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Portrait of Mathew Reasoner in uniform.

Theodore Roosevelt sits for a portrait during his time as the 26th President of the United States (1901-1909).

President Theodore Roosevelt sits for a portrait facing left. Roosevelt signed the image: "To Miss Katherine Kohlsaat with the affectionate good wishes of her father's old friend Theodore Roosevelt March 10th 1904."

C. R. Rowdybush sits for a portrait wearing a polka-dotted tie.Image signature: "Sincerely yours, C. R. Rowdybush."

Mary Pamela Reed Cannon, wife of Joseph G. Cannon, leans against the back of a chair during a portrait session.

A woodcut shows the Godfrey Congregational Church featuring a columned entrance and steeple.

Lyrics depict an encounter between a white explorer and a Native American using Native American stereotypes.

Richard Yates Sr., stands for a portrait wearing a suit and bow tie.

Cover shows picture of Colonel Edward D.Baker, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln and the only sitting U.S. senator to be killed during the Civil War. Baker was killed on October 21, 1861, at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in Virginia.

Brother and sister, John Quincy Adams and Margery Adams, pose for a portrait.

Lyrics depict support for Union soldiers and sailors.

Satirical song about Union policies towards slaves.

Helen Davis Stevenson, granddaughter of Jessie W. Fell, the founder of the town of Normal, married Lewis G. Stevenson on November 21, 1893. Lewis was the only son of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd Vice President of the United States and a U.S.…

Norman Bentley provides a written statement showing Mary Lincoln's interest of $136.40 on $22,000 of her husband's unpaid salary from Dec. 15, 1865-Jan. 15, 1866.

Norman S. Bentley creates a memoranda of Mrs. Lincoln's debts to ten firms for payment by U.S. Treasurer F.E. Spinner from Mary Lincoln's deposits.

Portrait of Silas F. Shorey, relationship to the Strawn family unknown.

Vice President Alden W. Barkley calls for an interruption while giving a speech at the Woodrow Wilson Centennial celebration. Adlai E. Stevenson sits next to him listening to a radio announcement from the President of the United States.Barkley served…

A political cartoon depicts Democratic Senator Harry F. Byrd as a knight holding a sword labeled "Budget Cut." Senator Scott Lucas, dressed as a British Beefeater attempts to proetect the "Government Spending" dragon from Byrd's sword by claiming,…

A Washington Star political cartoon depicts the "Pyramid Club" blocking President Harry S. Truman from skipping town for Florida and leaving Washington, D.C. in shambles. The "Pyramid Club" included U.S. Senators, Scott W. Lucas (Democrat), Kenneth…

A political cartoon depicts Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas and House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn urgently gesturing behind a flag labeled "Administration Promises" frustrated by the gridlock and inaction taking place in the two houses of…

A political cartoon depicts Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas sweating over John L. Lewis, American organized labor leader and United Mine Workers of America president (1920-1960), dumping a cat out of the "Period of Inaction" bag into the…

Portrait of a Whirling Dervish of the Mevlevi Order of Sufism, a branch of Islam, in traditional apparel including a fez. Followers whirl during Sama ceremonies as a form of dhikr or remembrance of God.

Several followers of the Mevlevi Order of Sufism, a branch of Islam, also known as Whirling Dervishes, perform during a Sama ceremony in order to practice dhikr, or remembrance of God.

John W. Orendorff poses for a portrait. On verso: "Born Dec 21, 1871; died July 25, 1884, aged 13 yrs 7 mo. 4 dys."