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Several businesses, including a meat market and department store, line Main Street in Bardolph.

Several trolleys sit outside the St. Clair County Courthouse as pedestrians cross the public square in Belleville, Illinois.

Horses and pedestrians cross the public square in Belleville while a street car sits on the southern side. The image's vantage point is looking east at the public square.

A man sits on the front porch of a roadside hotel in Benton.

Businesses, including a post office and restaurant, surround the square in Berryville. The town water tower is visible in the background.

Two ladies sit in a motorized carriage flanked on either side by two gentlemen in a rural community. On verso: "Merritt-June, Brice W. and Bertha Clayton."

Several men stand next to automobiles in a mechanic's garage. Sign at back reads: "We sell Goodyear automobile tires."

An artist's interpretation of St. Joseph's Hospital in Bloomington shows a large five-story red brick building.

A group of men stand outside of the depot in Blue Mound with a loaded cart.

Selz Shoes and other businesses stand along a rural road in Boaz, Illinois.

An exterior view of Koch's Mine in Breese, Illinois, shows several industrial buildings and sets of railroad tracks.

An artist's depiction of a man carrying a woman across a stream towards two cows as they are "going a-milking" in Brimfield.

A gentleman stands outside of the Methodist Church in Brocton.

Businesses line East Main Street in Bushnell.

The Church of the Holy Family, or Eglise de la Sainte-Famille, wooden church building features a small triangular bell tower.Photo caption: "Oldest Catholic Church in the Mississippi River Valley at Cahokia, Ill."

Individuals watch as trains run through Cairo on the Illinois Central Railroad next to the River Wall in this artistic scene.

An artist's rendition of the United States Marine Hospital on Cedar Street in Cairo, Illinois, shows the structure and surrounding buildings.

Individuals stand along the levee wall on Ohio Street in Cairo, Illinois, in this artist's interpretation.

An artist depicts the street-railroad tracks that run down Commercial Avenue in Cairo.

A couple picks cotton in southern Illinois. On verso: "Cotton in 'Egypt', Alexander and Pulaski Counties, Ill. All the cotton grown in Illinois is from these two southernmost counties. Cotton is important to the economy of the area. Both hand and…

Major Murray McConnel of Morgan County poses for a portrait. McConnel served in the Black Hawk War before beginning a legal career. McConnel served as an Auditor of the Treasury under President Franklin Pierce and President James Buchanan and was…

Stephen A. Douglas poses for a portrait after arriving in Illinois in the 1830s. On verso: "Taken when he came to Illinois."

John T. Stuart looks to his right during a portrait session. On verso: "Lincoln's first law partner 1837-1841."

Trees surround the State House at Vandalia. Photo caption: "State House at Vandalia. The third building at Vandalia to be used as a State House. The first building was destroyed by fire, December 9, 1823, the second building was torn down to make…

United States Representative John J. Hardin poses for a portrait.Beneath photo: "John J. Hardin, born at Frankfort, Ky. January 6, 1810. Colonel of the first Illinois Volunteers. Killed at the Battle of Buena Vista, February 27, 1847."