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Asa C. Matthews of Pike County sits for a portrait. Matthews is a Republican Representative and a Speaker of the 36th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

A young Asa Epperson stands for a portrait wearing a buttoned jacket, pants, and boots.

View of Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church, Donaldsonville, Louisiana, June 1863. The brick church has two towers with flat roofs and a white picket fence.

An Ashland Oil, Incorporated, barge travels along an unidentified river.

Seven verse song sung to the tune of "California Brothers" about the death of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth.

In order to pay an outstanding debt of $1000 to his brother, John T. Stuart, Robert Stuart gives written authorization to assign his portion of the future inheritance from their father's estate to John in order to satisfy the debt.

John Wilkes Booth sells his 25 shares in the Boston Water Power Company to J.N. Fiske. The Boston Water Power Company stock certificate was granted to Booth on March 6, 1863 and signed by the president of the firm. Booth signs and dates his transfer…

Joseph Anderson received a judgement in his lawsuit against Joseph Miller and assigned his rights to that judgement to James Adams on May 10, 1827. On or about June 1, 1837, Abraham Lincoln makes a copy of the judgement with Anderson's assignment of…

Chicago mayor Anton Cermak shakes the hand of a pilot during a visit to Camp Grant. Cermak served as mayor from 1931 until his assassination in 1933. Camp Grant, located near Rockford, was a U.S. Army facility from its opening in 1917 until 1924,…

Delegates gather at the entrance of the Democratic National Convention of 1896. William Jennings Bryant won the Democratic nomination that year but would lose to Republican William McKinley in the general election. On verso: "At the Delegates'…

Several military officers visit Antitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, in Ankara. Present are General Smart, General Curtis J. Herrick, Colonel Ulugbay, Lieutenant Colonel Sabuncu,…

Several tables of guests engage in conversation following dinner.

A group of attendees engage in conversation.

Event attendees gather in small groups. Legislator Corneal Davis stand with his back to the camera while holding a piece of luggage.

Guests mingle at the event.

Guests congregate outside of the event.

Guests mingle during the event.