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The Virginia Library, constructed in 1896, is named for school funders Cyrus Hall and Nettie Fowler McCormick's daughter, Mary Virginia. The library, an example of Ionic Greek architecture, held 85,000 volumes.

Virginia Hall poses for a portrait wearing an Air WACS (Women's Army Corps) military uniform.

Virginia Hall poses for a portrait wearing a tweed jacket.

Virginia Doud poses for a portrait in profile while casting a shadow on the screen behind her.

Virgil Leon Grabiel of Ohio, an 1891 graduate of Ada, sits for a portrait.

Virgil D. "Pete" Heath, son of Lawrence Seymour Heath, poses for a portrait.

Photo of mine at Virden, Illinois

View of mine in Virden, Illinois

On front: Virden,Ill, where in 1898 Four Mt. Olive Miners were killed by thugs from Chicago and St Louis, MO

Railroad tracks lead up to the entrance of a coal mine in Virden.

A man displays his battered and bruised face that resulted from the Hearst Strike in Chicago. The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had continued success to…

A race day photo collage contains several images of jockey Vincent Bracciale, Jr. riding Proud Delta at the Suffolk County Handicap. The upper left image shows Proud Delta, ridden by Vincent Bracciale, Jr., winning the Suffolk County Handicap. The…

The Villa Kathrine in Quincy was built by George Metz in 1900 and was modeled after the Villa ben Ahben in Morocco. The castle, which overlooks the Mississippi River, was acquired by the Quincy Parks Department in 1955.

A woman wearing a dark outfit with metal closures on the jacket poses for a portrait.On verso: "Wife of a possible Huffaker?"

Illustrated four verse song and chorus about the capture of Richmond.

In this portait, Victor I. Phillips is wearing his fully-buttoned Union military jacket. His portrait is pasted onto a cardstock-like mat so that the oval design on the matting frames the portrait. The frame contains a damask-like design with…

Spanish moss on the trail from the 37th Illinois Infantry Regiment camp to the rifle pits that were used during the American Civil War at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

The rifle pits that the 37th Illinois Infantry Regiment used during the American Civil War at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

March to honor Andrew Johnson, Vice President of the United States, March 4, 1865-April 15, 1865. Cover depicts picture of Vice President Johnson

Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1379, Jacksonville pose for a portrait in front of several flags.