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An African American woman and three boys stand in a yard outside a slum building with a full clothesline hanging overhead.

A woodcut created as part of the Federal Art Project depicts a woman carrying a basket up a flight of stairs.

A woodcut, created as part of the Federal Art Project, depicts a male Potowatami Indian carrying a young girl to safety while Fort Dearborn burns in the background during the Fort Dearborn Massacre.On verso: "Black Partridge attempted to rescue Mr.…

A Federal Art Project woodcut shows the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now known as the DuSable Bridge) crossing over the Chicago River while large Chicago skyscrapers tower above it in the background.

The Tivoli Theatre marquee advertises the 1935 movie "Princess O Hara" starring Chester Morris and Jean Parker and claiming "Every Wed divident night and Thurs dish night." The entrance to the Tivoli Hotel is seen on the right side of the building…

The Garrison Hill Cemetery at the old Fort Kaskaskia site stands on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River which is partially obscured from view by the trees. During massive flooding in 1881, the citizens of Kaskaskia relocated 3,000 graves from…

Two children and an adult woman pose in the rock garden and pond at the J. R. Roney estate in Wauconda.

Two men stack alfalfa crops onto a horse drawn mechanical hay loader at the Murray Farm in Wellington, Ohio.

Photo caption: "Threshing oats with a traditional old-style steam outfit, a method being replaced by tractor power."

Photo caption: "View from tender of steam threshing machine."

Photo caption: "View from rear of steam threshing machine showing self-feeder and 'separator man'."

Photo caption: "Close-up of self-feeder and revolving knives, bundels of oats carried in on canvas roller."

Photo caption: "Wagon boy at grain spout loading wagon."

Photo caption: "A field scene, turkey ranch."

Photo caption: "A field scene, turkey ranch."

Photo caption: "A field scene, turkey ranch."

Photo caption: "A field scene, turkey ranch."

Photo caption: "A field scene, turkey ranch."

Photo caption: "Corn in shocks, typical Illinois landscape, farm buildings in background."

Photo caption: "Handpicked seed corn drying for storage for next season."

Photo caption: "Elevating seed corn into storage bin."

Photo caption: "A hybrid corn field day inspection tour by members of a growers' association."

Photo caption: "Hybrid corn field day inspection tour by members of an association."

Photo caption: "Farm boy and hybrid ear of corn."On verso: "Box 370; Farm Pix (4H); Picture To MEM."

Photo caption: "Mechanical corn picker is supplanting the husking peg."