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Ivy covers a portion of the Adams family home in Springfield.

Seven women, including Margery Adams (third from left), pose for a group photo wearing dresses and hats. The writing at the bottom of the photo identifying the women reads, "Daisy, Elma, M. A., Annie, B. E. Cressey, Margaret, Rose, [Megan]."

Margery Adams stands next to a horse-drawn wagon during a visit to New Salem.

An unidentified woman wears her witch costume for Halloween while holding a broomstick and a cat in her lap.

Margery Adams stands at the entrance to a building holding a potted Easter Lily on Palm Sunday.

Margery Adams poses for a photo wearing coveralls and a hat.

Margery Adams poses for a photo with her bull, May.

Margery Adams smiles for a portrait.

Laura Lavinia Snyder Adams sits for a portrait wearing a bow at the collar of her dress. On verso: "Mrs. James L. Adams, Sr."

Senator C. Wayland Brooks poses for a portrait wearing a pin striped suit.

Senator C. Wayland Brooks (2nd from left) and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Thomas Peavey Brooks (2nd from right), attend a Republican Day event at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Seated to the left is the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, Hugh W.…

Senator C. Wayland Brooks poses for a portrait. Photo signature: "To my good friend Congressman Bill Stratton with esteem and Best wishes, C. Wayland Brooks."

Senator Everett M. Dirksen (left) and Representative Paul Findley (right), ride in a parade with an unidentified man.

United States Senators Everett M. Dirksen (left) and Charles H. Percy (right) speak at a hearing.

Senator Everett Dirksen stands and waves to the crowd at an unidentified event. Richard Nixon stands among the group of people behind him.

Everett M. Dirksen speaks into a microphone.Photo signature: "To my friend Emil Smith with good wishes, Everett M. Dirksen."

Illinois Assistant State Archivist Theodore J. Cassady, Dr. Norman Linder, and Illinois Secretary of State John W. Lewis, Jr. hold a banner that reads, "Fight Cancer."

Illinois Secretary of State John W. Lewis, Jr. shakes archivist Harold T. Pinkett's hand during a meeting at the Secretary of State's office in the Illinois Capitol building while archivist Wayne C. Temple (far left) and Assistant State Archivist…

John W. Lewis, Jr. poses for a portrait at his desk during his time as director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture.On verso: "Director Illinois Dept. of Agriculture."

State Representative John W. Lewis, Jr. sits for a portrait. On verso: "R. Dist. 34."

John L. Lewis delivers a speech during the 1938-1940 strike at Chicago's Hearst-owned newspapers. Related Hearst Newspaper strike images may be found on Chronicling Illinois athttp://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/browse?collection=174.

A man adjusts a backdrop while John L. Lewis poses for a photograph at Moffett Studios in the Drake Hotel in Chicago. On verso: "John L. Lewis found guilty of contempt of court for ordering the coal strike in defiance of an injunction. Lewis was…

John L. Lewis poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit.Photo signature: "To my good friend Wm. Zimmerman. With all good wishes. John L. Lewis."

Several men stand behind a table at a farewell dinner for retiring Joliet postmaster J. Walter Lowrey. Pictured from left to right are: Monsignor Edwin V. Hoover, J. Walter Lowrey, Warren L. Wood, Noah Mason, Earl Barnhart, and J. A. Connor.

A television crew interviews Noah M. Mason inside a home.