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Roberta Finegan sits for a portrait taken in honor of her 1st birthday. Roberta is the daughter of Kent E. Keller's sister, Ida L. Keller Finegan.On verso: "Roberta's 1st birthday. 1 yr. She had a party and rec'd a number of lovely gifts. The other…

A postcard from Kent Keller's sister, Ida, features an elderly Keller family member with his fishing pole and catch of the day along the Coeur d'Alene Dam, Idaho.On verso: "All is well on the Coeur D'Alene dam, having lots of fun with our kinfolks…

An unidentified female Keller family member wears a white dress for a portrait session.

A female Keller family member sits for a portrait while wearing a locket.

A Keller family member, possibly Kent E. Keller's father Philip Jacob Keller, sits for a portrait.On verso: "Father? of Kent Keller"

The graduating class of 1890 poses for a portrait with Kent E. Keller (front row, center), the principal of Ava Public Schools.

A Keller family child sits happily in a stroller.

Actors Karl Pfeffer and Clara Moran pose for a portrait in their costumes for the play "Uncle Josh."On verso: "Uncle Josh=Karl Pfeffer. Aunt Minerva=Clara Moran. In play 'Uncle Josh,' Ava, Ills. March 28, 1895. Grand Success- played two nights for…

A Keller family child stands on the front porch of a house with their caregiver, an elderly African American woman.

A man and woman sit with a young child in an automobile next to a house.

A secretary takes notes at a businessman's desk. A map of Mexico hangs on the wall to their right.

Several businessmen gather in an office with their secretary.

An unidentified woman stands in front of a painted backdrop while holding an umbrella behind her shoulders.

Harold Norbeck stands on a chair while posing for a picture with his dog.

A woman holds a Keller family child on a miniature horse in front a house and pergola.

Ten unidentified men pose for a portrait outside a tent with firearms. On verso: "TDA Keller."

Kent E. Keller sits for a portrait in Washington, D. C. just after losing his bid for reelection to the United States House of Representatives. Keller represented southern Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1931-1941.

Kent E. Keller looks over a book in front of a microphone in a recording booth. While Keller was serving in Congress in 1934 the Library of Congress expanded the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to include the…

A woman stands on railroad tracks as trains load rocks in Carlyle, Illinois.

An old shed stands near a field with farm buildings and the top of an oil well in the background.

Two sheds stand near operational oil wells.

A pumpjack operates near a farm.

The Casey, Illinois, oil refinery, established in 1904, was the first oil refinery in the state.

Several derricks stand near a long unidentified building in an oil field.

Snow-covered houses surround operational oil wells.