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In 1877, former Union Army soldiers built the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall in Aurora to serve as a meeting space, library, and place of honor for war veterans.The octagonally-shaped buildingon the left is one and a half stories and…

Lotus flowers float in Grass Lake in Lake County. A warning sign among the lotus plants reads "Notice, Do Not Pick Lotus Flowers. A reward will be paid for the information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person doing so. By order of…

Three cellophane-wrapped cakes surrounded by plates of baked goods and containers of ingredients make up an elaborate window display located on South Halsted Street in Chicago.Photo caption: "Greek Series - window display, bakery, S. Halsted."

Custom electrical lighting spotlights two architectural wedding cakes wrapped in cellophane inside an unidentified Greek bakery.Photo caption: "Greek series - interior of store display - wedding cakes in cellophane, with electric lights."

Baked goods line a display showcase at a Greek bakery located on South Halsted Street in Chicago.Photo caption: "Greek series - bakery goods in showcase."

Three staff members of a Greek bakery located on South Halsted Street in Chicago, including the husband and wife owners and a helper, set up the display showcase before a service.Photo caption: Greek series - typical owner, wife, helper, selected…

Two architectural wedding cakes surrounded by wedding photos, champagne bottles, plates of baked goods and large glass containers of candy make up an elaborate window display located on South Halsted Street in Chicago.Photo caption: "Greek series -…

Two architectural wedding cakes surrounded by wedding photos, champagne bottles, plates of baked goods and large glass containers of candy make up an elaborate window display located on South Halsted Street in Chicago as photographed from a left…

An architectural wedding cake wrapped in cellophane on a pedestal with a sign advertising an upcoming picnic. Two angel statues and three bottles sit in front of the cake as part of an elaborate window display located on South Halsted Street in…

The editor of the Greek Press, possibly Paul Javaras, a weekly Greek newspaper, stands outside his local office.Photo caption: "Greek series - Editor, Greek newspaper."

The newsroom of the Greek Press newspaper is filled with reporters and employees working at desks.Photo caption: "Greek series - office and staff of Greek newspaper."

A vendor sells produce including grapes, peaches, and pears from a checkered tablecloth-covered cart on a city sidewalk.Photo caption: "Greek series - sidewalk vendor."

Several men sit at tables smoking cigars and hookahs while conversing and reading the newspaper.Photo caption: "Greek series - characteristic group in recreation parlors, S. Halsted St."

Photo caption: "Honey at the window in a roadside farm booth."

Several men stand on Horse Bridge looking at the Fox River below.On verso: "Along side of I[llinois] and M[ichigan] Canal Aqueduct in eastern part of Ottawa, Illinois."

Two horses wearing heavy harnesses pass through a large crowd gathered at the Illinois State Fair.Photo caption: "Looking over heavy harness horses at State Fair, Springfield."

Two horses drink from a water trough located in front of the W. H. Hoskins & Co. Lumber Yard in Galena.

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."

Large icicles hang from a metal railing next to an icy walkway along Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline. The city's Furniture Mart building is seen in the background of the image.Photo caption: "Chicago - ice and lake front, toward Furniture Mart."

Photo caption: "Street scene, State Fair, Springfield."

Photo caption: "Grandstand, hearing Governor's Day speech, Springfield State Fair."

A side road runs through a rural landscape.Photo caption: "Improved side road, gravel and tar composition."

Children sit outside the Jane Addams settlement house on Elburn St., Chicago, which provided education and recreation to the surrounding community.

A macadamized road runs through a rural landscape.Macadamized roads were named for John Loudon McAdam, a Scottish engineer who pioneered the method of mixing small stones with a binder to form roadways, ca. 1820.Photo caption: "Macadamized connecting…