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A march composed to honor Abraham Lincoln.

John Charles Black was a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, who later became a U.S. Congressman of Illinois, and a U.S. District Attorney at Chicago. He is pictured on the right along with two…

Illustarted four verse song about the joys and challenges of life at sea.

Melville Medley Wilson sits for a portrait wearing a pinstripe suit.

Mary Elizabeth Black sits for a portrait wearing a white shawl. On verso: "Monticello - 1861."

Reverend Thomas Pope Hodnett, pastor of St. Malachy's Church in Chicago, sits for a portrait.

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…

An unidentified woman poses for a portrait wearing a striped dress and a choker necklace around her neck.

Lyman Trumbull sits for a portrait wearing a bow tie.

Funeral march in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Composer Robjohn also used the pseudonym Caryl Florio. The cover depicts Lincoln wreathed in American flags, funeral cloth and laurels.

Portrait of Mary Frances Hutchinson Lockett, daughter of Zephaniah K. Hutchinson and Elizabeth Nettleton, who married David S. Lockett in 1876, and had a daughter, Lela, in 1879. The Hutchinson Family Singers were a popular American singing group…

Henry Abbot sits for a portrait at age seventeen wearing a dark suit.

Suzanne Barnett stands for a studio portrait.

Kate Snedeker Hill, a relative of Monticello Female Seminary alumnae Catherine Elizabeth Snedeker Hill, poses for a portrait wearing a lace shawl while looking over her right shoulder.

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

A song celebrating the sesquicentennial of Illinois, 1818-1968. Cover has state of Illinois outlined with a farm scene with in the borders of Illinois.

Patriotic song about Illinois. Cover depicts Illinois farmland with State Capitol building in background.

A patriotic song celebrating the bicentennial of the founding of the United States. Song contains patriotic symbols from the revolutionary war. Cover depicts fife and drum corps with Revolution era U. S. flag.

Lyrics depict pride in Illinois and highlights the state's natural resources and weather. Color front cover depicts 11 historical buildings throughout Illinois with a diagram identifying each building on p. 5. Letter on page 6 under title "Holiday…

Lyrics depict singer's pride in Springfield, IL and happiness as a resident of the city. Cover image depicts Illinois State Capitol building surrounded by trees and farm fields.

Henry Thomas Mudd sits for a portrait. Mudd served as St. Louis County Auditor in 1859.

Peter Cartwright poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit.Photo signature: "Yours respectfully Peter Cartwright"