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Construction on dome of the United States Capitol building progresses to the upper tier of the structure. The construction of a new cast iron dome to replace the original wooden dome began in 1855, taking nearly eleven years, including a one year…

Colorado Central Railroad tracks run through Clear Creek Canon.

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

A network of railroad tracks run through the relay depot in East St. Louis.

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.

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.

Several women stand in front of 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.

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.

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 people view 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.

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.

Ice covers businessman and showman P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City after it was destroyed by fire on March 3, 1868. The American Museum opened on November 13, 1865, some three and a half years after a fire claimed the original Barnum…

The Chicago City Hall building serves as a location for mourners to view President Abraham Lincoln's body when the funeral train stopped in the city on May 1-2, 1865. Crowds formed large lines in and around the black bunting-covered building with as…

The exterior stone walls of St. Paul's Universalist Church are all that remain after the church building was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

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

Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians fill Main Street in Princeton.

A large crowd gathers outside the entrance to the Quincy Fair.

Fence posts float in floodwaters while houses stand in the background with water reaching halfway to the second story in the aftermath of an 1898 flood resulting from a levee break near Shawneetown.

An archway marks the entrance to Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.

A fountain stands in a landscaped lawn outside Illinois Governor Joel Matteson's home in Springfield, Illinois. Matteson was the tenth Governor of the state of Illinois, serving from 1853 until 1857.

Several men stand among the remains of Boliver Turley's residence after a tornado struck Springfield on May 18, 1883. The tornado formed two miles south of the city before making its way northeast striking several farms and homes along the way.

A tornado hitting Springfield on May 18, 1883, destroyed Mrs. F. VanNostrand's residence. The tornado formed two miles south of the city before making its way northeast striking several farms and homes along the way.

The ship the "Monitor" sails near Hampton Roads, Virginia, as part of the Jamestown Exposition, an event held to commemorate the three hundred year anniversary of the founding of Jamestown.

A colorized photograph of an eastward view of Randolph Street in downtown Chicago shows several carriages and carts lining the street as traffic builds closer to Lake Shore Drive.

Trolleys, horse-drawn carriages, and pedestrians fill Randolph Street in downtown Chicago. The image shows Randolph Street looking east towards Lake Shore Drive.