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A craftsman constructs replicas for Lincoln's New Salem State Historical Park.

An African American man uses a handloom to weave textiles as part of a Works Progress Administration adult education program.On verso: "Weaving is one of the practical arts taken up in the evening classes. Many handsome rugs and mats made in the…

A woman, partially obscured, stands in a room of a slum building filled with cooking implements, an icebox, and a bed.

A woman stands on at the top of a staircase leading from the second floor of a house to a yard while a full clothesline stretches from her house to an unseen building on the left side.

A rearview of slum housing in Chicago. The back fence features campaign signs for Peter Bagnuolo, a candidate for alderman from the 20th district.

Snow blankets a street and the surrounding houses and trees.

A teacher writes information about the United States Congress on a chalkboard during a civics class for immigrants as part of the New Deal legislation.On verso: "Prospective citizens find the study of civics one of the absorbing interest in their…

A woman goes through catalog cards in a floor-to-ceiling card catalog in the Communicable Diseases Records Office, likely located within the Illinois Department of Public Health. A man examines a card in a window behind her.

Two women conduct office work in the Communicable Diseases Records Office, likely an office within the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Several young mothers sit while waiting for a clinic employee to weight their infant children at an unidentified welfare clinic.

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."

A farmer cuts the alfalfa crops while riding on his John Deere #4 horse drawn enclosed gear mower.

Several men manufacture white bricks to be used as markers in Springfield streets.

A white brick crosswalk leads to a corner store selling apples from baskets and crates on the street. Signs on the storefront advertise apples, cider, and Nehi on the corner of of 8th and Jefferson Streets in Springfield.On verso: "Use of bricks as…

A gentleman paints a detailed design on a piece of pottery at an unidentified location in Shawneetown.

Several young children enjoy a meal at an unidentified location in Shawneetown.

Three African American men look at two paddle boats, including the Helen F., docked on the Ohio River. Four men stand with their backs to the camera on the Yackles Fish Market next to the dock. Several smaller watercraft and two automobiles fill the…

The St. Charles Air Line Bridge, a bascule, or drawbridge, provides a means for trains to cross the Chicago river. Industrial buildings are visible in the background.

The St. Charles Air Line Bridge undergoes construction to relocate and shorten the structure as a result of the straightening of the Chicago River. The bridge is an example of bascule, or drawbridge, bridge design.

An archway with open iron gates and a statue of Jesus at the top lead into the a courtyard in front of the large monastary with several turrets topped with crosses.

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

Tracks and piping run through a tunnel section of the Chicago subway system, or "L".On verso: "Finished section of shield driven tube in downtown State Street. The fluid nature of the sail in the central business district compelled the use of the…

Street merchants and customers line Maxwell Street in front of brick-and-mortar stores running from Halsted Street to 16th Street in Chicago.

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…

Cars line the main street in front of stores in the Aurora business district. Trolley cables and tracks are visible in the foreground.