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Pedestrians walk across a snow-covered bridge in Chicago's Jefferson Park.

A large building housing a restaurant in Chicago's Garfield Park stands on the waterfront.

Several cattle stand in pens in a large union stockyard in Chicago prior to being slaughtered, packaged, and shipped to destinations around the world.

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.

A pavilion and fountain serve as architectural features in Chicago's Jefferson Park.

The first wagon train filled with food for the residents of Petersburg, Virginia, enters the city after the nine-month Battle of Petersburg running from June 1864 through March 1865.On verso: "As soon as the Rebels were forced to evacuate Petersburg,…

Ulysses S. Grant stands on the front porch of his Galena, Illinois, home with a small child.

Several bodies of Union soldiers lie dead on the battlefield at Gettysburg.On verso: "This group of dead was in 'the wheatfield.' The burial details found many such groups on that terrible field. The work of burying the thousands of dead was a…

Union soldiers stand along the the Dutch Gap Canal on the James River, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The Dutch Gap Canal was a failed attempt by Union troops to bypass a bend in the river that was surrounded by Confederate forts. On verso:…

Two men crouch on a pontoon bridge constructed by Union soldiers over the James River near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War.

A train waits at the railroad station across from several buildings in a street view of Whitehall Street in Atlanta, Georgia, during the Civil War.

A woman works in a large rhubarb field in Massac County on the Ohio River.

Workers pick strawberries from a field near Joppa, Illinois.

Farm workers place oats into harvesting equipment.Photo caption: "Pitching sheaves of oats to the thrasher, showing automatic feeder and band cutter, Ill."

Four African American children and their parents stand in the yard of their home. Two of the children sit on top of a horse pulling a farming tool.

Several tractors line the Avery Company production floor. The Avery Company was established by Robert Hanneman Avery in Peoria in 1877.

A herd of cattle stand outside a dairy farm building.

Several Illinois National Guard, First Infantry soldiers who fought in the Santiago Campaign during the Spanish-American War aim their rifles at an unseen target.

Several men on the mine rescue team wear oxygen masks while carrying a stretcher outside the Shaft House at the Calumet-Hecla Mines in Calumet, Michigan.

Several men check on clocks in the "Big Ben" timing room inside the Western Clock Company in Peru. The company originated in 1885 under the technological innovation of Charles Stahlberg, and after several name changes (United Clock Company, Western…

Heavy mining equipment strips coal from the surface of a mine located west of Danville.

People wait in line to conduct business at the State Automobile Department in Springfield, Illinois. As the use of automobiles grew rapidly, and the need for durable hard-surfaced roads across the state was realized, business increased dramatically.

Several female students pose for a group photo on the steps of the North Western Female College. Reverend William P. Jones founded the school in 1855 in Chicago. The college was absorbed by the Evanston College for Ladies in 1871 and in 1874 became…

Several young children ride in a horse-drawn carriage.

A farmer feeds several two week old White Pekin ducks at the University of Illinois poultry farm.