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A woman poses with a large banana tree that is growing in her backyard.

A band playing at an event with people dancing.

Portrait of several men holding various musical instruments on a porch.

Members of a band pose for a group photo with their instruments.

A band, including a trumpet player, saxophonist, and a drummer, perform for a crowd.

Band members perform a monthly concert directed by Louis "Hoppy" Evans. The center, located in Champaign, was dedicated in 1945 after years of fundraising by the black community for an adequate recreational facility.

A street view shows a bandstand dedicated to the city of Bunker Hill by Casper J. Jacoby, Sr. and Anna D. Lippoldt Jacoby in memory of their son, Oscar.

Bannerstones from the Irvin Peithmann Collection are displayed at the Southern Illinois University Museum in Carbondale.

Members of the Illinois Senate attend a banquet. John J. Parish is seated along the back row, fourth from left.

Several men and women sit at a round table conversing during a banquet.

Baptism ceremony taking place with a large group of onlookers in Pana.

A man and woman stand with an infant next to a baptismal font while a priest conducts a baptism.

A Baptist Church located in Moweaqua stands at an intersection.

Two people stand on the side of the Baptist church in Assumption.

An exterior view of a Baptist church located in Benton.

A view of construction taking place on the outside of a Baptist church in Vandalia. On verso: "Vandalia, Ill. Baptist Church - a mission started by Rev. H. C. First when Supt. of State Missions."

Barbara Musgrave, a medical professional at Monticello College poses for a portrait while holding a thermometer in front of a student.

Barney Oldfield, an automobile racing pioneer, sits in his race car at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. The dirt racetrack at the Illinois State Fair was considered to be one of the fastest in the world.

Ice covers businessman and showman P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City after it was destroyed by fire on March 3, 1868. The American Museum opened on November 13, 1865, some three and a half years after a fire claimed the original Barnum…

A horse and rider take part in a barrel race at an unidentified rodeo.