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Eleanora Horine Morrison, wife of William R. Morrison, stands next to a chair during a portrait session.

William R. Morrison stands in the doorway of an unidentified building. Photo caption: "Owner of the Morrison Mill, Tunbridge, DeWitt Co., Ills."

William R. Morrison stands in front of a pastoral backdrop during a portrait session.

William R. Morrison sits for a portrait wearing his military uniform. On verso: "Age 37, just recovered from wounds received at Battle of Fort Donelson, Tenn."

Patients sit on the lawn in front of the main building of Jacksonville's Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane.On verso: "This picture was property of Frank Parsons Norbury, M.D., who was physician at Jacksonville State Hospital (Formerly known as…

Decorative bunting adorns the front of the Norbury family home in Beardstown. On verso: "'The Old Home,' McKinley and Yates Day, Nov. 3rd, 1900."

Dr. Frank P. Norbury poses for a photo with his granddaughters, Phyllis and Ruth Margaret Norbury. The girls are the daughters of Dr. Frank Garm Norbury.

Dr. Frank P. Norbury poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit and glasses.

Frank Garm Norbury, son of Frank Parsons Norbury, wears a sailor outfit during a portrait session. On verso: "Age 5 years."

Two nurses take a female patient's blood pressure. On verso: "For the little girls - Aunt Lizzie in bed and nurse taking the pressure of blood in the arm. One at head of bed is my regular nurse. Miss Catlin took the picture."

Three unidentified men tour the man-made landform known as Treasure Island in San Francisco.

Nine unidentified men pose for a group photo at the end of a table decorated with a centerpiece composed of American flags.

Local women with garden tools walk to work in the fields near Querfurt, Germany, as seen from a car window.

A woman sits next to a boy lying in bed with a ventriloquist dummy sitting next to him and a book open on his lap.

Winfield Scott Hancock poses for a portrait wearing a suit and bow tie.On verso: "For Ms. Julia Parsons. With compliments of Mr. W. S. Hancock, Governor's Island, New York, May 25, 1882."

Then-Governor Grover Cleveland sits for a portrait.On verso: "My Dear Daughter; Gov Cleavland sent this to you by your mother Sept /84 with his autograph written in our presence. LBP It is an excellent likeness"

W. D. Griswold's child poses for a portrait wearing curls in her hair.

Major General Lewis Baldwin Parsons poses for a portrait in his military uniform.

Ivy-covered trellises adorn the first floor of a two-story home at Elmwood Farm in Flora.On verso: "Parsons, Lewis Baldwin (Maj. Gen., U.S.A.); Return to Elmwood Farm; Flora, Illinois"

Octavia Ridgely Roberts and Nicholas Roberts sit side by side for a portrait.

Toddlers Octavia Ridgely Roberts and Little Henny sit for a portrait.

Octavia Ridgely Roberts holds a small bouquet of flowers in her hand while posing for a photograph. On verso: "14 or 15 years old; taken as Cousin Jessie's flower girl. Dress pale blue."

Young Octavia Ridgely Roberts wears a lacy dress while leaning against a piece of furniture during a portrait session. On verso: "Aged seven years."

Staff and students from Trinidad School, located in Jacksonville, pose for a group photo.On verso: "School Board, Back Row (Middle Only) 1. John Souza, 2, Manuel Souza, 3. Frank Sheppard (Teacher), 4. John M. DeFrates (my grandfather/Mrs. Ketner), 5.…

Justine De Freitas poses for a photograph with six of her eleven children and several grandchildren.On verso: "Justine [De Freitas] De Freitas and her children, children in laws, and grandchildren: Picture dated around 1920, Jacksonville, Illinois;…