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A large log sits next to the saw after it was cut and squared off.

A worker feeds a cut board into an edger to create straight and smooth edges.

Lumber moves through a trimming machine within the sawmill.

Workers look for defects and imperfections in cut boards in the sorting room.

Men use a lift to load cut logs onto a train bound for the mill.

Two men look at an item on a table under a banner advertising the Central Illinois Typographical Union's desire to host the 120th International Typographical Union Convention in Springfield, Illinois.

Members of the union enjoy a dinner during the 117th International Typographical Union convention taking place in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Workers ride a train loaded with cut logs to the mill.

A large crane unloads cut logs from the train into the log yard.

A large crane unloads cut logs from the train into the log yard.

A crane sits between a large pile of logs and the mill building.

A steamboat pushes a raft across the river and towards the mill.

Adolph Germer shaking hands with an unidentified man at the 17th Constitutional Convention for C.I.O. in New York; On verso: Adolph Germer (center)

A steamboat tows a barge across the river and towards the mill.

The 1876 Centennial Exposition, held in Philadelphia, PA, was the country's first official World's Fair. The Illinois State Head Quarters building, which represented the state at the Centennial, is pictured.

Fence posts float in floodwaters while houses stand in the background with water reaching halfway to the second story in the aftermath of an 1898 flood resulting from a levee break near Shawneetown.

A large barge loaded with cut logs enters the harbor near the mill.

The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair event held in Buffalo, N.Y. at the turn of the twentieth century. The fair is most famous for being the last location that U.S. President William McKinley spoke on September 5, 1901. He was shot the…

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."

Crowds stand by as Springfield mayor John W. Kapp, Jr. greets 1936 gubernatorial candidate C. Wayland Brooks (left, back seat), his wife, Gertrude Ackerly Brooks (middle, back seat), and U. S. Senator Otis F. Glenn (right, back seat).

Twelve Illinois Republican candidates for public office in 1936 pose for a group photo. On verso: "Left to right: Geo. Hatzenbuhler, Lt. Gov.; A. J. Bidwell, auditor; C. W. Brooks, gov.; John T. Dempsey, congressman; O. F. Glenn, U. S. Senator;…

Large crowds fill the stage and auditorium for Dwight Green's inauguration as governor.

The Illinois State Fair Queen shows her support during the Gateway Amendment Campaign.

Barbara Cantrell, Monticello College Queen of 1956, poses for a portrait holding a bowl of flowers.

An unidentified woman and Ethyl Witwer stand with Samuel Witwer when he received the award for "1970 Chicagoan of the Year" by the Chicago Junior Association of Commerce and Industry.