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Clara Birkel, of Peoria, sits for a portrait wearing a shawl around her shoulders. On verso: "Clara Birkel lived at 210-No Monroe Peoria, Ill. Died Dec 1947. She was a sister to Mr. Richters father, who had changed his name and moved to Texas."

Clara Ayers Garrison, wife of Charles S. Garrison, looks over her shoulder for a portrait. On verso: "Later-Catherine Bain, my mother."

In response to a query regarding fees charged in the case of the estate of Marvelous Eastham, Lincoln lists fees for various legal services. He crosses through some of the amounts and enters a lower amount. He adds: "I have set down the above as…

The National Jewish Welfare Board was formed after the United States declared war on Germany in 1917. The board mainly sought support for U.S. Jewish soldiers who fought for their country during World War I.

Civilian Conservation Corps trucks assemble at Olive Branch ready for emergency calls.

Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Co. 1658, pose for a group photo at Camp Lincoln in Springfield.

Civilian Conservation Corps boys of Company 1685 in Sparta work on the bulk head 2 miles north of Cairo.

A view looking south shows Civilian Conservation Corps boys of Company 1685 in Sparta working on the Ohio Levee 2 miles north of Cairo.

Floodwaters fill the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Cairo during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Illinois State Police observing African American protestors in Cairo, Illinois during race protests in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Mayor Lester B. Collins presents an official proclamation to Dr. D. E. Webster, League President, declaring August 28 through September 3 "Urban League Back-to-School-Stay-in-School Week". On verso: "Association of Commerce and Industry executive…

The city of Peoria appears in a photograph taken from the bluffs above Hickey's Soda Factory.

A truck filled with gravel stands next to a large piece of machinery at the gravel pit located in Aurora. On verso: "H. V. Arnberg (Supt.) M. Meyers (Asst.)."

Local residents sit at a table and eat during a community fish fry.

Local residents line up to get their food at a community fish fry.

Two men discuss plans for the City Beautiful movement in six vignettes. The top three vignettes show the excitement of both men. The fifth vignette displays a money bag labeled "self interest" whispering "Look out! It will cost you money" into one…

The view of the mined and sapped "Citadel," Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson, from the river. The terms "mining" and "sapping" refer to military siege tactics, in which soldiers dig trenches and tunnels to reach fortifications and then use…

Works Progress Administration men pump floodwater from the cistern of Cue Church at 824 West Church Street in Harrisburg.

A Cisne grade school student poses for a photo while adjusting her hat.

A Cisne grade school teacher displays a book she uses in the classroom.