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A pin featuring the face of Mary "Mother" Jones and a purple and black ribbon is attached to a card bearing her name. On verso: "Will live forever in the memories of 'Her Boys' who worked at child labor at the age of eleven and twelve years in the…

Mary "Mother" Jones sits for a portrait wearing a dark dress.

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.'…

Ninian Wirt Edwards poses for a portrait.

Illinois Supreme Court Justices Roy P. Klingbiel and Roy J. Solfisburg pose for a photograph in the court chambers while wearing their judge's robes.

General Ulysses S. Grant stands on the side of Lookout Mountain while several of his officers sit nearby.On verso: "Left to right Gen. Grant, Gen. Rawlings, Gen. Webster, Col. Lagon, Col. Killyer. Printed in Miller, Photo History of Civil War, vol.…

Orville H. Browning sits in front of a decorative background for a portrait. Browning served as one of Illinois's United States Senators from 1861-1863 and as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 1866-1869.

A photo collage features the portraits of Illinois politicians Governor John Wood, State Treasurer James Miller, Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts Jesse Dubois, Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction Newton Bateman, and Secretary of State O.…

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

Photo caption: "General Mason Brayman, Friend and Associate of Mr. Lincoln" On verso (handwritten): Presented to the Illinois Historical Library Mar 25, 1897. by Edwin S. Wacker." On verso (news clipping): "Mason Brayman, brigadier-general during the…

Charles Weishaupt poses for a portrait wearing a Civil War-era military uniform.

Japanese Tea House printed on thin paper with description. Photo caption: "The Japanese Tea House, under the auspices of the Central Tea Association of Japan, is situated in the northern part of the Jackson Park, north of the the Restaurant de Paris,…

An accordian-style souvenir booklet from the World's Columbian Exposition features photographs of several pavillions and buildings at the 1893 event.

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."

Samuel C. Parks of Lincoln, Illinois, poses for a photograph wearing a bow tie. Parks was an attorney in Lincoln, Illinois, and a friend and political supporter of Abraham Lincoln.

Orlando B. Ficklin poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit. Photo caption: "Orlando B. Ficklin, From 3d Illinois Congressional District Resident Marshall."

Richard J. Oglesby poses for a portrait in uniform while serving as a Major General in the Union Army. Oglesby served as the Illinois governor three times between 1865 and 1889 as well as United States Senator (1873-1879).

A pencil sketch shows the Champaign County Courthouse. Photo caption: "From a pencil sketch made by Henry Munhall." On verso: "Presented to Carrie B. Howell Dec 19 1911 by Judge J O Cunningham. Here the Union SS was organized April 23, 1854 with 13…

A cloud-shaped image shows a flag waving over the tower on the Champaign County Courthouse in Urbana, Illinois.

An aerial view shows the DeWitt County Courthouse in Clinton, Illinois, and the buildings behind it.

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

Two small groups of people stand outside the Vermilion County Courthouse which is surrounded by images along the building's first floor. Photo caption: "Court House at Danville, Illinois where Mr. Lincoln practiced law.

On verso: "John Jones came to Alton, Illinois, in 1841 and moved to Chicago in 1845. He was active in the black convention movement at the national level where he met and became a friend to Frederick Douglass. He actively promoted state conventions…

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

On verso: "William Donegan, a retired Springfield cobbler, was one of the victims of Springfield's 1908 race riot, the first of three serious riots in Illinois during the first two decates of the Twentieth Century. This photograph is from Mary M.…