William Day, father of Effie Sue Day Gard, poses for a portrait as a young man. On verso "Day, William, b. Sept 16, 1845, son George & Henrietta (Shank) Day, Springfield Ill, m. Margaret E. Keyes, 18 May 1865; Maternal great grandfather."
William Day, father of Effie Sue Day Gard, sits for an outdoor portrait. On verso: "William Day, b. Sept 16, 1842, son of Geo[rge] Day & Henrietta Shank, m. Marg E. Keyes May 18, 1865."
Chemistry student William Clarence Pollock of New Castle, Pennsylvania, poses for a portrait. Pollock graduated from Illinois Industrial University in 1875.
Portrait of William Carson, an early settler of Sangamon County. He and his wife, Cynthia Broadwell Carson, had fifteen children and lived on a farm near Pleasant Plains.