A certification of electors for President and Vice President is signed by Illinois Gov. Richard Yates and Sectrary of State O.M. Hatch. The certificate is stamped with a raised seal of the State of Illinois.
Brevet Brigadier General Charles M. Tompkins of the Chief Quartermaster's Office signs a document certifying service of J.E. Allen as Superintendent of Repair Shops. The note is part of a display enclosed in an elaborate red morocco folding case,…
As Registrar of the Public Land Office in Springfield, Illinois, Stephen A. Douglas certifies that Bartlett Eads purchased land from the United States government on February 3, 1836.
President of the Republic of Turkey, Cevdet Sunay, attends an Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath Ceremony at the grave of President John F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery. Host of the ceremony is Major General Curtis J. Herrick, Commanding…
A pencil sketch shows the Champaign County Courthouse. Photo caption: "From a pencil sketch made by Henry Munhall." On verso: "Presented to Carrie B. Howell Dec 19 1911 by Judge J O Cunningham. Here the Union SS was organized April 23, 1854 with 13…
A group of friends, including three graduates of Champaign High School's class of 1925, pose for a group photo.On verso: "Left to right: Fay Lux, Edna Brumley*, Josephine Noonan, Opal Stanner*, Grace Goodmann, Alice Goodman*. *Graduates of class of…
Charles A. Allen of Vermilion County sits for a portrait. Allen was a Republican Representative of the 31st District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.
Mechanical engineering student Charles Augustus Smith of Baden, Germany, poses for a portrait. Smith graduated from Illinois Industrial University in 1874.