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Several scientists work with ion accelerators at the Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont. On verso: "One of America's Leading Atomic Research Centers. Argonne National Laboratory, located ten miles southwest of Chicago, Illinois, operates two Van…

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…

Two small groups of people stand outside the Vermilion County Courthouse which is surrounded by images along the building's first floor. Photo caption: "Court House at Danville, Illinois where Mr. Lincoln practiced law.

The Villa Kathrine in Quincy was built by George Metz in 1900 and was modeled after the Villa ben Ahben in Morocco. The castle, which overlooks the Mississippi River, was acquired by the Quincy Parks Department in 1955.

Portrait of Virginia Lockwood Stuart.

W. T. & E. A. Rogers Company, manufacturers of wagons, is advertising their products and shops in Quincy, on the corner of Fourth and Oak streets.

Color portrait drawing of Wakechai, aka the "Crouching Eagle," who was a village chief of the Saukie nation located near the Mississippi River in Illinois.

A World War II era advertisement uses the image of a soldier embracing a woman to promote the sale of War Bonds as part of the United States Treasury's Schools-At-War Program. On verso: "The Artist - Symeon Shimin. Born in Astrakhan, Russia, in 1902.…

A World War II era advertisement shows a baby lying on a bed to encourage families to purchase War Bonds.

A World War I era advertisement uses the character of Aladdin and his lamp to encourage people to purchase War Savings Stamps.

Warfboat docked at Golconda on the Ohio River.

Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages fill Water Street in Decatur, Illinois.

A Waukegan Centennial Pioneer Belles certificate marking the celebration of the one hundredth birthday of Waukegan. The certificate, which includes details of duties surrounding the celebration, is to be signed by new members of the Pioneer Belles.

A bride and groom sit in front of a large mirror wearing their wedding clothes.

Several men check on clocks in the "Big Ben" timing room inside the Western Clock Company in Peru. The company originated in 1885 under the technological innovation of Charles Stahlberg, and after several name changes (United Clock Company, Western…

Men work in the glazing room at the Western Stoneware Company in Macomb.

A train waits at the railroad station across from several buildings in a street view of Whitehall Street in Atlanta, Georgia, during the Civil War.

Portrait of a member of the Wide Awakes, a paramilitary political organization that was affiliated with the Republican Party during the 1860 presidential election.

An artist's interpretation shows one of the buildings on the campus of William and Vashti College in Aledo.

William Babcock, Sr., of Canton, poses for a portrait. Babcock was a farmer and a veteran of the American Civil War. The reverse side of the photograph includes the right half of a group photo of many unidentified men. Babcock is seated in the second…

Portrait of Chloe Bishop and William Bishop, a veteran of the War of 1812.

Portrait of William Carson, an early settler of Sangamon County. He and his wife, Cynthia Broadwell Carson, had fifteen children and lived on a farm near Pleasant Plains.

On verso: "William Donegan, a retired Springfield cobbler, was one of the victims of Springfield's 1908 race riot, the first of three serious riots in Illinois during the first two decates of the Twentieth Century. This photograph is from Mary M.…

William H. Seward and his son, Frederick W. Seward, work in their office. In addition to serving as Governor of the state of New York, 1839-1842, and as a U.S. Senator, William served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln…

Portrait of William Marcus Cox, a veteran of the American Civil War and a successful farmer in Bloomington.