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Myra Clark Gaines poses for a portrait wearing a dark dress while standing next to a light colored parasol. Gaines was the wife of army officer Edmund Pendleton Gaines, who served during the War of 1812, the Seminole Wars, and the Black Hawk War.

Visitors ride in gondolas in front of the Art Palace during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Visitors walk through the Electrical Building during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

A set of tipis and a canoe stand on the river's edge opposite a large building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Visitors to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago cross a bridge in front of the Horticultural Hall.

Portrait of Arthur Wines, fiance to Eliza Condell. In 1899, Wines finished his studies at Cornell University and went to work for the U.S. Census in Alaska. Upon his return, Eliza and Arthur planned to marry, but Wines' mental health declined leading…

Colonel Dudley Wickersham poses next to a column for a portrait wearing his Union Army uniform.On verso: "Col. Dudley Wickersham; 10th Illinois Cov."

John Wilkes Booth gives Isabel Sumner four photographs of himself in a variety of poses. In this photo Booth strikes a standing pose facing to his left. On the reverse side of this photograph is the photographer's mark with a cancelled two-cent…

Violinist Ruth Ray poses for a portrait with her violin. Ray debuted at Carnegie Hall in 1919 and played with the New York Philharmonic. She later served as concert master for the Chicago Women's Symphony. Ray taught violin at Bradley University and…

Members of Company B gather for a group photo. On verso: "Co B (Elgin), Sons of Veterans Regiment at Pana and Virden."

Danville union members pose for a group photo.

A colorful drawing depicting the War Dance of the Sauks and Foxes.

Cover information: "Plantation Song and Chorus, Sung with great success by C. Petten Gill, at the concerts of the Buckley Serenaders,." Song in praise of fighting for the Union and Abraham Lincoln. Arranged by Fred Buckley

Illustrtaed song sheet containing two songs: a six verse song and a two verse song. Both songs describe a a soldier's longing for home and family.

Thomas S. Campbell signs a promissory note in which he promises to pay John T. Stuart $2,070 at ten percent interest on or before February 1, 1862.

William H. Herndon writes a replication for William Campbell in the estate case of Wimple v. Talkington et ux. Clerk P. Wright files the document.

Ulysses S. Grant stands on the front porch of his Galena, Illinois, home with a small child.

Abbie Lewis Fitch poses for a portrait next to a floral-backed chair. On verso: "Mother of Captain Amza Lewis Fitch."

A young H. W. Bishop, Jr., poses wearing a light coat and hat.

A watercolor shows Julia Jayne Trumbull standing behind a chair posing for a portrait.On verso: "Julia Jayne, First wife of Lyman Trumble, Perry Jayne - Great nephew, August 6, 1952."

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

Several homes and plentiful trees line a neighborhood street in Aledo.

Joseph Naper poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit. Naper was one of the founding members of Naperville, Illinois (est. 1831), a veteran of the Black Hawk and Mexican-American Wars, and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from…

A young Allie Graham stands for a portrait. On verso: "Rochelle, Ills. - Married Mr. Hesper of California. Her mother Jerusha Mills took her to Colton Calif. for lung trouble."