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A painting shows several cars parked along the street in front of a grassy area and several buildings in Winchester, Illinois.On verso: "Winchester, Ill. From Talman Son & Loan Bank - Chicago 1966"

Three horse-drawn covered wagons stand in the street opposite several commercial buildings.

Elephants walk out of elephant trailers built by the Eli Bridge Company in Jacksonville.

An Illinois State trooper watches striking students from Collinsville School District 10.

An exterior view of St. Mary's School in Knoxville shows students standing on the grounds of the school as well as on the balconies of the building. On verso: "From Sister. 3/4-89."Additional images from St. Mary's School on Chronicling Illinois are…

An exterior view shows the side of the Lewis Ross Mansion as seen from Broadway.

Several men participate in the laying of a new cement road in Astoria.

A concrete mixer helps workers lay a new road in Astoria.

Female students of the St. Mary's Academy play various roles during a school performance.Additional images from St. Mary's School on Chronicling Illinois are available in the St. Mary's School-Class of 1888 Collection located…

Children imitate the preacher and choir of a Methodist church for a parade float entitled "Arcola Methodism 1859-1955" in Arcola.

Residents of Bishop Hill gather to celebrate Old Settlers Day. On verso: "Taken Sept. 22 - 1906 in the village park Bishop Hill, Ills at the 60th anniversary of the founding of Bishop Hill."

An exterior view shows the home of Ninian Wirt Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards. The house, constructed in 1836, served as the site of Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln's marriage and Mary's death.On verso: "Ninian Edwards home where Lincoln was married.…

Photo caption: "Aerial view of main accelerator at National Accelerator Laboratory. The main accelerator is four miles in circumference; 1.24 miles in diameter."

Several people stand outside the Metamora House where Abraham Lincoln stayed at one time. His second floor room is marked on the photograph with an "x."

Workers contribute to the laying of a new cement road in Astoria.

Several men stand outside the George and John Lee livery with a horse and carriages.Photo caption: "George and John Lee livery stable at Bunker Hill ILL."

An aerial view shows a man standing in the street in front of McCormick House in Danville, Illinois. The photograph is labeled "Lincoln's Headquarters; Danville, Ill."

An exterior view shows the snow-covered Lewis Ross Mansion in Lewistown as seen from Milton Avenue.

An exterior view shows the small white building housing the Kent Cheese Company in Kent.

Brothers Jason and Owen Brown stand around a tin stove in Pasadena, California. On verso: "John Brown's sons. Alexander & Howell, Dixon, Ill. made tin stoves for western emigrants, 1850s. This may be one of those stoves."

A chart of the H. Mueller Manufacturing Company is labeled to show the expansion for munition production during World War I.

A scenic view shows the Rock River at Grand Detour. On verso: "Green Rock at Grand Detour."

An artist's interpretation of Galena, Illinois, shows the city on the right side of the Galena River with two bridges leading to and from land in the middle of the river. The photo caption incorrectly references the city's location in Wisconsin. It…

Employees of Frank Pearson's barber shop wait for their next clients.From left to right: Verne Greenwell, Henry Meyer, Frank Pearson, and Victor.

Two bare trees stand outside the large brick First Presbyterian Church in Clinton, Illinois. On verso: "First Presbyterian Church; Clinton, Illinois; Erected in 1959; Here A. Lincoln attended a church supper in the fall of 1859, hanging his hat on a…