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Alma Trumbull wears a large frilly hat during a portrait session.

Alma Trumbull wears a dress with a ruffled neckline for a portrait sitting.

Alma Trumbull leans on her father, Lyman Trumbull, during a portrait session.

Caroline Owsley Brown, the second wife of Christopher C. Brown, poses for a portrait wearing a dark dress and a white shawl.

Illustrated five verse song on the death of Abraham Lincoln sung to the tune of "Annie Laurie."

Five verse song on the death of Abraham Lincoln sung to the tune of "Annie Laurie."

Edward C. Steadman writes to Edwina Booth Grossman regarding the Author's Club and their interest in her father. The letter includes an envelope.

H. Hartwell sits for a portrait wearing a plaid tie.

Illinois First Lady Mabel Kingston Green kisses her daughters, Gloria and Nancy, as they prepare to leave for school.

Nancy Green, the daughter of Governor Dwight H. Green and Mabel Kingston, sits on a couch and plays a board game.

Gloria Green, the daughter of Governor Dwight H. Green and Mabel Kingston, sits on a couch with her stuffed elephant.

Illinois First Lady Mabel Kingston Green combs her hair in the mirror while her daughter, Gloria, looks on.

Dwight H. Green speaks at the podium at an event in Beardstown.

Crowds stand by as Springfield mayor John W. Kapp, Jr. greets 1936 gubernatorial candidate C. Wayland Brooks (left, back seat), his wife, Gertrude Ackerly Brooks (middle, back seat), and U. S. Senator Otis F. Glenn (right, back seat).

Twelve Illinois Republican candidates for public office in 1936 pose for a group photo. On verso: "Left to right: Geo. Hatzenbuhler, Lt. Gov.; A. J. Bidwell, auditor; C. W. Brooks, gov.; John T. Dempsey, congressman; O. F. Glenn, U. S. Senator;…

John Stelle sits on a white mule while surrounded by veterans.On verso: "Stelle rides mule presented by Sam Plant, Murphysboro who allegedly stole a mule from Stelle in France in first world war. Plant is holding mule."

Former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois John Stelle stands at his desk shortly after taking the office of Governor. On verso: "Day Stelle took office after Horner death - Shows him issuing proclamation for 10 day observance of mourning for Horner."

The Crenshaw House, most commonly known as The Old Slave House, is located in Gallatin County.

An exterior view of Magnolia Manor in Cairo shows balconies on two levels of the building.

Trees stand outside the two story historic Rose Hotel in Elizabethtown.

A woman performs a demonstration during a preservation workshop.

A view shows Jubilee College State Historic Site in Peoria County from the north.

A wayside sign stands in front of the Iron Furnace Historic Site in Shawnee National Forest.

A small group of children travel down the steps at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site.

Song depicts African Americans singing in a stereotyped dialect in celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation.