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Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes speaks from the podium. Ickes, the longest serving Secretary of the Interior (1933-1946) and one of only two cabinet members to serve the entire length of Roosevelts presidency, played an important role in…

Thousands of people stand on the newly opened Outer Drive Bridge. Although construction began in 1929, the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago did not occur until 1937, when President Franklin Roosevelt visited the city to dedicate the…

Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly (1933-1947) speaks at the dedication of the Outer Drive Bridge, while Henry Horner (seated on right) listens. Kelly rose in Chicago politics as the chief engineer of the Chicago Sanitary District in the 1920s. As mayor,…

Governor Henry Horner (front row, second from left), Illinois U.S. Senator William H. Dieterich (front row, third from left), Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes (front row, fourth from left), and other dignitaries on the reviewing stand at the…

Although construction began in 1929, the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago did not occur until 1937, when President Franklin Roosevelt visited the city to dedicate the bridge. The Public Works Administration, one of Roosevelt's many New…

Soldiers march past the presidential review stand for the dedication of Chicago's Outer Drive Bridge.

The presidential motorcade for Chicago's Outer Bridge dedication passes by crowds of onlookers and numerous Chicago policemen.

Crowds look on as the presidential motorcade for Outer Drive Bridge dedication proceeds along Michigan Avenue, passing by one the Art Institute of Chicago's famous lion statues.

An unknown woman twirls a baton before a marching band.

Seated in the rear of a limousine, President Franklin Roosevelt (left), Illinois Governor Henry Horner (center), Chicago Mayor Edward Kelly (right rear), and Illinois U.S. Senator William H. Dieterich (front right) ride together on the day of the…

Franklin D. Roosevelt waves to the crowd as his motorcade passes by. Part of the day long celebration of the dedication of Chicago's Outer Drive Bridge, this image from the motorcade shows Roosevelt seated next to a Catholic priest. Roosevelt, the…

Visiting Chicago for the dedication of the Outer Drive Bridge, President Roosevelt used the opportunity to deliver a speech on foreign policy. Known as the "Quarantine Speech," he called on all peace loving nations to condemn and isolate the…

A State Fair crowd gathers around an Iron Lung ventilator, or "negative pressure ventilator," a medical device used to assist patients breathing. On verso: State Fair Exhibit Dept. of Public Welfare 1939.

An unknown man opens an Iron Lung ventilator, or "negative pressure ventilator," a medical device used to assist patients' breathing.

Henry Horner poses with three dogs. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances during the Great Depression. Additionally, Horner's…

Portrait of Dilah Horner, mother of Henry Horner.

A crowd gathers for pomp and circumstance at Henry Horner's inauguration ceremony. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances during…

Incoming Governor Elect Henry Horner shakes hands with outgoing Governor Louis Lincoln Emmerson (1929-1933). Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states…

Democratic candidates gather at New Salem State Park for a photograph. On Verso: HORNER, Gov. Henry. 1932 Campaign, Democratic candidates at New Salem. State Park. Left to right: V. Y. Dallman, ed. Ill. State Register; Henry Horner, James A. Farley,…

Henry Horner rides to an unknown destination, possibly campaigning during the election of 1936. Springfield Bishop John C. White, United States Senators James H. Lewis and James A. Slattery, and a future Illinois Supreme Court Justice, Harry B.…

Dedication of the Henry Horner Collection at the Centennial Building Auditorium. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances during the…

There is no harm to public morals when the human body is exposed, argues this state fair poster supporting the show Visions dArt."

Governor Henry Horner endorses the state fair show Visions dArt and draws distinctions between indecent exposure and nudity. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and…

Interior view of the executive mansion library during Henry Horners tenure as governor. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances…

Sketch of Henry Horner, a lawyer, judge, and twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances during the Great Depression. Additionally, Horner's extensive…