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Zephaniah K. Hutchinson and his wife Elizabeth Nettleton, with whom he had two children. Zephaniah was previously married to Abigail Perkins, with whom he had four children. The Hutchinson Family Singers were a popular American singing group who…

Portrait of a young woman in full dress.

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

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.

An unidentified woman holds a fan and wears a long gown during a portrait session.

Two men wind spools of sisal fiber using small spinning machines.

Portrait of William P. Harbert. During the Civil War, Harbert, a resident of Bloomington, served in the Fifth Illinois Cavalry.

Portrait of William Nightwine and Malinda McKisson Nightwine of Bloomington.

Portrait of William Marcus Cox, a veteran of the American Civil War and a successful farmer in Bloomington.

William H. Seward and his son, Frederick W. Seward, work in their office. In addition to serving as Governor of the state of New York, 1839-1842, and as a U.S. Senator, William served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln…

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.…

Portrait of William Carson, an early settler of Sangamon County. He and his wife, Cynthia Broadwell Carson, had fifteen children and lived on a farm near Pleasant Plains.

Portrait of Chloe Bishop and William Bishop, a veteran of the War of 1812.

William Babcock, Sr., of Canton, poses for a portrait. Babcock was a farmer and a veteran of the American Civil War. The reverse side of the photograph includes the right half of a group photo of many unidentified men. Babcock is seated in the second…

An artist's interpretation shows one of the buildings on the campus of William and Vashti College in Aledo.

Portrait of a member of the Wide Awakes, a paramilitary political organization that was affiliated with the Republican Party during the 1860 presidential election.

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.

Men work in the glazing room at the Western Stoneware Company in Macomb.

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…

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

A Waukegan Centennial Pioneer Belles certificate marking the celebration of the one hundredth birthday of Waukegan. The certificate, which includes details of duties surrounding the celebration, is to be signed by new members of the Pioneer Belles.

Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages fill Water Street in Decatur, Illinois.

Warfboat docked at Golconda on the Ohio River.

A World War I era advertisement uses the character of Aladdin and his lamp to encourage people to purchase War Savings Stamps.

A World War II era advertisement shows a baby lying on a bed to encourage families to purchase War Bonds.