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Illinois state legislators Katherine Hancock Goode, Florence Fifer Bohrer, Rena Elrod, and Lottie Holman O'Neill are pictured (right to left) in Springfield. Bohrer was the first woman to serve in the Illinois Senate. In 1921, O'Neill was the first…

Several ladies enjoy Fox River Park in Aurora, the "City of Lights."

An artist's interpretation of the intersection of Fox Street and Broadway in Aurora features two street cars and several pedestrians.

Francis "Frank" Brownell, a corporal of Company A, 1st Regiment of New York Fire Zouaves," appears in his military uniform holding a rifle.Image caption: "Lieut. Frank Brownell is a son of Charles Brownell, County Superintendent of the Poor of Troy,…

Reverand Francis Springer sits for a portrait. Springer founded the first Lutheran congregation in Springfield, Illinois.On verso: "Very, truly, Francis Springer"

Franklin Delano Roosevelt poses for a portrait while he was a Vice-Presidential candidate on the ticket with James Cox during the United States presidential election of 1920. Although his bid was unsuccessful, Roosevelt went on to serve as the 32nd…

The historic Frederick B. Townsend House, located in Sycamore, is a bed and breakfast today. On verso: "Charles Boynton, banker, built this Victorian Queen Anne for his daughter and son-in-law (Townsend) using granite from 25 DeKalb farms."

Sun shines through the center of French Canyon at Starved Rock State Park.

Ice and fallen tree branches cover the Sangamon County Courthouse grounds in Springfield after a treacherous ice storm.

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

Photo caption: "General Mason Brayman, Friend and Associate of Mr. Lincoln" On verso (handwritten): Presented to the Illinois Historical Library Mar 25, 1897. by Edwin S. Wacker." On verso (news clipping): "Mason Brayman, brigadier-general during the…

Portrait of George B. Jones.

George William Helmle, a German woodcarver, took up residence and began a woodcarving business in Springfield in 1851.

Smoke pours from smokestacks throughout the German-American Portland Cement Workslocated in LaSalle. Producing Portland cement since 1897, the Portland Cement Works is today known as the Illinois Cement Company.

Several former Illinois Governors pose for a portrait with four unidentified gentlemen. The sitters include John Tanner, 1897-1901 (top, 2nd from left), Joseph Fifer, 1889-1893 (top, 2nd from right), Richard J. Oglesby, 1865-1869, 1873-1873, and…

Political campaign banner showing the 1864 Democratic Party candidate for President, George B. McClellan, of New Jersey, and Vice President, George H. Pendleton, of Ohio. The National Union Party, represented by Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson,…

A large marble staircase leads to a large reception hall with a Tiffany glass ceiling. Originally dedicated as the main building of the Chicago Public Library in 1897, the building is now the Chicago Cultural Center.

General Ulysses S. Grant stands on the side of Lookout Mountain while several of his officers sit nearby.On verso: "Left to right Gen. Grant, Gen. Rawlings, Gen. Webster, Col. Lagon, Col. Killyer. Printed in Miller, Photo History of Civil War, vol.…

Large crowds look at a stage with a banner reading "Hail to the Chief who in Triumph Advances." Photo caption: "Grand Triumphal Arch and Reception of Lieut. Gen. Grant, at Galena, Ill, August 18, 1865." On verso: "From original photo in possession of…

H. M. Vandeveer poses for a portrait. Vandeveer served in the Illinois House of Representatives and as a judge in the Christian County Court.On verso: Biographical information clipped from publication "History of Christian County, 1880."

Illinois State Historian Harry E. Pratt poses for a portrait.Harry E. Pratt was an Illinois author, Lincoln scholar, historyprofessor, executive secretary of the Abraham Lincoln Association, Illinois State Historian, and director of the Illinois…

Portrait of Mary Ann Coffey Depew Bishop and Harvey Bishop.

Portrait of Henry Horner, who was a lawyer, judge, and the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois, 1933-1940. Horner's extensive collection of Lincolniana became the foundation of the Illinois State Historical Library's (now the Abraham Lincoln…

A herd of cattle stand outside a dairy farm building.

The Holy Family Academy, in operation fron 1895 through 1969, consists of three connected buildings with red roofs.Photo caption: "Greetings from Holy Family Academy, Beaverville, Ill."