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Carl Sandburg stands in the doorway of his birthplace on his 70th birthday.

A stereoscopic photo shows Carl Sandburg holding a stereoscope.

James H. Kemp, a delegate to the sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention from the 22nd District, poses for a portrait.

Ralph A. Dunn, of DuQuoin, sits for a portrait. Dunn was a state senator and a representative from the state's 56th District to the sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention.

Joan G. Anderson, of Western Springs, poses for a portrait. Anderson was a delegate to the sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention from the 9th District.

Guests enjoy music and drinks at the state meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen union in Moline.

Illinois Governor Otto Kerner (2nd from right) presents the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Safety Award to Larry D. Sullivan (2nd from left), a conductor from Danville.

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Union's National Legislative Board meet in Washington D.C.

Members of the Ladies Society make a presentation at the state meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen union in Springfield.

The wreckage of a collision between a school bus and a freight train stand on a set of railroad tracks.

A member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen union inspects a railroad disaster.

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen union respond to a railroad disaster.

A conductor leans out of the window of a train engine while operating a lever.

Ushers for the Illinois Pavilion gather around a replica of Gutzon Borglum's Lincoln bust, "The Prairie Resident", on display outside of the pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Anna Hyatt Huntington's statue "Abraham Lincoln: On the Prairie" is…

Dick Ellsworth of the Chicago Cubs signs an autograph for Tommy Mullin outside of the Illinois Pavilion during a Cubs Autograph Party at the New York World's Fair.

Members of the Marlyn Majorettes of Sycamore stand in formation. The group performed at the New York World's Fair.

Photo caption: "Gov. Kerner kissing special guest of the day, Terese Cooney, of Mattydale, N.Y., on stage in the auditorium of the pavilion. The occasion is the formal presentation of an accurate study of Illinois made by the 13 yr. old girl during…

Governor Otto Kerner assists a young boy with his balloons outside of the Illinois Pavilion on Illinois Day at the New York World's Fair.

Visitors wave as Pope Paul VI's motorcade drives past the Illinois Pavilion during the New York World's Fair.

Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida stands with two young men before Anna Hyatt Huntington's statue "Abraham Lincoln: On the Prairie" outside the Illinois Pavilion during the New York World's Fair.

Princess Grace of Monaco and her daughter, Princess Caroline, tour the Illinois Pavilion at the New York World's Fair with a group of unidentified people.

Former President Dwight Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, visit the Illinois Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Virginia Marmaduke, Special Events Director for the Illinois Commission to the World's Fair, stands next to them holding a Land of…

A landscape view shows the location where Ulysses S. Grant wrote his first military orders. On verso: "Grant's first camp when commanding the Twenty-first Illinois Inft, at New Salem in May 1861. The only regiment that left Springfield on foot, being…

A stereoscopic image shows Ulysses S. Grant's horse, "Cincinnati," with its trainer. On verso: "This is one of General Grant's favorite horses; the photograph was taken at City Point, Va., in March, 1865."

Soldiers stand outside the cottage that Joseph William Drexel, a personal friend of Grant, loaned the ex-president. On verso: "Drexel Cottage, Mt. McGregor N.Y. Where General Grant died on July 23rd 1885. He used to sit on the porch while writing his…