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Orrell Marietta "Rita" Garrison Estep, Thomas Elver Garrison, and Charles Garrison, the children of Alva and Mary Jane Garrison, pose for a portrait.

Mary Jane Garrison, wife of Alva C. Garrison, stands outside a building for a photograph at the age of 70. On verso: "My grandma."

A woman in a floral dress holds Henry Garrison for a portrait during his infancy.

Orrell Marietta "Rita" Garrison Estep, daughter of Mary Jane Garrison and Alva C. Garrison as a toddler. An off-camera woman helps the child pose for the photograph.On verso: "My aunt."

The. A. Parke Garrison poses for a photograph at the age of 18.

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

Barthena Garrison, wife of Dr. Peter Garrison, sits outdoors for a portrait. On verso: "Great Grandma."

Alva C. Garrison, a Civil War veteran, poses for a portrait. Garrison served as a sergeant in the Union Army as part of the 123rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K. On verso: "My grandfather."

Evan Estep (right), his wife Orrell Marietta "Rita" Garrison Estep (2nd from left), and his mother-in-law Mary Jane "Mayme" Garrison (2nd from right), stand with Mary Josephine Estep (left), an Indian girl adopted by Evan and Rita Estep.

This poem by Madame Clara Ranke, wife of the German historian Leopold van Ranke, celebrates the Emancipation Proclamationand freedom for slaves.

Song celebrating Union general Franz Sigel and his division of German volunteers.

David Felts poses for a portrait in front of a wall with decorative wallpaper.

An aerial view shows the broadcasting tower for WTVP, the public broadcasting station serving Peoria, Bloomington, and Galesburg, Illinois.

A large group gathers next to a petroleum well running 20,426 feet deep in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

The Wayne Schroeder children pose at the piano for the family Christmas card.

F. S. O'Hora shakes hands with Howard Thurston, better known as Thurston the Magician (seated).

David V. Felts sits at his typewriter.

David V. Felts works at his typewriter.

Richard Yates, Sr., poses for a portrait. The image includes an autograph reading, "Your friend Richard Yates." On verso: "To my son. To urge you to close attention to business, to economy and sobriety, to be good and do good in Christian faith, to…

Richard Yates, Sr., sits for a portrait during his time as a United States Senator from Illinois.

Richard Yates, Sr., stands next to a chair while wearing a suit and bow tie during a portrait session.

Several members of the Etter family stand outside of the James Richie home in Palmyra. On verso: "2nd from left - holding child - James Ritchey (spelling changed by family to Ritchie during this generation), 4th from left - Sarah Ross-Richie, 5th…

The Etter family poses for a photo outside of their home. From left to right: Elfa Jane Etter, James Etter, Julia Florence Ritchie Etter, Eli Scott Etter, and Henry Ross Etter (on horseback). On verso: "This picture is printed in reverse - L of house…

The Etter family stand outside of their home. From left to right, Eli Scott Etter, James Etter, Julia Florence Ritchie Etter, Elfa Jane Etter, and Henry Ross Etter (on horseback).

Henry Etter and his wife, Elizabeth, pose outside of their home in Palmyra. On verso: "Henry Etter and Elizabeth Davidson-Etter, parents of George (Herbert, Myrtle, Horace), James*, Smith (Henry Jefferson), Elijah (Robert (only child)), grandparents…