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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.

Clayton E. Crafts of Austin, Cook County, sits for a portrait. Crafts was a Democratic Representative of the 7th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

James H. Farrell of Cook County sits for a portrait. Farrell was a Democratic Representative of the 6th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

Andrew J. Lester of Sangamon County sits for a portrait. Lester was a Republican Representative of the 39th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

Peter McCall of Bureau County sits for a portrait. McCall was a Republican Representative of the 25th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

A. S. McDowell of Clayton, Adams County sits for a portrait. McDowell was a Republican Representative of the 35th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

O. W. Pollard of Livingston County sits for a portrait. Pollard was a Republican Representative of the 18th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

George W. Prince of Galesburg, Knox County, sits for a portrait. Prince was a Republican Representative of the 22nd District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

David Ross of LaSalle County sits for a portrait. Ross was a Republican Representative of the 23rd District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

John J. Schneider of Fayette County sits for a portrait. Schnieder was a Democratic Representative of the 33rd District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois.

Michael Stoskopf of Freeport, Stephenson County, a Democratic Representative of the 12th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois, sits for a portrait.

Albert W. Wells of Quincy, Adams County, a Democratic Representative of the 35th District in the 36th General Assembly of Illinois, sits for a portrait.

Preparations for the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park near Hodgenville, Kentucky. On verso: "The Lincoln Farm (birthplace) two mile south of Hodgenville, Ky. is about to be made into a 'Lincoln Park.' Plans are drawn and a Civil…

Hannibal Hamlin informs B.B. French in a private letter that he has received and signed paperwork authorizing the increase of the police force. The letter is marked "Private."

A woman leads a girl dressed in a white dress to a bowing man while a child carries the girl's train during a centennial celebration event.

Monticello College's May Queen of 1934, Dorothy Young, stands among a nature scene posing for a portrait while wearing a floral headpiece and garland. On verso: "Full page cut; The May Queen, Dorothy Young, June 1934."

Several Monticello Female Seminary students and faculty watch as workers lay the cornerstone of Wade Hall in 1944. Wade Hall was built in memory of a former trustee, Edward Pierson Wade.

Several students decorate two maypoles on the Monticello Female Seminary grounds while a large crowd watches.

Illinois State Police truck used during civil rights protests in Cairo, Illinois during the late 1960s and 1970s as photographed by the United Front, an organization formed by pro-civil rights groups in the city.

White protestors in Cairo, Illinois carry signs featuring swastikas and anti-African American statements on a picket line protesting African Americans during racial unrest in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Illinois State Police observing African American protestors in Cairo, Illinois during race protests in the late 1960s and 1970s.

A policeman in riot gear confronts civil rights protestors in Cairo, Illinois on a picket line during race protests in the late 1960s and 1970s.

A large wedding party poses for a portrait. Melville Medley Wilson is standing in the center of the back row.

Six members of a bowling team, wearing bow ties and shirts that say, "McDonald Shirts," pose for a team photo.

A man with a large mustache wears a hat during a photo session.