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Portrait of John W. Hutchinson, brother of Zephaniah K. Hutchinson. The Hutchinson Family Singers were a popular American singing group who toured the United States and Great Britain in the 1840s.

Portrait of Johnathan Foster.

Joseph Duncan, 6th Governor of Illinois, poses for a portrait. On verso: "Photograph of portrait of Governor Joseph Duncan 1794-1844. Painted by Mr. Page in New York 1840. Portrait in possession of Elizabeth D. Putman, Davenport, Iowa." Later note…

Judge Joseph O. Cunningham of Urbana poses for a portrait in profile

Judge J. O. Cunningham poses for a portrait while looking off to the side. On verso: "Judge J. O. Cunningham, Urbana, Ills. One of the founders of the Illinois State Historical Society, May 19, 1899."

An exterior view of Koch's Mine in Breese, Illinois, shows several industrial buildings and sets of railroad tracks.

Two ladies sit in a motorized carriage flanked on either side by two gentlemen in a rural community. On verso: "Merritt-June, Brice W. and Bertha Clayton."

Three employees lay out individual pieces of sisal fiber.

Announcement from the Little Sower Recruiting Commission of Schuyler County that Perry Hobbs has been appointed recruiting officer in the "Sunday School Army."

The closed doors to the Illinois and Michigan Canal lock at Marseilles, Illinois, help boat traffic move safely. On verso: "The Illinois and Michigan Canal extends from the South Branch of the Chicago River in the city of Chicago to the Illinois…

Several bare trees surround the Logan County Courthouse. On verso: "Logan Co C House 1857-"

Portrait of two young girls, Lucy Matheny and Eleanor Matheny.

Members of the Machine Gun Platoon, 1st Infantry, Illinois National Guard, pose for a picture on horseback and with mules.

The original Macon County Courthouse in Decatur, in use from 1830-1839, is a two-story log building in Decatur, Illinois.

Several wagons travel the streets in front of the Macon County Courthouse in Decatur, Illinois.

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

Several businesses, including a meat market and department store, line Main Street in Bardolph.

Horse-drawn carts travel down Main Street in Bureau.

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

A man lies on a stretcher while several others stand above him wearing oxygen masks during a drill at a mine rescue school. Illinois Mine Rescue began when Bill No. 42 was approved in the Illinois Senate on March 4, 1910. The law was written to…

An artist's rendition of the United States Marine Hospital on Cedar Street in Cairo, Illinois, shows the structure and surrounding buildings.

Marion D. Pratt, an archivist at the Illinois State Archives and former acting Illinois State Historian, poses for a portrait.

Portrait of Martin B. Rowan, husband to Mary Ann Baker Rowan, both of whom died from cholera in Bloomington in July, 1855.

A memorial card for labor organizer Mary "Mother" Jones features a portrait of her standing in a dark dress above a quote. The quote reads: "Her last words were: 'Lay me to rest beside my boys in Mt. Olive; let no traitor draw breath over my grave.'…

Portrait of Mary Frances Hutchinson, daughter of Zephaniah K. Hutchinson and Elizabeth Nettleton. The Hutchinson Family Singers were a popular American singing group who toured the United States and Great Britain in the 1840s.