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A World War I era advertisement uses the character of Aladdin and his lamp to encourage people to purchase War Savings Stamps.

A World War I advertisement calls on those who are not serving their country to fulfill their duty by purchasing War Saving Stamps.

Fresh from the battlefields of France, American soldiers reunite with their wives and newly born children.

A colorful drawing depicting the War Dance of the Sauks and Foxes.

A World War II era advertisement shows a baby lying on a bed to encourage families to purchase War Bonds.

A World War II era advertisement uses the image of a soldier embracing a woman to promote the sale of War Bonds as part of the United States Treasury's Schools-At-War Program. On verso: "The Artist - Symeon Shimin. Born in Astrakhan, Russia, in 1902.…

An arm strikes a staff labeled "Action" against a rock representing "Senatorial Deadlock at Springfield" allowing water to pour forth with the label "Proper Representation of Illinois Interest at Washington." The United States Capitol building is…

Illustrated three verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Uncle Sam's Farm." Under the Union draft, a man could hire another man as a substitute to serve in his place in the Union military.

Illinois legislator Walter Shumpert sits with other attendees.

Walter Cole of Marshall, Clark County, sits for a portrait. Cole was a Republican Representative of the 45th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

Walter Bennett Scates poses for a photograph which was later used as a memorial portrait. Scates moved to Illinois in 1831 and began practicing law. He served as States Attorney pro tem (1831-1834), Attorney General (1836), Judge of the Third…