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A political cartoon depicts Democratic Senator Harry F. Byrd as a knight holding a sword labeled "Budget Cut." Senator Scott Lucas, dressed as a British Beefeater attempts to proetect the "Government Spending" dragon from Byrd's sword by claiming,…

A political cartoon depicts Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas at odds with President Harry S. Truman over the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act. Although Truman was opposed to an act that limited the power of labor unions, citing that it was…

A political cartoon depicts Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas sweating over John L. Lewis, American organized labor leader and United Mine Workers of America president (1920-1960), dumping a cat out of the "Period of Inaction" bag into the…

A political cartoon depicts Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas riding the Democratic Party horse backwards, as he endorses both the "Economy and Heavy Spending." Image signature: "To Sen. Scott W. Lucas, with my best wishes, Carey Orr."

A political cartoon depicts former senator-turned-lobbyist Scott Lucas lobbying United States Senator Paul H. Douglas (Illinois). Lucas wears a hat with three large feathers in the band labeled "Federal Judgeships."Image signature: "With regards to…

A political cartoon depicts Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas trying to carry the load of the Truman administration, while the Democratic Party leadership begins to lose patience. Image signature: "To Sen. Scott Lucas, from Joe Parrish."

A political cartoon depicts Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas and House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn urgently gesturing behind a flag labeled "Administration Promises" frustrated by the gridlock and inaction taking place in the two houses of…

A Washington Daily News political cartoon depicts Congress as a sleeping man surrounded by a bag of fertilizer and "legislation seeds" and a shovel with a cobweb hanging from it. A lit match burns in the man's shoe representing Senate Majority Leader…

A political cartoon depicts Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States riding a hobby horse, whipping "White House stooges in Congress," Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas and House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn. The Democratic donkey…

A Washington Star political cartoon depicts the "Pyramid Club" blocking President Harry S. Truman from skipping town for Florida and leaving Washington, D.C. in shambles. The "Pyramid Club" included U.S. Senators, Scott W. Lucas (Democrat), Kenneth…

A collage of individual player photos surround a team photo of the Bloomington Bloomers Three-I League baseball team. The Three-I league was a semi-professional baseball league that ran during the summer months.Top row (l-r): Craig, center field;…

American and British delegates, including (from left to right), G. H. Hall, Sol Bloom, Richard Law, Harold W. Dodds, [ ], and Scott W. Lucas, meet in Bermuda during the Second World War to discuss the issues involving Jewish refugees and the…

Influential Illinois politicians Scott W. Lucas (left), James M. Slattery (middle), and Henry Horner (right), admire a pair of birds in Horner's office. Lucas was a lawyer and a politician who served in the Illinois House of Representatives, the…

Lyndon Baines Johnson poses for a photograph in an ornately decorated room. Photograph signature: "To Scott Lucas from his devoted friend Lyndon B. Johnson."

A political cartoon shows United State Senator Scott W. Lucas of Illinois hunting ducks and Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon in a car while a man stand next to him with a horse. Lucas was a lawyer and a politician who served in the United States House…

Senator Scott W. Lucas poses for a portrait at his desk.

Senator Scott W. Lucas meets with Edward Bradach, Louis Wargo, and Joseph Teyshak, three navy servicemen who survived the sinking of the U.S.S. Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea in World War II. The message on the front of the photograph…

Edward J. Barrett sits for a portrait. Barrett, a veteran of World War I and World War II, served as County Clerk of Cook County and as Illinois Secretary of State from 1945 until 1953. Image signature, "To my friend, Senator Scott W. Lucas; With…

The Illinois State Normal University baseball team poses for a team photo in front of the university's Fell Hall.

United States Senator Scott W. Lucas (3rd from right) poses with five members of a hunting party for a group photo at the Lakewood Duck Lodge in Bath, Illinois. Photo identification (l-r): "Bocher," "Friend," "B. Henderson," "Ed Long," and "[Hon…

Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity members at Illinois Weslyan University pose for a group photo in front of their fraternity house.

The 1914 Bloomington Bloomers baseball team poses for a team photo. The Three-I league was a semi-professional baseball league that ran during the summer months. Kneeling (l-r): Craig, outfielder; Jackson, outfielder; Settles, second base; Lister,…

Scott W. Lucas poses for a picture with his wife, Edith Biggs Lucas, and their son, Scott W. Lucas, Jr.

Illinois State Normal University's baseball team poses for a group photo in front of Cook Hall (left) and Edwards Hall (right) on the school's campus.

Several Illinois soldiers pose for a photograph at an army training camp in Georgia during World War I. Scott W. Lucas (first row, far left) served in the United States Army during World War I and rose to the rank of lieutenant.