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Two men stand at the intersection of 7th Street and College Avenue in Aledo.

A skidder pulls cut logs into a large pile.

The 811th Pioneer Quartet sings to entertain soldiers in St. Nazaire, France during World War I.

A man sits on a mule in front of a large pile of cut logs.

Six verse campaign song for Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin in the election of 1860.

A three-panel cartoon highlights legislator attendance before and after bills go into effect. The cartoonist suggests the introduction of a timeclock and reduction in pay as a solution for high absentee rates among Congressmen.Captions: "Under one:…

Illustrated four verse song depicting optimism and encouragement with emphasis on singing to improve spirits. Color cover image depicts a female figure surrounded by two American flags and wreath of ivy.

Six vignettes feature people asking Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger if there is truth to rumors of his pending resignation. In the final vignette he responds "Not a word of truth in it."On March 11, 1911, the Secretary of the Interior…

Illustrated three verse song and chorus: "As sung nightly, with tremendous applause, by Mrs. W. G. Jones in the drama of 'Fast Women' at the New Bowery Theatre, the music to be had of D. H. Biessenher" Lyrics depict the singer's belief in the…

Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton captures the strong disagreements surrounding marriage and divorce through the image of a judge declaring"No More SUB ROSA DIVORCES!". The startled couple before him wears a set of shackels with a tag labeled…

Funeral march "In Memory of President Lincoln." Cover depicts portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by border of leaves with wreath of stars over the title.

Song and chorus about death of Abraham Lincoln: "To the memory of our lamented President." Cover depicts floral border around text.

The Republican elephant walks across the 1928 Republican Convention floor on a plank labeled "Platform plank opposing debt cancellation" while holding a newspaper declaring "$535,000,000 in Gold has left the U.S. for foreign shores in the last eight…

"Arranged from Root & Cady's most popular publications by [P. P. Bliss]." Lyrics are taken from several different songs and strung together to depict singer's support for the Union cause and the Union troops.

A silhouette decorates a Christmas greeting card from Sam Tucker, editorial writer and columnist for the Decatur Herald, a Lindsay-Schaub Newspaper.

Three verse song. Lyrics depict singer's love of living and working on a ship. Cover image depicts border with woman and man on either side with angel blowing horn at the top.

Navy recruits form to create a live version of the American flag at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago.

A Christmas greeting card features a young girl in a white dress holding a bough of holly. On verso: "Edna Brumley."

The crowd at the 1908 Democratic Convention gathers at the top of the viewing stands to watch the 300th anniversary celebrations in Quebec City taking place outside and ignoring the convention activities. Uncle Sam serves as ring leader of the…

Illustrated three verse song about a mother hoping for her son's safe return from war but willing to accept his death as a sacrifice for the Union.

Commissioner of Public Buildings B.B. French wrote an account of Abraham Lincoln's death soon after the event. His account later appears in The Republican as "A narrative of the president's murder." On page 249 of his scrapbook French pastes a…

"Twine our flag with deaths dark emblem. Mingle crape and laurel leaf. Weep true heart and pay thy homage. See a nation mourn her chief."

"In memory of Abraham Lincoln Sixteenth president of the United States" "(An honest man's the noblest work of god)"

A "Dirge on the death of Abraham Lincoln." Also known as "The Death of President Lincoln."