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A street view shows flooding looking east on Elm Street from Poplar Street in Harrisburg.

A young boy helps set up two large kettles for cooking at the Elm River Chowder in northern Wayne County. Chowders are a Southern Illinois tradition where community members come together to cook several kettles of soup made with a base of salt pork,…

Illustrated five verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Annie Lisle." Lyrics describe Elmer Ellsworth's death and the desire to fight for his honor. Cover image depicts soldier pointing sword in upper left-hand corner above the words "Remember…

Illustrated five verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Annie Lisle." Lyrics describe Elmer Ellsworth's death and the desire to fight for his honor. Color cover image depicts building and soldier firing into a group of soldiers.

Song honors the memory of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, whose death on May 24, 1861, became a rallying cry for the Union cause. A good friend of the Lincolns, Ellsworth was the first prominent Union soldier to die in the Civil war.

David V. Felts (right) stands with fellow Decatur Herald and Review writer Ellis Roberts (left).

A man identified as "Elliott" lies in his coffin at an unidentified funeral home.

Ellen Vickery, wife of Daniel Vickery, sits for a portrait.

Ella Veazie Fitch poses for a portrait wearing a plaid dress. On verso: "Wife of Captain Amza Fitch."

Ella Maude Fitch Morris poses for a portrait wearing a polka dot dress.On verso: "Mrs. Harry Morris (Oak Park & Washington DC), daughter of Captain Fitch."

Ella Maude Fitch wears a light colored dress for a portrait session.On verso: "Only child of Captain Fitch, married Harry Morris in Oak Park Sept. 23, 1905, mother of John Amza born 1905 at Wisconsin."

A young Ella Maude Fitch Morris wears a jacket with a fur collar for a portrait session.

Ella Maude Fitch Morris poses for a portrait with an open photo album. On verso: "Mrs. Harry Morris, d. 1950's Washington D.C. Daughter of Captain Amza Lewis Fitch, Oak Park, Illinois."

Ella Jane Veazie Fitch poses for a portrait wearing several necklaces and large earrings. Beneath photo: "Dear maternal grandmother of John Amza Morris." On verso: "Granddaughter of Maria Taylor and George Veazie. Wife of Captain Amza Lewis Fitch,…

Ella Jane Veazie Fitch, wife of Amza Lewis Fitch, poses for a portrait wearing a dark dress. The image is signed, "For dear sister Ladin, Sep. 8, 1886."

Ella Hanna Davis, wife of George P. Davis, wears a dress with a dark velvet and lace collar.

Ella Comber sits for a portrait wearing a fuschia tie.On verso: "Maggie Fankbouer. Sinus, Indiana. Don't forget your promise. C.N.C. [Freau] of 86-87 DDB."

Members of the Elks Club. Seated left to right are Lester Morris (driver), "Uncle Joe" Cannon and Robert G. Macdonald (front seat), W. R. Jewell, Joseph B. Mann, and John Charles Black (back seat). Black was a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and…

An aerial view shows flooding in Elizabethtown during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.