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Portrait of a young girl wearing a long dress with a doll in her hands.

Clark Robinson Griggs was a veteran of the American Civil War, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, and mayor of Urbana. Griggs was also instrumental in bringing what would become the University of Illinois to Champaign-Urbana.

Colonel Dudley Wickersham poses next to a column for a portrait wearing his Union Army uniform.On verso: "Col. Dudley Wickersham; 10th Illinois Cov."

Elizabeth Gundaker Dale Black, a Springfield, Illinois, resident during the 1850s and friend of Mary Todd Lincoln, poses for a portrait.On verso: "Elizabeth Gundaker Dale Black; Born Lancaster, PA., Feb. 4, 1823; Died St. Louis, MO., Dec. 17, 1902;…

Members of the Elks Club. Seated left to right are Lester Morris (driver), "Uncle Joe" Cannon and Robert G. Macdonald (front seat), W. R. Jewell, Joseph B. Mann, and John Charles Black (back seat). Black was a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and…

Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston, daughter of lawyer Oscar Folsom, and wife of Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. When they were married in 1886 at the White House, Frances was only 21 years old. To this day, she…

George Armstrong Custer, a graduate of West Point in 1861, fought in both the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He famously led all of his men to their deaths in "Custer's Last Stand" at the Battle of Little Big Horn, 1876.

Portrait of the Griggs family, including Clark Robinson Griggs, his wife Leronia, his son Albert, and his daughter Adaline. Clark Robinson Griggs was a veteran of the American Civil War, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, and mayor of…

Portrait of Helene Brown wearing a long dress and hat.

Helene Elizabeth Black, daughter of John Charles Black, a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, who later became a U.S. Congressman of Illinois, and a U.S. District Attorney at Chicago.

Helene Elizabeth Black (third from the left) taking a team picture with her basketball teammates. They comprised "the first girls' Basketball team in the city of Chicago University School for girls," spring, 1900. Helene was the daughter of John…

Painting of John and William Black in Zouave uniforms of the American Civil War.

John Charles Black was a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, who later became a U.S. Congressman of Illinois, and a U.S. District Attorney at Chicago. He is pictured on the right along with two…

Portrait of a John Charles Black in his earlier years. Black was a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, a U.S. Congressman, and a U.S. District Attorney at Chicago.

Portrait of a John Charles Black in his later years. Black was a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, a U.S. Congressman, and a U.S. District Attorney at Chicago.

Portrait of a John Charles Black in his later years. Black was a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, a U.S. Congressman, and a U.S. District Attorney at Chicago.

Josephine La Rose Black, daughter of John Charles Black, a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, who later became a U.S. Congressman of Illinois, and a U.S. District Attorney at Chicago.

Stephen Abbot, a U.S. veteran, was the commanding officer of Utah State University's Student Army Training Corps, and professor of Military Science and Tactics at Utah Agricultural College, Utah University, Logan, UT.

The rifle pits that the 37th Illinois Infantry Regiment used during the American Civil War at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Spanish moss on the trail from the 37th Illinois Infantry Regiment camp to the rifle pits that were used during the American Civil War at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

William Malcolm Black, a merchant and one-time Springfield, Illinois, resident, poses for a portrait.On verso: "William Malcolm Black; Born Lee, Mass.; Sept. 17, 1821; Died St. Louis, MO, Jan 11, 1888; Buried Oak Ridge Cemetery; Springfield, IL;…