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Commuters descend a staircase at the entrance to a Chicago subway, or "L," station.Photo caption: "Chicago - commuters entering subway in evening to homebound trains."

Commuters climb an undergound staircase to exit a subway, or "L," station in Chicago.Photo caption: "Chicago - commuters leaving subway in morning on way to work."

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 cellophane-wrapped wedding cakes resembling square buildings with ornate scrollwork on a frame are lit with electric lights and covered in cellophane while on display.Photo caption: Greek series - wedding cakes 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."

A young child looks at a hookah, also known as a water pipe, on the floor in front of two adults sitting at a table using it.Photo caption: "Greek series - child and water pipe."

The business-lined street in front of the Glen Ellyn train station is filled with parked cars while a few pedestrians walk along the city's sidewalk. Photo captions: "In commuting towns the railway tracks are inevitably the other side of an important…

A car turns right at an intersection while driving past local businesses and cars parked along the street. A large Du Page Trust Company bank sign towers over a building on the left corner of the intersection.Photo Caption: "A commuters' main street…

Local citizens converse on the sidewalk in front of stores and businesses in downtown Centralia.Photo caption: "Evolution of the hitching rail, a downstate main street (At Centralia, Ill.)."

A double line of riders on horseback cross a polo field with flags in front of a large crowd.Photo caption: "Recreation - a country riding club plays polo."

A boater in a canoe moves along the right side of a small island on the Du Page River near Hinsdale.Photo caption: "Recreation - island in DuPage River, forest preserve district, near Hinsdale, Ill."

People watch a diver jump from a diving board while waiting for their turn at Centennial Beach in Naperville.Photo caption: "Recreation - landscaped quarry pool, Naperville, Ill."

Large crowds swim at Centennial Beach in Naperville, a public swimming facility constructed out of a former stone quarry.Photo caption: "Recreation - pool built from an old stone quarry, Naperville, Ill."

The main entrance to the 1931 Bloom Township High School building features Art Deco design elements including geometric columns and an ornate doorway.Photo caption: "Architectural design of tower, Blook Twp. H. S., Chicago Heights.

The Bloom High School building, erected in 1931, features an Art Deco architectural design.The building also contains 6 WPA frescoes Edgar Britton.Photo caption: "The modern community high school. Bloom Twp. H. S., Chicago Heights."

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…

Rows of planted trees help with reforestation efforts at an unidentified location.Photo caption: "Reforestation"

The Madonna of the Trail statue in Vandalia is the seventh of twelve Madonna of the Trail statues along the National Old Trails Road running from Cumberland, Maryland to Upland, California. The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution…

An angled camera shot looking up towards the roofline shows the columns above the doors of the Springfield Old State Capitol building.Photo caption: "Columns of the old state capitol, Springfield."

An angled view of the front of the Old State Capitol in Springfield shows a ribbed dome and striped window canopies next to the building's main entrance. Construction of the building began in 1837 after a caucus of Illinois lawmakers, including…

Photo caption: "Historic Fullersburg dam as restored at Hinsdale, Ill. On the plank road."

The freight yard, located in the northwest Chicago suburbs, was one of the largest switch yards in the world in the early and mid-twentieth century.Photo caption: "Proviso freight yards, largest switch yards in the world."

Photo caption: "Car window view of approach to a village on a state highway."

Photo caption: "Close-up of sulphur spring, near Wedron, Ill."

A sulphur spring runs under a stone archway.Photo caption: "Sulphur Spring, a natural wonder, near Wedron, Ill."