian immigrant and the wife of Civil War General John Basil Turchin. The Turchins came to the United States in 1856 and would eventually settle in Mattoon, Illinois. Nadine traveled with her husband during his Civil War…

These discharge papers are for Corporal John Williams of the 29th U. S. Colored Troops, Company F. Williams was born a slave in Stafford, Virginia.

This poem written by W. J. Maskwell tells the story of Howell G. Trogden and his actions during the Siege of Vicksburg.

Students study measurement in the classroom by sawing wood to create instruction materials.

Students watch two students and a teacher make a drawing of the state of Illinois as part of a classroom lesson on the state.

A man holds up a coyote named Katrina in front of an animal enclosure.

Students practice basket making in the classroom.

Students practice drawing figures using a Greyhound dog as a model in the classroom.

Students practice drawing using a rabbit as a model in the classroom.

Students practice beginning algebra at their desks and on the chalkboards.

Students practice balancing with their arms held out and bean bags on their heads.

Students perform floor exercises while standing next to their desks.

Female students perform exercises on the school's gymnasium floor while holding weighted wooden pins over their shoulders.This photo appeared of page 153 in "This is Illinois; A Pictorial History" by Jay Monaghan published in 1949.

Sixteen students act out the popular nursery rhyme and singing game, "London Bridge Is Falling Down."

Students sit around their teacher and learn about the different characteristics of a flowering plant.

Students perform experiments in the school's science laboratory.

Male students learn carpentry skills at a variety of work stations.

Students act out scenes from the 1843 story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

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.

Students act out a scene based on the legend depicting William Tell shooting an apple off his son's head with an arrow.

Students and their instructor pose for a group photo at an Illinois Business College campus.

Sorority members Aldersen, Carol Garlih, and Elaine Wilson, pose for a photo while displaying their Christmas gift baskets.