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A man sits in a room at the Kankakee State Hospital decorated for Christmas while a nurse stands on the opposite side.

David V. Felts sits outside a house with a young man on Christmas Day in Decatur.

Students act out scenes from the 1843 story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Christian Rath responds to E.K. May's inquiry about the execution of the Lincoln conspirators. Rath states that: "I build the gallows and conducted the execution of Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Herold & Azerott in person. All were hanged on the same…

Hymns. "For use in churches, and for social and family devotions." Cover is dark brown.

Youth members greet an unidentified Christian church's congregation.

Members of an unidentified youth church choir sing during a Christian youth service.

An aerial view of the nave in an unidentified Christian church shows several empty pews.

Members of an unidentified Christian church's congregation listen to a youth service.

An aerial view shows the alter and choir space in an unidentified Christian church.

Republican editors raise their pens and beg Governor Charles S. Deneen to shoot the target and take the Republican nomination for governor.

An unidentified boy and woman look at boxes of Whitman's Chocolates in a refrigerated case.

Two men examine the chlorinating unit set up by the State Board of Public Health at Mound City Water Plant.

An aerial view of the shoreline shows an unidentified coastal city in Chile.

An aerial view of an unidentified Chilean city highlights a large aqueduct running through a portion of the town.

An aerial view of an unidentified Chilean city shows a line of palm trees running through the town.

Young children enjoy a ride on the "Prairie Farms Blue Ribbon Special" train during Fairfield's Good Old Days festival.

Young children and adults gather in the living room of a home for a birthday party.

A stuffed animal sits on a bed in a children's bedroom in the Illinois Executive Mansion in Springfield.

Three young children display a carved wooden piece inside a workshop.

Children play with toys on the living room floor during a birthday party.

Two children sit with their piano and violin.

Several children pose holding small American flags.