On verso: "Taken when she was about 20 years old; She was born in 1837."]]>
Originally not friendly towards white expansion and Indian relocation, Shabbona fought alongside Tecumseh against white settlers in Tecumseh's War, which later bleed over into the War of 1812. By that time, however, Shabbona was acting as a guide for American forces and was present at the Battle of the Thames, where Tecumseh lost his life. Later, during the Black Hawk War, Shabbona fought hard to keep his tribe peaceful and friendly towards the white settlers. He died in Morris on July 17, 1859.

On verso: "Sha bo na. Copied from the original in the possession of George M. [Holleabeak] of Aurora Ills. The original picture was taken in Oswego Ill the first week of July 1859, but a short time before Shabonehs death."]]>
On verso: "March 30 1927 A.M.; When the United States Steel Corporation's newest and finest 600-foot steel freighter slips from the ways at Toledo this summer it will be christened the B. F. Affleck, in honor of a man who only a few short years ago was a machinist's apprentice in a small shop at Belleville, Ill. Mr. Affleck today is president of the Universal Portland Cement Co. While working in the machine shop he studied shorthand, got a job as a stenographer with the American Express Company, at St. Louis, and progressed thru the railroad and steel business into the cement industry. In spite of the fact that his school attendance ended in the eight grade and at the age of thirteen, he is today one of the outstanding figures in American industry."]]>
Photo caption: "One of Springfield's most spectacular train wrecks occurred in May 1950 when the 700 stubbed its toe at Ridgely tower, the GM&O crossing. Working a train of empties southbound, the pony truck slipped off the track. Before the train could be stopped, the GM&O crossover caught the derailed wheels and dumped the 700 on her side. No one was injured and after a few weeks in the backshop, the 700 was good as new. Hook at left belongs to GM&O."]]>