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Several individuals gather at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield on June 17, 1931.

A crowd gathers at the scene of a car accident as medical personnel load a person on a stretcher into an ambulance.

Crowds gather to look at a two-car automobile accident while a man takes notes during a conversation with a man and a woman.

Two state inspectors examine bushels of packed apples on a railroad loading area to make sure it is in proper condition.

A state inspector examines a beehive for American foulbrood, a disease that can contaminate entire colonies and their larvae.

A young boy shows off freshly picked rhubarb.

The interior of the Illinois State Capitol Building's dome features several staircases including spiral staircase leading up to the pinnacle and outside on the top of the building.

Permanent Construction Company conducts a large construction project in an unknown location.

Driver Mack McCoy sits in a midget race car sponsored by Fitzpatrick Lumber Company at an unidentified location. The sign in the background reads "Visit Illinois."

A crowd gathers while Port DeFrates, winner of the midget races feature race at the L.S. Speedway, poses for a picture with Robert Wadlow (the world's tallest man) and Wadlow's father, Harold Wadlow. Johnny Connors is in the background. Wadlow, a…

Romaine Proctor, a well known innovator in the puppetry field, manipulates the strings of a skeleton marionette with several moving parts.

A woman sits and practices with a Romaine Proctor puppet.

Governor Henry Horner signs papers repealing prohibition in Illinois as two men look on. Prohibition, which prohibited the sale and manufacturing of alcohol in the U.S., began on January 16, 1920, and was not repealed until December 5, 1933.

Five actors in the WPA Federal Theatre Project pose on set for a photograph. The WPA Federal Theatre Project ran from 1935-1939 and was a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program during the Great Depression. The Federal Theatre…

Musicians dressed as cowboys play their instruments on a stage in front of a rural backdrop. The WPA Federal Theatre Project (1935-1939) was a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program during the Great Depression. The Federal Theatre…

A man ties a woman's shoe while she holds a cowbell in her lap during the National Barn Dance radio show. The National Barn Dance show, which included country music, theatrical skits, and comedy, debuted on April 19, 1924, and was broadcast by WLS…

Unknown construction crew laying pavement for an unknown building project.

A Bonnett's Turkey Hatchery employee works at a desk in the company's offices in Havana.

A man holds a turkey while surrounded by several turkeys in a pen at Bonnett's Turkey Hatchery.

Fifteen women pose for a group photo and wave to the camera at the 1933 Illinois State Dairymen's Convention in Shelbyville.

Springfield Brewing Company employees use a hoist to move large grain sacks from a railroad car into the second floor of the brewery.

Five Coca-Cola delivery drivers stand outside their trucks in front of the Springfield Coca-Cola Bottling Company located at 115 North 8th Street.

A Coca-Cola Bottling Company driver stands at the back of his truck speaking with children in a horse-drawn carriage and on a bicycle.

A Coca-Cola Bottling Company delivery man smokes a cigarette while delivering bottles of Coca-Cola.

A nun performs an unknown medical procedure on two patients lying in beds at Springfield's St. John's Hospital.