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The children and faculty of the school gather for a class photo. The Illinois Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb opened in 1846 in Jacksonville, housing children across the state who were hard-of-hearing. It was later renamed the…

Emma Hewitt, the mother of Frank B. Hewitt, wears several pieces of jewelry for her portrait.

A paper mill in Vandalia sits next to a set of railroad tracks.

An aerial view of Moweaqua provides a view of the residential and industrial section of the small town. A billboard advertising the Decatur Brewing Company is in the lower right corner.

An aerial shot of Moweaqua's central business district provides a view of homes and businesses including Webb & Pistorious Livery, Feed & Sale Stable, and advertisements for Bentley F. Hudson Veterinary, Josh Hudson Jr, Painter Paperhanger,…

A man in Japanese dress carries the Japanese Flag of the Rising Sun while riding atop a horse in a show.

Native Americans walk the grounds near the location of a Wild West Show.

Several Native Americans gather outside a set of tipis during a Wild West Show.

A man and a woman stand on a stage surrounded by spectators.

Two Native Americans stand outside a pair of tipis set up near a Wild West Show tent.

A man walks the grounds near the location of a Wild West Show.

The figure of a woman tops the three-tier fountain located in Decatur's Central Park from 1877 to 1930.

Entertainers perform on horseback during a Wild West Show which included cowboys and Native Americans.

A group of tipis sit outside a large tent during a Wild West Show.

Native Americans ride their horses in front of spectators at a Wild West Show.

Three Native Americans sit on their horses outside a large tent at a wild west show.

A marching band leads a procession down a spectator-lined street.

Several unidentified men ride in a horse drawn carriage with a dog.

Clarence P. Snell of Moweaqua, Illinois, poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit. Snell moved to Springfield, married Edna C. Snell, and became a salesman at a local cereal company.

An aerial view of the residential and industrial section of Moweaqua shows several houses next to industrial buildings.

The Wabash Railroad Depot was built in Decatur, Illinois, in the 1900s.

The domed Transfer House, located on Lincoln Square in downtown Decatur, was built in 1895. The structure served as a shelter for passengers waiting to board street cars as they made their way through the city.

The Buckmaster & Bullock Feed Livery sits next to a dirt road lined with telephone poles.

Pedestrians cross the street next to Decatur, Illinois', Wabash Railroad Depot.

Automobiles and horse-drawn carriages line the street of a commercial district.