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Outdoor window displays line the bottom floor of a two-story Palatine Commercial Corporation store.

A corner Palatine Commercial Corporation store features men's and women's clothing window displays.

A man stands outside the Palatine Commercial Corporation store looking at window displays of men's and women's clothing. A second man looks at the camera from a second story window of the building. Polska korporacya translates to "Polish…

A collage of photos features images of Palatine Commercial Corporation employees. Photo captions translated from Polish into English read "Office Secretary" (left), "Office President" (center), and "Office Treasurer" (right).

Six signatures of various individuals involved with the Palatine Commercial Corporation, Chicago.

Provident Hospital nurses gather for a group photo. Provident Hospital was the first hospital in America owned and operated by African Americans.

A nurse spoon-feeds a patient lying in a hospital bed.

Three nurses stand around a display which includes an infant in a makeshift baby bed, a model house, and a tray with baby bottles. A sign on the wall to the right of the picture discusses safe maternity care.

An unidentified man wearing a tuxedo poses for a portrait.

A man and a woman pose for a photo while standing in front of a voting booth. The photograph is autographed, "To my friend Adeline Jenkins from John J. Jones - Democrat Committeeman."

An unidentified man wearing a hat and glasses poses for a portrait.

A doctor listens to an infant's heartbeat during an examination.

Students in Howland School's grade 2B pose for a class photo at the end of the 1959 school year. Claudia Durham served as the teacher for this class.

Elden stands in his Navy uniform while posing for a picture.

Elden poses for a portrait while wearing his Navy uniform hat.On verso: "Taken when he was home on leave from Navy 1 time. 6 years ago. He was my oldest boy."

An unidentified woman wearing a pearl and lace pin on her suit poses for a portrait.

An unidentified woman wears a pearl necklace for her portrait session.

An unidentified woman in a lace-adorned dress poses for a portrait.

An unidentified woman wearing a black dress with a bow at the back of her neck poses for a portrait.

An exterior view of a Baptist church identified as Yankee Street Church.On verso: "Yankee Street Church; Steuben Baptist Church"

John Mason Peck was a Baptist missionary in Illinois and Missouri, an anti-slavery advocate, author, educator, and founder of the Rock Spring Seminary. The seminary relocated to Alton in the 1830s and changed its name to Shurtleff College in 1836 to…

The congregation of First Baptist Church East Alton gathers in front of the church for a group photo.

Six men break and haul rocks and dirt underneath a building on the University Baptist Church campus.

An exterior view of people sitting on the stairs in front of the main entrance to the First Baptist Church of Canton located at 301 East Elm Street.

An exterior view of the First Baptist Church of Edwardsville parsonage. On verso: "The white pole is part of Tennis Court. Facing St. Louis St. Route No 4 State, Route No 66. Fed[e]ral."