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Works Progress Administration men repair the Douglas Colored School building after it was under floodwaters in the village of Cache.

Grace and Margery Doud (far left and far right) pose for a portrait with a girl called Snow White.

Men work to reinforce the double bulkhead at Cairo.

Floodwaters hit the sandbags along the double bulkhead at Cairo during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Pianist Dorothy Crost poses for a portrait wearing a long dark dress.

Men sit on or lie in their beds in a croded Kankakee State Hospital dorm.

James Bradford Lincoln's son, Robert, is the author of a sheet of doodles.

Illustrated eight verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Limerick Races." Lyrics depict activities at a fair in Donybrook, Ireland. Color cover image depicts man in rags on stage.

Donald Cameron and his wife, Doris, pose outside Blair Hall at Princeton University for a picture. On verso: "Taken at Princeton when he was taking his 8 weeks training."

A picket line of the Hearst Corporation in Chicago that includes a young child holding a sign that says, "Don't Buy the American." The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the…

The large glass Dome Building was originally built for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It was purchased and relocated to the permanent Illinois State fairgrounds in Springfield in 1895. The building housed soldiers and National Guard…

Shoppers wait outside of Roland's department store at 7:45 a.m. during Dollar Day in Springfield.

Shoppers participate in Dollar Day at Springfield Dry Goods.

Shoppers crowd the streets in front of Myers Brothers department store during Springfield's Dollar Day.

Four Monticello College students sit on the floor sewing doll clothing.

A street view shows an empty Dog 'n' Suds restaurant. The Midwest restaurant was founded by two University of Illinois music teachers in 1953.

Two Illinois State Police officers document bottles and cases of liquor seized during a raid.

Portrait of Doctor Edwin Lee, a physician, active community member, and member of the Springfield Urban League, sitting at a desk.