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"Dedicated to Mrs. Lincoln." "In Memory of President Lincoln"

Four verse song sung to the tune of "Hark! The soft Bugle." Authorship is attributed to Horace Greeley in "The Wide Awake Vocalist or Rail Splitters' Song Book."

A disproportionately large man stands on a chair and warns Democratic presidential candidate William J. Bryan not to ask questions. Bryan, the forty-first United States Secretary of State, was the Democratic nominee for president in 1896, 1900, and…

Lyrics depict pride in Macon County. "Printed by Macon County Heritage Committee - Sesquicentennial Year 1968 for the children of this county." Cover image depicts silhouette of Abraham Lincoln and the outline of Macon County. Hand written note on…

John McCutcheon illustrates the 1903 Chicago livery driver strike in a three-panel cartoon showing a young couple hurrying to their wedding venue only to find another couple and no minister. The bottom panel shows the minister and a woman standing…

The Lincoln League positions a recruiting station in front of a statue of Abraham Lincoln next to the Illinois State House while members of the public hurry away. President William Taft attempts to stop one man from leaving by grabbing his…

Preparations for the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park near Hodgenville, Kentucky. On verso: "The Lincoln Farm (birthplace) two mile south of Hodgenville, Ky. is about to be made into a 'Lincoln Park.' Plans are drawn and a Civil…

Instrumental song. "Dedicated to Miss Laura Keene." "As performed at Laura Keene's Varieties" Cover depicts portrait of Laura Keene with signature at lower right.

Four verse song and chorus sung to the tune of 'The Sucker State.'" Lyrics depict presidential elections and candidates in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio in 1860.

Illustrated three verse song. Lyrics depict death of rose at the end of the summer and the singer's devotion to it. Color cover image depicts pink rose intertwined with title.

Illustrated three verse song. Lyrics depict death of rose at the end of the summer and the singer's devotion to it. Color cover image depicts hand with three roses in a nature scene.

Governor Charles S. Deneen stands in front of two doors fretting over which issue to tackle- trying to elect a senator out of the divided Republicans in the Illinois House of Representatives, or facing a recount.

Illustrated three verse song and chorus, "As sung by Ben Cotton." Lyrics depict singer becoming infatuated with a woman he met on the street wearing a "Jockey hat." Color cover image depicts soldier greeting two women with large hoop skirts, hats,…

Jennie Ewing Marshall (center), daughter of Alexander Kinnear Ewing, poses with her four sons, Roland Jehu Marshall (left), Francis W. Marshall, Donald Alexander Marshall, and Harry Ewing Marshall. On verso: "Roland Jehu Marshall ("Jack" - far right)…

Japanese Tea House printed on thin paper with description. Photo caption: "The Japanese Tea House, under the auspices of the Central Tea Association of Japan, is situated in the northern part of the Jackson Park, north of the the Restaurant de Paris,…

The four members of the singing group, the "Jannotta Ladies' Quartette" pose for a portrait. The group was named for their vocal teacher, Alfredo A. Jannotta. Stella Skiff Jannotta is on the left.

An artist's interpretation shows the bridge over Fox River leading to Stolp Island in Aurora.

Illustrated four verse song sung to the tune of "Billy O'Rourke." Written in stereotypical Irish dialect. Lyrics depict singer being co-opted into Wide Awakes for Abraham Lincoln.

The 1948 Adlai Stevenson II gubernatorial campaign highlighted on corruption in Peoria, linking Governor Dwight Green and Attorney General George Barrett with gang violence and corruption. Stevenson went on to defeat Green in the election.

Portrait of the Hutchinson family men. The men are identified from left to right as "Andrew," "Jessie," "Joshua," "David," "Caleb," "Noah," "Judson," "Zephaniah," and "John." The Hutchinson Family Singers were a popular American singing group that…

Four unknown men stand atop a telephone pole, perhaps in Dixon.

An invigorated Democratic donkey smiles while looking at a heart with Adlai E. Stevenson II's face hovering over it.Cartoon dedication: "To Adlai Stevenson with Best Regards, Kendall Vintroux."

Eight verse song dipicts a woman working on a ship under the disguise of a cabin boy until she gives birth to the captain's child.

President William Taft sits on top of an elephant wearing an Illinois G.O.P blanket next to a sign reading "To Nov. 4." Taft and the elephant look behind them to find a basket carrying Governor Charles Deneen tied to the elephant's tail with a tag…

The eight panel cartoon shows Czar Nicholas II hanging a sign reading "The Hague Peace Tribunal to Peacably Settle All Internation Difficulties" in the first panel. The following panels show seven international conflicts occurring after the…