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The Santa Fe Railway Bridge at Lemont extends across the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A person stands on the left bank of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in front of the Santa Fe Railway Bridge at Lemont.

Oil-funded prosperity in Bridgeport, Illinois, provided funding in the late 1800s for the construction of a new Bridgeport High School building.

Brigham Young sits for a portrait while looking to his left. Young was the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1847-1877) and the first governor of the Utah Territory (1851-1858).

A view from the Flatiron Building looking up Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Designed by Daniel Burnham, the building was intended to be the "Fuller Building", but has since assumed the name "Flatiron" because of its peculiar shape.

An artist's interpretation shows the hustle and bustle on Broadway in Aurora.

Adolph Germer standing next to a row of bushes in the park

An aerial view shows flooding in Brookport during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows flooding in Brookport during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Also known as "Civille Bellum or Brother and the Fallen Dragoon." A song about a soldier finding, out it was his own brother who he shot during a battle. Makes point conflict was "brother versus brother." Cover depicts a Union soldier holding a…

A song about a sibling wanting to know of how soldiers fought in battle and letting the brother know she/she will listen.

Illustrated three verse song. Lyrics depict soldier's experience on the battlefield. Color cover image depicts troops in battle.

Two Brownie Girl Scouts eat plates of ice cream.

Portrait of Brownie Smith in uniform with an unidentified man lying in the grass in the background.

Illustrated four verese song depicts buccaneer speaking to his bride about life on the sea. Cover image depicts a border with a human in each corner surrounded by foliage.

A herd of buffalo grazes in a mountainous region.