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Visitors to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago cross a bridge in front of the Horticultural Hall.

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

Large figures of Hyrum Smith (left) and Joseph Smith (right) stand in profile in front of the Temple of Nauvoo built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Nauvoo in 1836. After the Mormons were forced out of Nauvoo in 1846 due to…

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

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

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

The Illinois Institution for the Deaf and Dumb opened in 1846 in Jacksonville, housing children across the state who were hard-of-hearing. It was later renamed the Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD), and is still in operation today.

Several people pose for a group photo in front of the Benton Mine-Rescue Car during Governor Charles S. Deneen's visit. Illinois Mine Rescue began when Bill No. 42 was approved in the Illinois Senate on March 4, 1910. The law was written to establish…

A large well dressed group gathers for a picnic.

Illinois Soldiers' College and Military Academy in Chicago advertising its first session, September 15, 1866. Initially opened as a military academy in 1861, the Illinois Soldiers' College was organized in 1866 to help disabled Illinois veterans…

Construction of the Illinois State Capitol building located in Springfield. Beginning in 1869, the construction of the Illinois State Capitol building lasted for nearly twenty years, and was completed in 1889.

The seven Illinois Supreme Court justices and the court reporter sit around a conference table in the Illinois Supreme Court's conference room in Springfield.

The Illinois Supreme Court's court room in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield featured ornate ceilings and large light fixtures. Prior to construction of a new Supreme Court Building in Chicago in 1908, the Illinois Supreme Court held its…

A set of tipis and a canoe stand on the river's edge opposite a large building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Interior of the Illinois State Capitol building showing members who were elected to the state government in 1884. Names listed on verso include, from left to right: "John R. Tanner, Treasurer," "Charles P. Swigert, Auditor," "Henry D. Dement, Sec. of…

Visitors walk through the Electrical Building during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

An Iron Lung, or "negative pressure ventilator," was a medical device used to assist patient's breathing and ventilation. In this photograph, members of the Springfield local of the American Federation of Labor, present iron lungs to the City of…

Isaac Arnold sits in profile for a portrait.On verso: "Isaac Arnold Member of Congress; Chicago District & Biographer of Lincoln."

Two employees on a large cart pulled by two horses, likely a dairy cart, ride down a street in an unknown location.

An employee driving a large dairy cart pulled by two draft mules rides down a street.

Several employees, three of which are seated on empty milk cans, pose for a group photo.

The Jacksonville State Hospital Band forms up. Opening in 1851, the Jacksonville State Hospital became the state's first asylum for mentally ill and developmentally disabled patients. It was later renamed the Jacksonville Developmental Center, and…

Wedding portrait of James Ferreira and Charlotte Vierra in Springfield. James and Charlotte were both immigrants of Madiera, a Portuguese island in the Atlantic.

A side by side portrait of James Bankhead and Jane Bankhead Beattie.

Portrait of Dr. James Harvey Gibson in his earlier years.