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Dozens of young men pose for a group photo with the marching band forming up in front. The Boys Military Club was organized by Earl A. MacLennan in July, 1916.

Beardstown has a long history of flooding due to its close proximity to the Illinois River.

Warfboat docked at Golconda on the Ohio River.

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.

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."

Members of the Peoria County Chapter load a boat with food to be delivered to feeding stations along with Illinois River levee during the Ohio River Flood of 1937.

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

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 uses an image of a mother nursing a sick child to encourage women to take American Red Cross home nursing courses.

A World War II era advertisement uses an image of a nurse in front of an image of her working with a doctor in the field to recruit women to join the American Red Cross Student Reserve.

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

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

A carriage stands in front of Peoria's City Hall building.

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

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

Female employees drill holes in watch plates at the National Watch Company factory in Elgin.

A man washes a cattle carcass at a meat packing plant in Chicago.

Carts carrying produce fill the South Water Street Produce Market in Chicago.

Three people stand outside the ice-covered J. F. Amos residence in Springfield, Illinois. The weight of the ice on the trees in the yard forces them to bend downward,

Powerlines and tree branches droop under the weight of ice left after an ice storm moved through Springfield, Illinois, on February 2, 1883.

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

Ice covers several trees after an ice storm passed through Springfield, Illinois, on February 2, 1883.

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…

Several horse-drawn carts and carriages line the streets in Waukegan's downtown district. The Pearce store appears on the left and Watron's Hardware is located on the right.

Storefronts lining the intersection of Washington and Geneseo Streets in Waukegan include the First National Bank on the corner.