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A Cisne school student looks at the camera while studying at his desk.

Four female high school students read from the book, Teen Age Dance Etiquette.

A Cisne high school student practices on gymnastic rings in the school gymnasium.

Cisne youth baseball players pose for a team picture with their manager.

A circus parades through a neighborhood in Taylorville.

Adlai E. Stevenson II appears as Cinderella washing the floors of a cottage while music from the Democratic National Convention Ball drifts in through the door.

Cincinnatus "Nat" Boomer of Buncombe, Johnson County, sits for a portrait. Cincinnatus is the brother of Helen Boomer Goforth. On verso: "Zetetic."

Male and female youth members of an unidentified Christian Church stand behind a man speaking to the congregation during a youth service.

The Church of the Holy Family, or Eglise de la Sainte-Famille, wooden church building features a small triangular bell tower.Photo caption: "Oldest Catholic Church in the Mississippi River Valley at Cahokia, Ill."

Several politicians gather, including state senators Christopher C. Wimbish (seated) and John J. Parish (2nd from right). The photograph is signed: "To Sen. Parrish - one of the grandest fellows in the world - Chris Wimbish."

Christopher C. Brown, law partner and son-in-law of John Todd Stuart (1807-1885), poses for a portrait. On verso: "Husband of Elizabeth (Bettie) Stuart, oldest child of Major John T. Stuart, (1st wife) and Caroline Owsley, 2nd wife."

Brevet Brigadier General Christopher C. Augur is wearing a Union military jacket. Augur, an 1843 graduate of West Point, commanded the left wing of the attack on Port Hudson, Louisiana. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9,…

A retail store sells merchandise including gift wrap, ribbons, and holiday items during the Christmas season.

Prepared turkeys line the tables of the mess hall at Camp Logan located in Houston, Texas.

A printed list titled "Christmas subscription for the employees of The Players" is signed by Edwin Booth and others.

A woman stands among shelves and display cases filled with Christmas decorations.

A sign depicting the nativity scene where the three wise men find Mary and Jesus in the stable reads "As the Wise Men found the Christ Child in the manger where he lay it is hoped that you will find Him in your joy on Christmas Day."

A sales clerk shows two customers a variety of men's dress shirts during the Christmas season.

A customer inspects a silver serving set at a retail store during the Christmas season.

An unidentified Catholic church's congregation participates in an evening service lit by individual candles.

An aerial view shows children on the altar of an unidentified Catholic church during a Christmas midnight mass. The children on the left side of the photograph are dressed as nativity scene participants.

A Christmas greeting features a young girl in profile wearing a white and blue dress. On verso: "Miss Edna Brumley, from Marjorie."

A cut-out display of Santa Claus and his reindeer stand outside a house at night during the Christmas season.

Holly and evergreen decorate the front door of an unidentified home during the Christmas season.