Compilation of Republican campaign songs, including Veterans Hallelujah Chorus; Stand, Patriots, Stand!; Where Am I At; We'll Rally to the Flag; The "Premium" Marching Through Georgia; and Bye, Bye Old Grover.
John Basil Turchin, controversial Union Civil War officer, was born Ivan Vasilyevich Turchaninov in Russia in 1822, and Americanized his name after he immigrated to the United States in 1856.Serving as a regimental, division, and brigade commander in…
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut speaks about the United States Flag Ship Hartford's position, holding the Red River, and the Siege of Port Hudson. He also reports on the condition of Confederate troops. Farragut mentions Confederate naval movements…
The letter, labeled "War Bulletin 75,000" and written on "Head-Quarters Armies of the United States" letterhead, briefs the reader on the Union's positions in Richmond and Petersburg, as well as the threat of the Confederate Army to Northern cities,…
Ada Mills Elmer poses for a portrait wearing a plaid tie.On verso: "Rochelle, Ills; Born Feb. 10, 1858; Died Apr. 23, 1919; She married Dr. Andrew B. Elmer a dentist at Rochelle."
Republican Senator Wallace Thompson, President Pro-tem of Illinois Senate; Mayor Martin H. Kennelly of Chicago; and Governor Adlai E. Stevenson endorse the Gateway Amendment.
Samuel Witwer (left), chairman of the Gateway Amendment Campaign, stands with William N. Erickson, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, as he signs his support during the Gateway Amendment Campaign.
William N. Erickson, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and Barnet Hodes, former Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago, show their support during the Gateway Amendment Campaign.
Charles B. Shuman, President of the Illinois Agriculture Association and co-chairman of the Gateway Amendment Campaign, reads a piece of paper while standing in front of a large scale version of the Gateway Amendment ballot..
Reed F. Cutler, minority leader, House of Representatives; former Governor Dwight H. Green; and an unidentified man participate in the Gateway Amendment Campaign.
An unidentified woman and Ethyl Witwer stand with Samuel Witwer when he received the award for "1970 Chicagoan of the Year" by the Chicago Junior Association of Commerce and Industry.
Dr. Benjamin Woodward and his wife, Amanda, pose for a portrait. On photo: "My mother's father and mother." On verso: "My [ ] taken when father came home on his first furlough Galesburg, 1863; Dr. Benjamin Woodward and wife Amanda. US surgeon in US…
Howard Woodward sits for a portrait.. On photo: "My mother's brother, soldier boy, Galesburg, IL." Mother referenced is Mary Elizabeth Woodward Townley.