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The St. Charles Air Line Bridge undergoes construction to relocate and shorten the structure as a result of the straightening of the Chicago River. The bridge is an example of bascule, or drawbridge, bridge design.

The St. Charles Air Line Bridge, a bascule, or drawbridge, provides a means for trains to cross the Chicago river. Industrial buildings are visible in the background.

An exterior view of the St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island as it appeared in the early 1900s shows a three story building with an additional level on the center tower surrounded by a picket fence and a cross on the top of the structure.

Darlene Poland Gustafson poses for a portrait with her third and fourth grade class in their classroom at St. Francis School in Ottawa.

A nun performs an unknown medical procedure on two patients lying in beds at Springfield's St. John's Hospital.

An artist's interpretation of St. Joseph's Hospital in Bloomington shows a large five-story red brick building.

An exterior view of St. Mary's School in Knoxville shows students standing on the grounds of the school as well as on the balconies of the building. On verso: "From Sister. 3/4-89."Additional images from St. Mary's School on Chronicling Illinois are…

Six children pose for a group photo at their Confirmation ceremony at Saint Matthew Lutheran Church.

Eighth grade graduates from St. Norbert's Catholic School pose for a class photo.

A carriage filled with people sits in front of St. Patrick's Catholic Church located on the southwest corner of Main and Park Streets in Danville.

The exterior stone walls of St. Paul's Universalist Church are all that remain after the church building was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church features a stone facade with two arched entryways. The church congregation laid the cornerstone for the building located at 621 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago's East Lakeview neighborhood, on October 21, 1894. The church…

An archway with open iron gates and a statue of Jesus at the top lead into the a courtyard in front of the large monastary with several turrets topped with crosses.

View of the grounds at St. Viator's College, a Roman Catholic institution founded in Bourbonnais by the Viatorians as an academy for boys in 1865.

The Interior of Stable Mine No. 3 at the Sahara Coal Company, Harrisburg, with two mules stabled.

Two men stack alfalfa crops onto a horse drawn mechanical hay loader at the Murray Farm in Wellington, Ohio.

A large collage of United States Army officers in uniform includes Humphrey Hood. Hood is identified by an "x" on the lower left side.The image is identified on the front as "Col. I. G. Kappner, Com. 2nd Brigade District of Western Tennessee and…

Five manuscript sheets in an unknown hand give stage and scenery directions for five different plays in which John Wilkes Booth appeared. The plays include Macbeth (1863 Jan 26); Damon and Pythias (1864 May); Richard III (1862); Robbers (1862); and…

Lyrics depict singer's support of Abraham Lincoln as president and support during the Civil War. Cover has signature of John R. Bennett on front.

A state inspector examines a beehive for American foulbrood, a disease that can contaminate entire colonies and their larvae.

Two state inspectors examine bushels of packed apples on a railroad loading area to make sure it is in proper condition.

A young boy shows off freshly picked rhubarb.

Family members stand and pose for a group photo.

Stanley Grant Tyndall of New York, an 1893 graduate of Lake Forest University, sits for a portrait.