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Three unidentified men wearing hats sit for a portrait.

Four unidentified individuals sit for a portrait.

Governor Richard Yates, Jr. gathers with members of his party and other state leaders at the fair's grandstand in Springfield. An article related to the event and attached to the photograph verso reads, "Ill. St. Reg. 8-15-46. Governor's Day at the…

Helen Wadsworth Yates, the wife of Richard Yates, Jr., sits on the lawn with a child.

A campaign advertisement features a portrait of Richard Yates, Jr. Writing in the bottom right corner of the photo reads, "Richard Yates, Candidate for the Republican Nomination for Governor, Primaries August 8th 1908." On verso: "Ex-Gov. Yates…

A young boy poses for a photograph wearing a Civil War uniform.

Politicians Paul Powell (2nd from right) and Clyde Choate (2nd from left) receive honorary life memberships from the Illinois Quarter Horse Association for "leadership in the promotion of Quarter Horse Racing."

Paul Powell stands at a podium holding a gavel.

Members of the Illinois Budgetary Commission subcommittee stand outside an unidentified building on the Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville campus.On verso: "Friday, April 17, 1964 - Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville Campus - visit…

State senator Robert McClory of Lake Bluff, Illinois, poses for a photograph holding a sea lamprey in each hand. McClory served as chairman of the Lake Michigan Fish Protection Commission.

Several men stand in front of a curtain and pose for a group photograph.Left to right: Mr. Lawrence Schweig, Chicago, Member, Lake Michigan Fish Protection Commission; Ralph Jones, Chicago, Member, Lake Michigan Fish Protection Commission; Mathon…

Robert McClory kneels down holding an unidentified object while a group stands behind him for a photograph.Left to right (standing): Senator Arthur J. Bidwill, Mathon Kyoitsis, William F. Childers, Ralph Jones, L. A. Schweig, Representative Henry…

Robert McClory sits in the middle of a table surrounded by people in conversation.Left to right clockwise: Senator Arthur J. Bidwill, L. P. Voigt, Senator Robert McClory, Dr. Edward Schneberger, and Mrs. Louise Mitchell, Corresponding Secretary, Lake…

William Gaylord of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service stands in a stream speaking to four men standing on the shore.Left to right: William E. Gaylord, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Representative Louis Janczak; Senator Arthur J. Bidwill;…

William E. Gaylord of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service handles sea lamprey in a bucket.

Representative Louis Janczak holds up a sea lamprey as Senator Robert McClory and Representative Henry Lenard look on.Left to right: Senator Robert McClory, Representative Henry Lenard, and Representative Louis Janczak.

William E. Gaylord (left) of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service speaks with Senator Arthur J. Bidwill (right).

Several men, including Representative Louis Janczak and Senators Arthur J. Bidwell and Robert McClory, stand on the side of a stream.From left to right: Representative Louis Janczak, Senator Arthur J. Bidwill, Representative Henry Lenard, Senator…

Mathon Kyritsis, restaurateur and owner of Mathon's - Famous for Fish in Waukegan, commercial fisherman, and member of the Lake Michigan Fish Protection Commission, stands on the edge of a stream.

Several men sit around a long dining table in a restaurant.Left to right, facing camera: Mathon Kyoitsis, right side foreground profiles, Lawrence Wilgert, Gordon McQuarrie, extreme right, L. P. Voigt.

Several people sit around a long dining table engaged in conversation before a meal.From left to right: Representative Henry M. Lenard, Chicago, Member Lake Michigan Fish Protection Commission; Mrs. Appel; Mr. Ralph Jones, Member of Lake Michigan…

Several men, including Philip F. Couley (left, in profile) of the Office of Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier, William E. Gaylord (white shirt), and Gordon McQuarrie (extreme right) of the Milwaukee Journal, stand along a wire fence in a…

William F. Childers (left), Technical Administrator for the Lake Michigan Fish Protection Commission c/o Natural History Survey, stands with Robert Broem (right) from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

William E. Gaylord of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shows a handful of sea lamprey to a crowd.

William Gaylord holds a sea lamprey while several men look on.Left to right: Representative Louis Janczak; Senator Arthur J. Bidwill, River Forest, Ill., Member, Lake Michigan Fish Protection Commission; Rep. Henry Lenard, Chicago, Member of…