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Members of the Illinois National Guard clean and inspect their rifles.

A Fairfield High School homecoming parade float depicts a donkey kicking a player from the opposing team over the goal post.

Campaign song for Adlai Stevenson's 1956 presidential campaign. Blue cover depicts portrait of Adlai Stevenson.

Five verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Whiskey in the Jar." The song praises Irish Americans fighting for the Union.

Cover information: "Plantation Song and Chorus, Sung with great success by C. Petten Gill, at the concerts of the Buckley Serenaders,." Song in praise of fighting for the Union and Abraham Lincoln. Arranged by Fred Buckley

Presidential campaign song praising the qualities of Abraham Lincoln and the strength of his supporters.

Six verse pro-Union song and chorus sung to the tune of "Free and Easy."

Lyrics depict mourning for brother killed on the battlefield. Dedication: "In Memory of Sergeant Alfred A. Walter. 72 Regt Ills Vols."

The cover presents "2 Lincoln Republican Songs": "We see the break of day" and "Freedom's Call"; however, only the first song is contained in this copy of sheet music.

A "National Funeral March," composed in mourning of the loss of President James A. Garfield, who was shot on July 2, 1881, and died on September 19, 1881. He was the second president to be assassinated. The cover depicts Columbia mourning the fallen…

Subtitle and dedication on cover: "Marcia Funerale, In memory of our late President Abraham Lincoln, composed and respectufully dedicated to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln."

Adlai Stevenson II locks and bars the door before fleeing for South America for fear of being "drafted" as the 1960 Democratic candidate for president. When he returned from South America in April, he criticized the Eisenhower administration for…

Adlai Stevenson III climbs aboard the Democratic donkey, destined for the governor's office and finding that he fits perfectly, perhaps referencing former Governor Adlai Stevenson II (1949-1953), Stevenson III's father. Stevenson III, a U.S. Senator…

Lyrics depict happy troops and support from women on the homefront. "Respectfully Dedicated to Col. Stewart and his Regiment." "As Sung by the Boys of Col. Stewart's Regt."

Lyrics depict an encounter between a white explorer and a Native American using Native American stereotypes.

Four verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Gay and Happy." The song tries to rally people to the Union cause. Sheet Note: Subtitle: "Revised and printed expressly for the public schools. Respectfully dedicated to Wheelock M. Gardner, Esq.,…

Eight verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Gay and Happy." The song tries to rally people to the Union cause. Sheet note: "As sung by our volunteers."

Lyrics depict African Americans escaping slavery to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War.

Song honoring Abraham Lincoln's call for more Union soldiers. Poetry credit is at times given to William Cullen Bryant; however, the poem was originally published in the New York Evening Post July, 16, 1862 by James Sloan Gibbons.

Song honoring Abraham Lincoln's call for more Union soldiers. The cover, which depicts Union cavalry, is entitled "Our National War Songs" and contains an index of American martial music.

"Inscribed to our volunteers." Song honors Abraham Lincoln's call for for more Union soldiers. Poetry credit is often attributed to William Cullen Bryant; however, the poem was originally published in the New York Evening Post July, 16, 1862 by James…

"Quick Step" no words, music only. The music honors Abraham Lincoln's call for more Union soldiers.

Song honoring Abraham Lincoln's call for more Union soldiers.

Often attributed to a poem by William Cullen Bryant, the song honors Abraham Lincoln in support of his call for more Union soldiers. The poem was originally published in the New York Evening Post on July, 16, 1862 by James Sloan Gibbons.

Several women stand in front of the Wayne County Record newspaper window in downtown Fairfield to read about the McLin automobile accident and other news stories.