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A landscape view shows progress on the stone and metal pylons making up a portion of the Bear Trap Dam.

Several shuttle cars haul materials to and from workers during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Construction workers stand in and along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal as a large cantilever conveyor crane moves excavated earth.

A dump truck empties construction materials on the side of a road under construction.

Several men unroll a large piece of fabric under the dirigible America's hanger at Spitzbergen. A docked ship sits in the water at the far end of the hangar.

Group of delegates to the constitutional convention On verso: Adolph Germer (second from right, back row)

Constance, Donald, and Marjorie Renfrew pose outside for a photograph.

Administrative official Conrad F. Becker and Mrs. Conrad F. Becker attend the Christmas Party hosted by the State Treasurer's Office.

Administrative official Conrad F. Becker addresses the party from the head table.

Several congressmen meet, likely as part of a committee, including William G. Stratton (fourth from right) who served as Congressman-at-large in the Seventy-seventh and Eightieth Congress.

An aerial view shows Bishop William O'Connor speaking with students about to receive the sacrament of Confirmation at an unidentified Catholic Church.

Several confirmands walk outside prior to receiving the Catholic sacrament of Confirmation.

Confetti falls as President Roosevelt's motorcade drives down LaSalle Street. The motorcade is most likely leaving the Outer Drive Bridge dedication.

Several unidentified gentlemen attending an event pose for a photo that includes one man holding up the cover of The Las Vegas Newsfeaturing the headline, "Harold S. Huey Sheds Wife: Weds Showgirl." Harold S. Huey, of Plymouth, was director of the…

Governor John Riley Tanner meets with members of the Canal Commissioners, the Special Inspection Commissioners, and the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to determine whether or not the state will issue permissions to open the main…

A conductor leans out of the window of a train engine while operating a lever.

Works Progress Administration men load condemned fruit and vegetables in Mound City.

Picture of the Condell family. Helen K. D. Edwards, mother of Helen M. E. Condell. is holding an unidentified baby. Helen M. E. Condell is standing behind a seated man and woman next to her husband, Moses B. Condell.

Picture of the Condell family, likely including (back row, l-r) Moses B. Condell, Helen E. Condell, Alice E. Condell McCoy, Thomas Condell, Helen M. Condell, and Eliza B. Condell. The front row is likely Mary Condell Hudson and Ninian E. Condell. On…

A collage of photos shows the members of the Concordia Maennerchor Chicago, including Francis Arnold Hoffmann at the top center. "Maennerchor" translates from German into English as "men's choir".On verso: "To Alma, keep this as a small token of love…

A Second Presbyterian Church concert programme, including details of an event held "at the residence of A. J. Dunning, Wednesday evening, June 30th, 1880" in Springfield.

Two unidentified children sit outside a wooden building.

A wide view shows the completed landscape around Route 54 south of Elmhurst.

Spanish-American War soldiers of Company M, 1st Illinois Infantry, gather for a group photo on a hillside.