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The Federal Concert Orchestra performs under a tent in Springfield as part of a joint showwith the Federal Theatre Players. On verso: "District #6 office, 835 Main Street, Peoria, Ill.; H. C. Howard, District Supervisor; Federal Concert Orchestra,…

Edward J. Barrett sits for a portrait. Barrett, a veteran of World War I and World War II, served as County Clerk of Cook County and as Illinois Secretary of State from 1945 until 1953. Image signature, "To my friend, Senator Scott W. Lucas; With…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt poses for a portrait while he was a Vice-Presidential candidate on the ticket with James Cox during the United States presidential election of 1920. Although his bid was unsuccessful, Roosevelt went on to serve as the 32nd…

Illinois State Historian Harry E. Pratt poses for a portrait.Harry E. Pratt was an Illinois author, Lincoln scholar, historyprofessor, executive secretary of the Abraham Lincoln Association, Illinois State Historian, and director of the Illinois…

Vachel Lindsay and his wife, Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, pose for a picture on a couch with their children, Susan and Nicholas.

Illinois Governor Henry Horner sits for a portrait.

Carl Sandburg wears a suit and bow tie for a portrait.

Carl Sandburg speaks at the inauguration of Governor Adlai E. Stevenson. The event took place at the Illinois State Armory.

Several bare trees surround the Logan County Courthouse. On verso: "Logan Co C House 1857-"

The original Macon County Courthouse in Decatur, in use from 1830-1839, is a two-story log building in Decatur, Illinois.

The Garrison Hill Cemetery at the old Fort Kaskaskia site stands on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River which is partially obscured from view by the trees. During massive flooding in 1881, the citizens of Kaskaskia relocated 3,000 graves from…

A bust of Vachel Lindsay by sculptor Adrien A. Voisin shows Lindsay taken from the viewer's right side of the sculpture.

Seventeen women of the Ku Klux Klan pose for a group picture. Women first joined the ranks of the Klan in the mid 1860s. Formed in 1923, during the national revival of the Klan, the Women of the Ku Klux Klan (WKKK) was headquartered in Little Rock,…

Portrait of actress Madge Aiston sitting on a couch in long dress, hat, gloves, and boots.

Men install power lines in the countryside using mule drawn carts. The Rural Electrification Administration (REA), created in 1935, brought inexpensive electric lighting and power to rural areas across the United States.

Portrait of Mona Desmond sitting on a bench.

Portrait of John Pierik and his large family.

Frank McGlynn was a stage and film actor who was well known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln.

John M. Palmer, a veteran of the American Civil War who served in the Illinois Senate and as the 15th Governor of the state of Illinois (1869-1873), poses for a portrait.

Mary Stuart Hall and her sons, George, Henry, and Stuart, sit for a group photograph.On verso: "George Stuart Hall, 4 1/2, seated, Henry Huntington Hall, 3, standing, Stuart Hall, 6 months, on lap, and Mrs. George K. Hall (Mary S. Hall) and family."

Esther Catharine Frazee Lindsay, the mother of Vachel Lindsay, poses for a portrait wearing a dark jacket with a light colored blouse.

Instrumental music. "Go ring the bells, and fire the guns, And fling the starry banner out; Shout 'Freedom' till your lisping ones give back their cradle shout. Whittier" "Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln a Foe to Tyrants, and my Country's Friend"

Mixed-chorus song written in stereotypical African American dialect depicting emancipation from a freedman's view.

Lyrics depict singer discussing how African Americans were involved in the American Civil War and asking what African Americans will do after the war is over. The song pays special attention to the sacrifices of back troops during the war. "Sung with…