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Women surround a passenger injured in the wreck of a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

Several young children ride in a horse-drawn carriage.

The children of Nicholas Ridgely, a prominent banker in Springfield, pose for a portrait.On verso: "Children of Nicholas Ridgely, from left to right: Henderson Ridgely, Mrs. James T. Jones (Jane Ridgely[)], Mrs. John H. Rea (Julia Ridgely), Mrs.…

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."

The city of Peoria appears in a photograph taken from the bluffs above Hickey's Soda Factory.

Clarence E. Alvord holds a book while posing for a portrait.

Clifton H. Moore (center) poses for a portrait with his four brothers. Clifton was the first resident lawyer in Clinton. Clifton formed a profitable land speculating partnership with Bloomington Judge David Davis in 1848. Clifton became friends with…

Political satire titled, "Public Sale! Closing Out Sale of the Grand Old Party," which includes several humorous references related to the 1932 Presidential Election.

A large crowd gathers as the Cold Storage building is engulfed in flames at the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. The building, which was one of the fair's largest, stored perishable food used by fair vendors, and contained an ice skating…

Colorado Central Railroad tracks run through Clear Creek Canon.

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

A Second Presbyterian Church concert programme, including details of an event held "at the residence of A. J. Dunning, Wednesday evening, June 30th, 1880" in Springfield.

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…

An unidentified man and woman pose side by side for a portrait.On verso: "Lamblin."

Two ladies enjoy a game of croquet on the lawn of a lavish home.

Daniel P. Cook poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit. Caption: "Daniel P. Cook, editor of the Illinois Intelligencer in 1816, published at Kaskaskia. An early congressman from Illinois, for whom Cook County Illinois was named." On verso: "Attorney…

Several men stand near several dead soldiers and horses in a field in Corinth, Mississippi.

A body of water runs through Deer Park.On verso: "Deer Park is a gorge worn by the action of water through the soft sandstone. Its length is over a quarter of a mile, depth nearly 100 feet, width from 30 to 100 feet, and is nearly five miles from La…

Crowds gather around several derailed Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train cars near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

Several men stand near the wreckage of a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

An aerial view shows the DeWitt County Courthouse in Clinton, Illinois, and the buildings behind it.

Photo caption:" Moonlight on Diamond Lake near Area, Ill."

The St. Nicholas Hotel provides a good vantage point for an aerial photograph of downtown Decatur, Illinois, including the city's Transfer House.

Several severely damaged trees stand along a street in downtown Springfield after an ice storm hit the city on February 2, 1883.

Dr. John and Elizabeth Todd moved to Springfield, Illinois, in early 1827 after his appointment as Land Office Register. The home, located at 116 East Washington St., was the first two-story residence in Springfield.