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A stereoscopic photo shows Carl Sandburg holding a stereoscope.

James H. Kemp, a delegate to the sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention from the 22nd District, poses for a portrait.

Ralph A. Dunn, of DuQuoin, sits for a portrait. Dunn was a state senator and a representative from the state's 56th District to the sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention.

Joan G. Anderson, of Western Springs, poses for a portrait. Anderson was a delegate to the sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention from the 9th District.

Judge Franklin E. Dove delivers an address to the delegates at the sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention. On verso: "First Plenary Session in the Representative Hall of the Old State Capitol, Springfield, March 20, 1970, about 2:30 p.m. Judge…

Attendees of the sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention sit and listen to Springfield mayor Nelson Howarth speak.On verso: "First Plenary Session in the Representative Hall of the Old State Capitol, Springfield, March 20, 1970, about 2:00 p.m.…

Guests enjoy music and drinks at the state meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen union in Moline.

Illinois Governor Otto Kerner (2nd from right) presents the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Safety Award to Larry D. Sullivan (2nd from left), a conductor from Danville.

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Union's National Legislative Board meet in Washington D.C.

Mayor Richard J. Daley addresses the crowd gathered at the state meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen in Chicago.

Members of the Ladies Society make a presentation at the state meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen union in Springfield.

The wreckage of a collision between a school bus and a freight train stand on a set of railroad tracks.

A member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen union inspects a railroad disaster.

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen union respond to a railroad disaster.

A conductor leans out of the window of a train engine while operating a lever.

Ushers for the Illinois Pavilion gather around a replica of Gutzon Borglum's Lincoln bust, "The Prairie Resident", on display outside of the pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Anna Hyatt Huntington's statue "Abraham Lincoln: On the Prairie" is…

Dick Ellsworth of the Chicago Cubs signs an autograph for Tommy Mullin outside of the Illinois Pavilion during a Cubs Autograph Party at the New York World's Fair.

An aerial view of a small scale model shows the Illinois Pavilion constructed for the New York World's Fair.

Members of the Marlyn Majorettes of Sycamore stand in formation. The group performed at the New York World's Fair.

Photo caption: "Gov. Kerner kissing special guest of the day, Terese Cooney, of Mattydale, N.Y., on stage in the auditorium of the pavilion. The occasion is the formal presentation of an accurate study of Illinois made by the 13 yr. old girl during…

Governor Otto Kerner assists a young boy with his balloons outside of the Illinois Pavilion on Illinois Day at the New York World's Fair.

Walt Disney stands outside of the Abraham Lincoln Home before receiving an award from the Boys Club of Springfield.

Walt Disney visits the Abraham Lincoln Home in Springfield.

Visitors wave as Pope Paul VI's motorcade drives past the Illinois Pavilion during the New York World's Fair.

Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida stands with two young men before Anna Hyatt Huntington's statue "Abraham Lincoln: On the Prairie" outside the Illinois Pavilion during the New York World's Fair.