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A man reads several newspaper headlines presenting conflicting information on the status of proposals for peace during World War I.

Photo caption: "Some of Ye Oldest Inhabitants along the Drainage. According to Dr. O. C. Farringdon, Field Columbian Museum, they are 41 Million Years Old!!!"

Illustrated three verse song about love and courtship.

Ten verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Dixey's Land." The song celebrates Lincoln's nomination as the Republican candidate for president in the election of 1860.

Eight verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "The Fine Old English Gentleman". The song celebrates Lincoln's nomination as the Republican candidate for president in the election of 1860.

A patriotic song associated with American Civil War. On over there is an illustration of American flag.

Song about Springfield, Illinois. On cover: Springfield Sites, Lincoln Home and Capitol building.

Four verse song sung to the tune of "Lilly Dale." The song supports Abraham Lincoln's campaign for the presidency in 1860. Sheet note: "Dedicated to the Springfield Glee Club, by J. M. M."

Illustrated seven verse song sung to the tune of "Rosin the Bow" or "Tippecanoe. The song commemorates the death of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union officer killed in the Civil War and a friend of Abraham Lincoln.

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

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

Sonia Sharnova poses for a portrait wearing several pieces of jewelry and a fur stole. Sharnova, a contralto for opera companies in Germany and Chicago, performed on stage and taught vocal lessons. Sharnova performed with the Chicago City Opera…

Sophia and Henry Gross, parents of Nelda Gross, sit for a portrait. On verso (top note): "Parents of Mrs. Charles (Nelda Gross) Wilson - Picture of Sophia & Wm. Gross; came to Illinois from Germany about 1873. Grandparents of Mrs. Claus S.…

Sophie Hopkins, a member of the Monticello Female Seminary Class of 1886, poses for a photograph.

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

Illustrated three verse satirical song on the capture of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. The song was also called "Jeff Davis Last Ditch."

Adlai Stevenson II rides a donkey carrying a basket of "Adlai" campaign buttons while playing guitar. In April 1960, Stevenson returned from South America and criticized the Eisenhower administration for failing to concentrate efforts there, but…

The south bedroom inside the Lindsay home in Springfield, Illinois, features a four poster bed. On verso: "This bed is from Indiana. Frances Austen Frazee's bed made when she was married in 1847. She was born in 1827, her chest was acquired sometime…

Construction materials cover the the South District Water Filtration Plant.

The lumber from two lumber yards lifted by floodwaters sits on the south levee looking southwest in Shawneetown.

The view of the south levee shows where Works Progress Administration men cut and re-filled a gap used to drain flood water from Mounds.

Works Progress Administration men clean debris from South Market Street

A street view shows flooding in the south section of Mound City looking north.