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Tuscola resident William Price Carter, father of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joseph N. Carter, sits for a portrait.

A historic marker for Peter Cartwright stands in a grassy area. The sign reads, "Near Pleasant Plains the famous Methodist circuit rider, Peter Cartwright, made his home from 1824 until his death in 1872. His powerful preaching led many thousands…

The gravestone and monument for Peter Cartwright and his wife, Frances Gaines Cartwright, stands in Pleasant Plains Cemetery.

Metal frames stand among the ruins of a building destroyed by fire.

Burned building materials are strewn throughout a room in a building destroyed by fire.

A large room of a burned building stands in ruins.

A white sign stands in front of a building destroyed by fire.

Eugenia S. Chapman, Vivian, and Heman enjoy Vivian's 60th birthday party taking place at Green Horn Restaurant.

Eugenia S. Chapman stands in front of a monkey enclosure at the zoo.

Eugenia S. Chapman poses for a portrait wearing a floral pin on her collar.

Eugenia S. Chapman speaks at the International Youth Peace Assembly (IYPA) annual meeting at the Congress Hotel.

An exterior view shows the Colonel George Davenport home in a state of ruin.On verso: "Col. Davenport old home at R. I. Arsenal. The place where he was slain."

The backside of the James and Katherine Lemen monument includes an inscription which reads: "James Lemen; Born in Virginia, Nov. 20, 1760; Died in Illinois, Jan 8, 1823. A Revolutionary soldier, Indian fighter, Anti-slavery leader; Baptist minister…

The headstones for James Lemen, Sr. and Catharine Lemen stand in a grassy burial ground enclosed by a fence.

An exterior view shows the home of James Lemen, Sr. On verso: "In this home, on May 26, 1796, was organized the New Design Baptist Church, first Baptist and first Protestant church in Illinois."

James Lemen, Sr. sits for a portrait wearing a suit.

William R. Morrison stands in the doorway of an unidentified building. Photo caption: "Owner of the Morrison Mill, Tunbridge, DeWitt Co., Ills."

Patients sit on the lawn in front of the main building of Jacksonville's Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane.On verso: "This picture was property of Frank Parsons Norbury, M.D., who was physician at Jacksonville State Hospital (Formerly known as…

Decorative bunting adorns the front of the Norbury family home in Beardstown. On verso: "'The Old Home,' McKinley and Yates Day, Nov. 3rd, 1900."

Dr. Frank P. Norbury poses for a photo with his granddaughters, Phyllis and Ruth Margaret Norbury. The girls are the daughters of Dr. Frank Garm Norbury.

Two nurses take a female patient's blood pressure. On verso: "For the little girls - Aunt Lizzie in bed and nurse taking the pressure of blood in the arm. One at head of bed is my regular nurse. Miss Catlin took the picture."

Three unidentified men tour the man-made landform known as Treasure Island in San Francisco.

Nine unidentified men pose for a group photo at the end of a table decorated with a centerpiece composed of American flags.

Local women with garden tools walk to work in the fields near Querfurt, Germany, as seen from a car window.

A woman sits next to a boy lying in bed with a ventriloquist dummy sitting next to him and a book open on his lap.