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A view of an office at the Illinois Business College located in Springfield.

A view of a classroom at the Illinois Business College in Springfield.

The large glass Dome Building was originally built for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It was purchased and relocated to the permanent Illinois State fairgrounds in Springfield in 1895. The building housed soldiers and National Guard…

Young students sit at tablesin the classroomwhile listening to a lecture from their instructor.

Sorority members Aldersen, Carol Garlih, and Elaine Wilson, pose for a photo while displaying their Christmas gift baskets.

Students and their instructor pose for a group photo at an Illinois Business College campus.

Students act out a scene based on the legend depicting William Tell shooting an apple off his son's head with an arrow.

Three students act out a scene based on Native American legends about Hiawatha and Iago in a classroom decorated with trees, makeshift tent, and campfire.

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

Male students learn carpentry skills at a variety of work stations.

Students perform experiments in the school's science laboratory.

Students sit around their teacher and learn about the different characteristics of a flowering plant.

Sixteen students act out the popular nursery rhyme and singing game, "London Bridge Is Falling Down."

Female students perform exercises on the school's gymnasium floor while holding weighted wooden pins over their shoulders.This photo appeared of page 153 in "This is Illinois; A Pictorial History" by Jay Monaghan published in 1949.

Students perform floor exercises while standing next to their desks.

Students practice balancing with their arms held out and bean bags on their heads.

Students practice beginning algebra at their desks and on the chalkboards.

Students practice drawing using a rabbit as a model in the classroom.

Students practice drawing figures using a Greyhound dog as a model in the classroom.

Students practice basket making in the classroom.

A man holds up a coyote named Katrina in front of an animal enclosure.

Students watch two students and a teacher make a drawing of the state of Illinois as part of a classroom lesson on the state.

Students study measurement in the classroom by sawing wood to create instruction materials.

This poem written by W. J. Maskwell tells the story of Howell G. Trogden and his actions during the Siege of Vicksburg.