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George P. Davis poses for a portrait wearing a bow tie. Davis is the oldest child of Judge David Davis.

"Dedication on cover: "To the Young Men's Republican Club of Rockland, Me. And Republicans Everywhere." Republican campaign song urging the election of Abraham Linocoln and his vice presidential running mate, Hannibal Hamlin.

Richard Yates, Sr., sits for a portrait during his time as a United States Senator from Illinois.

Actress Mary Garden poses for a portrait wearing several pieces of jewelry. Garden was a popular opera performer in France and the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. Talented both as a soprano and as an actress, Garden made…

Vachel Lindsay poses for a photo in Cleveland, Ohio with his nephew, Vachel Lindsay Blair, the son of Vachel's sister, Joy Frazee Lindsay Blair.

Samuel Alschuler sits for a portrait in his young adulthood. On verso: Mr. Jameson compliments of Samuel Alschuler May 1895.Attached letter dated March 2, 1936: "Hon Samuel Alschuler, Chicago Ills. My Dear Sam: I am endorsing a photograph of a fine…

Mary Black Remann, the maternal grandmother of Mary Edwards Brown and wife of Henry C. Remann, poses for a portrait.

Benjamin H. Grierson, a cavalry general in the United States Army from 1861-1890, poses in uniform. Grierson served as a commanding officer during the American Civil War and Indian Wars. In 1863 he led the successful Grierson's Raid as part of the…

Justice of the Peace Thomas Moffett witnesses the signature of Nicholas Garland on a deed of land from Garland to Jefferson Phillips.

No cover. Song about Sangamon County, IL. Included is a letter from Russell Garmong to The Abraham Lincoln Club, Springfield, Illinois. Garmone is asking the club to buy his song for 1,500 dollars.

George P. Davis sits in a rocking chair next to a fireplace over which hangs a portrait of his father, Judge David Davis.

Benjamin "Bub" Edwards, the brother of Emma Edwards Hewitt and uncle of Eva H. Stricklin, stands next to a fake wall during a portrait session.

"As sung by Mr. Phillips at the request of President Lincoln." Page contains four lines of music with six verses and explanatory text. Fascimile of note by Abraham Lincoln rquesting that this song be sung, followed by a short account of the singing,…

Pedestrians walk across a snow-covered bridge in Chicago's Jefferson Park.

Patriotic song about the State of Illinois. Cover presents picture of Illinois state flag, with stars and Illinois state silhouetted near right. There also a handwritten note on cover "For the Historical Library-Ruth S. Gaudlitz-1956." On inside page…

Also known as "Or That's Just So," eleven verse song and chorus rallying Pennsylvanians and the North to defeat the Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863.Sheet Note: "Composed, published and sung by James D. Gay of Philadelphia,…

Illustrated six verse campaign song and chorus for Abraham Lincoln in 1864 with theme of rallying behind Lincoln during the Civil War. Cover depicts portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by two female figures and angels.

Seven verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Wait for the Wagon" or "Old Virginia Low Lands." An 1864 campaign song for Abraham Lincoln focusing on military strategy of the U.S. Army during the Civil War. Cover depicts image of liberty and…

Illustrated four verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict soldiers drinking and encouraging Abraham Lincoln to bring the war to an end.

Song sheet contains "The Sugar Dolly," a song about a doll left out in the rain. According to cover "The Discontented Duckling" (not included) was produced with this song. Cover has illustrations of a duck with her duckling and an illustration of a…

Portrait of Hattie Hutchinson Dow, wife of Albert Dow, and half sister of Mary Frances Hutchinson Lockett, who was the daughter of Zephaniah K. Hutchinson and Elizabeth Nettleton. The Hutchinson Family Singers were a popular American singing group…

Reverend LeRoy Jones Halsey, D.D., L.L.D., Professor Emeritus of Church Government and the Sacraments, sits for a portrait.

Reverend Willis Green Craig, D.D., L.L.D., Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology, sits for a portrait.

Reverend David Calhoun Marquis, D.D., L.L.D., Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis, sits for a portrait.