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United States Senator Everett M. Dirksen reads from a piece of sheet music containing the Illinois state song.

Members of the Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission stand with Governor Otto Kerner under the John Hancock Center's space capsule-themed time capsule and a signed I-beam prior to installation on the roof of the building. Several construction workers…

Charlton Heston records the narration for the film Tommorow is a Dayhonoring the Illinois Sesquicentennial.

Mahalia Jackson stands in the choir area of an unidentified church while recording a performance for the Illinois Sesquicentennial television special, I Remember Illinois. The special aired on February 18, 1968.

Illinois Governor Otto Kerner and Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission Chairman Ralph G. Newman look at a folder during a meeting of the Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission in Champaign.

Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley receives an Honorary Chairman certificate from Special Olympics athlete Kevin O'Brien as Eunice Kennedy Shriver and two unidentified individuals look on. Chicago hosted the first Special Olympics games at Soldier Field…

Two female Special Olympics althletes pose with a man in a suit while standing on the awards podium wearing their medals. The inaugural Chicago Special Olympics took place at Soldier Field in 1968.

Several youth baseball players stand along Comiskey Park's third base line listening to a speaker at a Chicago White Sox Game.

On verso: "General manager Richard Ferris and Ralph Newman, chairman, Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission admire the chocolate Ferris wheel made by pastry chef Heinz Zache honoring the Chicago 1893ers participating in a Diamond jubilee held at the…

Men and women in period dress meet with Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission chairman Ralph G. Newman.

Members of the Illinois Readers Theatre at Northern Illinois University pose on risers with binders in their hands in front of the Illinois Sesquicentennial logo.

An exterior view shows the home of Ninian Wirt Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards. The house, constructed in 1836, served as the site of Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln's marriage and Mary's death.On verso: "Ninian Edwards home where Lincoln was married.…

Ninian Wirt Edwards poses for a portrait.

A listing of Springfield residents and their property prior to the 1830-1831 winter gathered by Zimri Enos. During the 1830-1831 winter the city experienced several feet of snow and freezing temperatures for several weeks.

A collage features portraits of the members of the Illinois House of Representatives in the 30th General Assembly.

Illinois Supreme Court Justices Roy P. Klingbiel and Roy J. Solfisburg pose for a photograph in the court chambers while wearing their judge's robes.

An exterior view shows the front entrance and steeple of a Presbyterian church in Danville, Illinois.On verso: "General and Mrs. John C. Black were member[s] of the congregation of this Presbyterian Church in Danville, Illinois Till their departure…

General Ulysses S. Grant stands on the side of Lookout Mountain while several of his officers sit nearby.On verso: "Left to right Gen. Grant, Gen. Rawlings, Gen. Webster, Col. Lagon, Col. Killyer. Printed in Miller, Photo History of Civil War, vol.…

Colonel Dudley Wickersham poses next to a column for a portrait wearing his Union Army uniform.On verso: "Col. Dudley Wickersham; 10th Illinois Cov."

Colonel Daniel Bradley poses for a portrait wearing his military uniform.

Colonel John B. Lesage poses for a portrait wearing his military uniform.

William Malcolm Black, a merchant and one-time Springfield, Illinois, resident, poses for a portrait.On verso: "William Malcolm Black; Born Lee, Mass.; Sept. 17, 1821; Died St. Louis, MO, Jan 11, 1888; Buried Oak Ridge Cemetery; Springfield, IL;…

Elizabeth Gundaker Dale Black, a Springfield, Illinois, resident during the 1850s and friend of Mary Todd Lincoln, poses for a portrait.On verso: "Elizabeth Gundaker Dale Black; Born Lancaster, PA., Feb. 4, 1823; Died St. Louis, MO., Dec. 17, 1902;…

An aerial view shows a man standing in the street in front of McCormick House in Danville, Illinois. The photograph is labeled "Lincoln's Headquarters; Danville, Ill."

Two bare trees stand outside the large brick First Presbyterian Church in Clinton, Illinois. On verso: "First Presbyterian Church; Clinton, Illinois; Erected in 1959; Here A. Lincoln attended a church supper in the fall of 1859, hanging his hat on a…