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Honorable Jas. Cameron Allen. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Honorable Jas. Cameron Allen. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civi...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. M.C. Ill. (Presented credentials as a Member elect to 34th Congress and served from March 4, 1855 to July 18, 1856 when the House decided he was not entitle... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, November 1858 (Illinois Popular Votes for Congressmen, State Treasurer and Legislators)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A...

Illinois Popular Votes for Congressmen, State Treasurer and Legislators

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, November 1858-1860 (List of Votes in Northern Illinois County, 1856 and 1858)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A...

List of Votes in Northern Illinois County, 1856 and 1858

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, October 1858 (Notes on Illinois Election Laws)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Clinton County Illinois Republican Party, Monday, May 03, 1858 (Poster for Republican meeting)
[Excerpt of Lincoln's speech, final debate with Stephen A. Douglas from Abraham Lincoln's scrapbook of the Illinois political campaign of 1858]

[Excerpt of Lincoln's speech, final debate with Stephen A. Douglas fro...

Illus. in: Alfred Whital Stern Coll. of Lincolniana. Reference copy may be available in Pres. File. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pres. Elections 1858; PI; ... More

Honorable Stephen A. Douglas: of Illinois, national democratic candidate for sixteenth president of the United States

Honorable Stephen A. Douglas: of Illinois, national democratic candida...

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Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, December 12, 1860 (Editorial in Illinois State Journal on appointing Southerners to cabinet)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A...

Editorial in Illinois State Journal on appointing Southerners to cabinet

Ager vs. information Young America politics.

Ager vs. information Young America politics.

Illustrations showing (1) a stranger interviews an Illinois native about Abraham Lincoln and the native goes into an "ager shake" (malarial chills); and (2) children discuss whom their fathers will vote for in ... More

[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, looking left, May 20,1860]

[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, ...

Photo shows presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, two days after he won his party's nomination. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 42.) The Library's print is a copy of an ambrotype. As a result,... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 4. Addenda, 1774-1948: Political card, "For President, Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois." 1860?
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Springfield Illinois Zouave Greys to Abraham Lincoln, December 1860 (Volunteer to accompany Lincoln to Washington)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: David L. Phillips to Jesse K . Dubois, Monday, October 29, 1860 (Efforts in Illinois campaign)
[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, looking right, May 20,1860]

[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, ...

Photo shows presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, two days after he won his party's nomination. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 42-3.) Title devised by Library staff Previously attributed to W... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Montgomery Blair to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, March 18, 1861 (Requests immediate removal of Chicago postmaster)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Horace White to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, October 22, 1862 (Illinois politics)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, November 05, 1862 (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Moore to Edward S. Sanford, Wednesday, November 05, 1862 (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John Trimble Jr. to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, July 06, 1863 (Sends resolutions of Chicago Strong Band)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J. Q. Harman to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, June 10, 1863 (Sends resolutions of Illinois Legislature)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864 (Telegram reporting Springfield, Illinois election returns)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Telegram reporting Springfield, Illinois election returns

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864 (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, November 10, 1864 (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
Little Mac's double feat of equitation

Little Mac's double feat of equitation

During the 1864 presidential campaign a popular analogy was drawn between Democratic presidential candidate George B. McClellan and an acrobat uneasily straddling two horses at once. The artist here portrays th... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, January 15, 1864 (Requests message to annual meeting of Chicago Soldiers Home)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: I...

Requests message to annual meeting of Chicago Soldiers Home

George Hunt - Democracy. 1832. 1864., Confederate States of America.

George Hunt - Democracy. 1832. 1864., Confederate States of America.

Two scenes contrast Democratic presidential candidate of 1832 Andrew Jackson and 1864 George B. McClellan. McClellan is portrayed as weak and conciliatory toward the South, whereas his earlier counterpart's st... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Jesse K. Dubois to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 08, 1864 (Telegram reporting Springfield, Illinois election results)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Telegram reporting Springfield, Illinois election results

The political "Siamese" twins, the offspring of Chicago miscegenation

The political "Siamese" twins, the offspring of Chicago miscegenation

The unlikely teaming of military leader George B. McClellan with Peace Democrat (Copperhead) George Hunt Pendleton as presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 1864 election is ridiculed here. The ar... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Perkins Bass to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, November 09, 1864 (Telegram reporting Illinois election results)
George Hunt - Little Mac's double feat of equitation

George Hunt - Little Mac's double feat of equitation

During the 1864 presidential campaign a popular analogy was drawn between Democratic presidential candidate George B. McClellan and an acrobat uneasily straddling two horses at once. The artist here portrays th... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: James P. Root to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, March 09, 1865 (Request photograph for Chicago Sanitary Fair)
Republican National convention at Chicago, June 2, 1880 Independent America -- the home of the freeman, where the humblest citizen can attain the highest honors in the gift of her people.

Republican National convention at Chicago, June 2, 1880 Independent Am...

Photograph shows the President, delegates, reporters, prominent men on the platform, and the visitors' gallery watching as Gen. Garfield delivers a speech to hundreds of attendees at the National Republican con... More

A weak ticket in the field - and a weaker expected--If the Republicans have done feebly at Chicago, what may we expect of the Democrats at Cincinnati? / J.A. Wales.

A weak ticket in the field - and a weaker expected--If the Republicans...

Cartoon showing James A. Garfield and Chester Arthur standing on the left, and Samuel J. Tilden and David Davis standing on the right. Illus. in: Puck, 1880 June 16, vol. 7, p. 257.

With Puck's compliments to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago - 1884 / F. Graetz.

With Puck's compliments to the Democratic National Convention at Chica...

Illustration shows Puck holding a portrait of Samuel J. Tilden labeled "Opposed to Kelly 1876 - Carried New York by 32,000 Votes" and a portrait of Winfield Scott Hancock labeled "Supported by Kelly 1880 - Beat... More

The contest of beauty / J. Keppler.

The contest of beauty / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a beauty contest where "First Prize" is the "Presidency". The presidential candidates, all dressed as women, are sitting on raised platforms around which men have gathered to admire their bea... More

"The sleeping party" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"The sleeping party" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows a woman labeled "Republican Party" asleep in the background, with members of her court, some dressed as women, also asleep, in the foreground; depicted are Whitlaw Reid, Murat Halstead, Russe... More

A hint from the world's fair - why not have a "bureau of public comfort" in every large city? / F. Opper.

A hint from the world's fair - why not have a "bureau of public comfor...

Print shows a vignette cartoon with, at center, a place for Republican's to go to commiserate while awaiting the next election with such stalwart Republicans as George F. Edmunds, John Sherman, William M. Evart... More

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. Kirkland, 1894.)"

portrait from "The Story of Chicago. (Vol. II. by J. Kirkland and C. K...

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In the pantheon of the sun / Dalrymple.

In the pantheon of the sun / Dalrymple.

Print shows Charles A. Dana sitting at a desk on which a diminutive David B. Hill labeled "I am a Democract" is standing next to a large book labeled "Speeches of D.B. Hill"; in a niche in the background is a b... More

The "press view" at the candidate show / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

The "press view" at the candidate show / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a gallery where many presidential candidates are on display for the press; among the candidates are Jerry Simpson, William A. Peffer, Robert E. Pattison, David B. Hill, James E. Campbell, William C.... More

Coronation of the autocrat of protection, June 16, 1896 / Dalrymple.

Coronation of the autocrat of protection, June 16, 1896 / Dalrymple.

Print shows William McKinley at the Republican National Convention, wearing a royal robe and placing a crown labeled "Nomination" and listing the states "Mass., Texas, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Pennsy... More

Making-up for a new rôle / Dalrymple.

Making-up for a new rôle / Dalrymple.

Print shows David B. Hill dressed as a hayseed with hat and feather labeled "I am a Popocrat", a fake beard labeled "Populism", and a button labeled "16 to 1" on his vest; he is holding a feather labeled "I am ... More

May the country be spared this pitiful sight! / Dalrymple.

May the country be spared this pitiful sight! / Dalrymple.

Print shows a group of Democrats, identified as "Hill, Murphy, Vest, Bland, Matthews, Morgan, Harris, Crisp, Tillman, Altgeld, Campbell, [and] Stevenson", some wear fezes, others are wearing turbans and other a... More

Illinois Senate in session, 40 General Assembly, May 6, 1897

Illinois Senate in session, 40 General Assembly, May 6, 1897

Attributed to Geo. R. Lawrence Co. on basis of format, subject matter, and association with this LOT.

In a hole; - and no "issue" / J.S.P.

In a hole; - and no "issue" / J.S.P.

Print shows William Jennings Bryan as the Democratic Donkey with the bit end of a bridle in his mouth, trying to climb out of a hole constructed of blocks labeled "Aguinaldoism, Anti-Trust, Anti-Imperialism, Fr... More

Koreshan Unity orchestra members in Chicago, Illinois

Koreshan Unity orchestra members in Chicago, Illinois

: 255466 ( http://255466 ) ..Local call number: KOR0443..Title: Koreshan Unity orchestra members in Chicago, Illinois..Date: ca. 1899..Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 4 x 5 in...Series Title: Koreshan U... More

The spider and the three silly flies / J.S. Pughe.

The spider and the three silly flies / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a large spider labeled "Free Silver" with three flies labeled "White, Schurz, [and] Godkin" caught in his web labeled "16 to 1," "Anti-expansion," "Chicago Platform"... More

Lawrence Swiney i.e. Swinyer, veteran of 1812 Eight sons of Lawrence Swiney i.e. Swinyer of Starksboro, Vt., in the Union army during the war of the rebellion 1861 to 1865 Ingham, Vergennes, Vt

Lawrence Swiney i.e. Swinyer, veteran of 1812 Eight sons of Lawrence S...

Photograph shows montage of portraits of Lawrence Swinyer, who served in the War of 1812, and his sons who all served in the Civil War: John Swinyer of Co. B, 9th Vermont Infantry Regiment and Co. G, 14th Vermo... More

Republican Convention Committee: Back row left to right, R.S. Williams (Ore.), E.C. Duncan (N.C.), A.I. Vorys (O.), F.W. Upham (Ill.), D.W. Mulvane (Kan.). Front row l to r, W.F. Stone (Md.), F. Murphy (N.J.), H.S. New (Ind.), W. Hayward (N.Y.), V. Rosewater (Neb.)

Republican Convention Committee: Back row left to right, R.S. Williams...

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caricature, A late version / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A late version / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan playing a drum labeled "Populism" while standing on a hatch labeled "Chicago Platform" on a ship that is going up in flames and billowing clouds of dark smoke labeled "... More

Hatched Out - Political cartoon, public domain image

Hatched Out - Political cartoon, public domain image

This illustration entitled, "Hatched Out", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on April 7, 1901, depicts Miss Democracy holding eggs containing mayors Tom Johnson of Cleveland... More

An Illinois Hot-Weather Victim - Political cartoon, public domain image

An Illinois Hot-Weather Victim - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

This illustration entitled, "An Illinois Hot-Weather Victim", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on July 31, 1901, depicts a sweating Senator William E. Mason of Illinois as ... More

The power behind the scare-crow / J.S. Pughe.

The power behind the scare-crow / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a scarecrow in a corn field labeled "Nomination"; it is fashioned out of pieces of cloth labeled with the names of several states "Indiana, Illinois, Mass., Mich., Georgia, New York, Pennsylv... More

Chicago, June 21, 1904 - "All in favor of  the nomination will say aye!" / Keppler.

Chicago, June 21, 1904 - "All in favor of the nomination will say aye...

Illustration shows an interior view of the convention hall, with an oversized Theodore Roosevelt leaning forward at a podium, holding a gavel raised in his right hand, in the foreground are the delegates attend... More

Illinois Senate, 1905, gelatin silver print

Illinois Senate, 1905, gelatin silver print

Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; February 6, 1905.

Eastern Star Hospital Committee at Y.M.C.A. room in recreation building

Eastern Star Hospital Committee at Y.M.C.A. room in recreation buildin...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage YMCA postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

What may happen to a man in the shopping season; alas! To think that suspician should creep in to disturb the holiday feeling

What may happen to a man in the shopping season; alas! To think that s...

Bradley's cartoon shows the badge and part of the uniform of an officer labeled "Interstate Commerce Commission" shining a large search light on Harriman, who is struggling to carry a large load of packages and... More

National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers Convention

National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacture...

Copyright claimant's address: Chicago, Ill. On verso: "This building is the main dining room of the Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, by Lewis Sullivan and Denkmar Adler." Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; Octo... More

Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch, Justice of the Peace of Evanston, Ill.

Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch, Justice of the Peace of Evanston, Ill.

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Head and shoulders portrait of Judge Catharine Gouger Waugh McCulloch, facing camera, in high lace collar. Judge and attorney Catherine McCulloch chaired the Legislative Co... More

Design for a Union Station - Drawing. Public domain image.

Design for a Union Station - Drawing. Public domain image.

Bradley depicts the commission's view of the situation by showing numerous train lines riding towards a giant head of Harriman. His mouth, wide open as if to form a tunnel, is about to swallow the various rail... More

The Cannon boom. Are you on? / Keppler.

The Cannon boom. Are you on? / Keppler.

Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon standing on a small platform labeled "Wall Street" at the end of a long two-handled accordion-like folding extension device manipulated by J. Pierpont Morgan who is standing ... More

So. Illinois Retail Lumber Dealers Convention, Marion, Ill., Jan. 20, 1910

So. Illinois Retail Lumber Dealers Convention, Marion, Ill., Jan. 20, ...

J138353 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; International Stereograph Co.; 1910. On front: "Copyright 1910 by the International Stereograph Co., general photographers, Decatur, Ill.".

Retail Merchants Convention, Cairo, Ill., Feb. 17, 1910

Retail Merchants Convention, Cairo, Ill., Feb. 17, 1910

J139643 U.S. Copyright Office On front: "Copyright 1910 by International Stereograph Co., general photographers, Decatur, Ill.". Copyright deposit; International Stereograph Co.; March 28, 1910.

Chicago businessmen left to right: A.W. Shaw, pub. System Mag; Cornelius Lynde, lawyer; J.T. Pieri e, Thomas Creigh Cudahy Packing Co.; W.I. Clow, hardware merchant; Ezra Warner, wholesale grocer; John B. Farwell, dry goods merchant" written on envelope;

Chicago businessmen left to right: A.W. Shaw, pub. System Mag; Corneli...

A black and white photo of a group of men, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from negative sleeve. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General in... More

Chicago Delegation in N.Y. - Public domain portrait photograph

Chicago Delegation in N.Y. - Public domain portrait photograph

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chicago businessmen left to right: A.W. Shaw, pub. System Mag; Cornelius Lynde, lawyer; J.T. Pieri e, Thomas Creigh Cudahy Packing Co.; W.I. Clow, hardware merchant; Ezra Warner, wholesale grocer; John B. Farwell, dry goods merchant" written on envelope;

Chicago businessmen left to right: A.W. Shaw, pub. System Mag; Corneli...

A black and white photo of a group of men, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from negative sleeve. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General in... More

Illinois Grain Dealers Convention, Decatur, Ill., June 7, 1910

Illinois Grain Dealers Convention, Decatur, Ill., June 7, 1910

J144937 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; International Stereograph Co.; September 3, 1910. On front: "Copyright 1910 by International Stereograph Co., general photographers, Decatur, Ill.".

William Lorimer - Public domain photograph, glass negative

William Lorimer - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photo shows William Lorimer, Republican U.S. Congressman and Senator from Illinois. Photo was taken during time the inquiry into the validity of his election was re-opened by the U.S. Senate. (Source: Flickr Co... More

William Lorimer, George Grantham Bain Collection

William Lorimer, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows William Lorimer, Republican U.S. Congressman and Senator from Illinois. Photo was taken during time the inquiry into the validity of his election was re-opened by the U.S. Senate. (Source: Flickr Co... More

THOMPSON MAYOR OF CHICAGO - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

THOMPSON MAYOR OF CHICAGO - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ills. Delegates & Roosevelt, 6/1/12

Ills. Delegates & Roosevelt, 6/1/12

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Urey Woodson, KY; N.E. Mack, Buffalo; Robt. Crain, Baltimore; Roger Sullivan, Chicago; E.O. Wood, Mich

Urey Woodson, KY; N.E. Mack, Buffalo; Robt. Crain, Baltimore; Roger Su...

Photo shows Urey Woodson, Roger Charles Sullivan, Norman Edward Mack, Edwin O. Wood, and Robert Crain at the Democratic Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, June 1912. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009).

Chicago delegation at Dem. Nat'l Com'ee Meeting 1912

Chicago delegation at Dem. Nat'l Com'ee Meeting 1912

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Urey Woodson, KY; N.E. Mack, Buffalo; Robt. Crain, Baltimore; Roger Sullivan, Chicago; E.O. Wood, Mich

Urey Woodson, KY; N.E. Mack, Buffalo; Robt. Crain, Baltimore; Roger Su...

Photo shows Urey Woodson, Roger Charles Sullivan, Norman Edward Mack, Edwin O. Wood, and Robert Crain at the Democratic Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, June 1912. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009). Title ... More

T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] and Ill. Delegation, 6/1/12

T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] and Ill. Delegation, 6/1/12

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The penalty of being an American statesman of the first magnitude

The penalty of being an American statesman of the first magnitude

(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, May 27, 1913.

ILLINOIS VICE COMMISSION. MR. SCOUTTEN; EDMUND BEALL; T. JEFF TOSSEY; REP. J.T. McDERMOTT; BARRETT O'HARA, LT. GOV. OF ILLINOIS; BLAIR COAN; NEILS JUUL; D.T. WOODWARD

ILLINOIS VICE COMMISSION. MR. SCOUTTEN; EDMUND BEALL; T. JEFF TOSSEY; ...

A group of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gene... More

HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMM.: GREEN, WILLIAM R., REP. FROM IA; SABATH, ADOLPH J., REP. FR. ILL.; RAINEY, HENRY T., REP. FR. ILL.; OLDFIELD, WILLIAM A., REP. FR. ARK.; McGILLICUDDY, DANIEL J., REP. FR. ME; KITCHIN, CLAUDE, REP. FROM N.C.; HELVERING, GUY T., REP. FR. KS; DIXON, LINCOLN, REP. FR. IND.; DICKINSON, CLEMENT, REP. FR. MO; CRISP, CHARLES, REP. FR. GA.; CONRY, MICHAEL, REP. FR. NY; COLLIER, JAMES, REP. FR. MISS.; CASEY, JOHN, REP. FR. PA.; CAMPBELL, PHILIP P., REP. FR. KS; HULL CORDELL, REP. FR. TN

HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMM.: GREEN, WILLIAM R., REP. FROM IA; SABATH, A...

A group of people sitting around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[AL club presidents: Frank Navin, Detroit; Benjamin S. Minor, Washington; Frank Farrell, N.Y.; Charles Comiskey, Chicago; Ban Johnson AL President; Joseph Lannin, Boston (baseball)]

[AL club presidents: Frank Navin, Detroit; Benjamin S. Minor, Washingt...

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AL club presidents: Frank Navin, Detroit; Benjamin S. Minor, Washington; Frank Farrell, N.Y.; Charles Comiskey, Chicago; Ban Johnson AL President; Joseph Lannin, Boston (baseball)

AL club presidents: Frank Navin, Detroit; Benjamin S. Minor, Washingto...

Title and date based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American Baseball Research, 2006. Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.... More

71st Session Illinois Conference, Evangelical Association, Naperville, 1915

71st Session Illinois Conference, Evangelical Association, Naperville,...

J202274 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; C. H. Koretke; April 26, 1915; DLC/PP-1915:44943.

John O'Brien - Public domain photograph, glass negative

John O'Brien - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photograph shows John O'Brien, a switchman on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, who received the Edward H. Harriman memorial bronze medal from the American Museum of Safety in 1916 for distinguished serv... More

Mrs. A.R. Canfield - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Mrs. A.R. Canfield - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photograph shows Angela R. Canfield (b. 1840), the mayor of Warren, Illinois. She was elected in 1915 at the age of 74 as the first woman mayor in Illinois. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

[African American men in the lobby of the "Chicago colored Y.M.C.A."]

[African American men in the lobby of the "Chicago colored Y.M.C.A."]

Forms part of: Booker T. Washington Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group of people, managers, directors, discussion, free to use, no copyright restrictions ... More

Mabel Vernon Speaking at Suffrage Rally, May, 1916

Mabel Vernon Speaking at Suffrage Rally, May, 1916

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of Mabel Vernon speaking to large crowd (mostly men) outside building in Chicago. Cropped version of the photograph published in The Suffragist, 4, no. 25 (June ... More

Chauncey Depew, Senator Perkins, and Governor Whitman of New York, at GOP Convention, 1916, Chicago, Ill. /

Chauncey Depew, Senator Perkins, and Governor Whitman of New York, at ...

Scenes from the 16th Republican National Convention held in Chicago, June 7-10, 1916. Long shot of delegates outside the Congress Hotel. Medium shots, from left to right, of Mrs. Olive H. Whitman; Governor Char... More

American Red Cross - Groups - The Executive Committee of American Red Cross Workrooms in London. Everywhere great quantities of surgical dressings have been mnufactured during the war. Back row, left to right: Mrs. Arthur Walker, Northampton, Mass.; Mrs. Boylston Beal, Boston; Mrs. Eugene Tobey, Portland, Me.; Mrs. George Short, Brooklyn; Mrs. John G. Elliott, N.Y.; Mrs. Beckwith spencer, Oakland, Cal.; Mrs. Robert McCollan, Cambridge, N.Y. Front row: Mrs. Chester Purrington,  Amesburg, Mass.; MRs. Frank Willcox, New Orleans; Mrs. H.S. Waite, Chairman, Chicago; Mrs. Lorin Woodruff, Buffalo; Mrs. Gillie Naylor, N.Y.; Mrs. Hugh McCall, N.Y. Central, Pacific, Gulf, Lake, Northern Bulletin

American Red Cross - Groups - The Executive Committee of American Red ...

American Red Cross - Groups Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group portrait of people, managers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American Red Cross - Groups - American Red Cross Personnel. Emergency and Hospitals Committee of the Belfast, (Ireland) branch, who had charge of relief work in Northern Ireland in the Otranto disaster. Left to right: sitting - Mrs. Mary H. Walkington, San Francisco; mrs. Johnny M. Simponton, Orange, N.J.; Mrs. J.C. white, Augusta, GA.; Mrs. Hunter Sharp, Columbus, O.; Mrs. Malcolm Gordon, Paterson, N.J.; Mrs. Francis Dolan, N.Y.; Standing: Mrs. Edith J. Brewster, St. Louis; Mrs. F. McMullen, Belfast, Ireland; Mrs. Florence M. McMullen, Rye, N.Y.; Mrs. Oarline Stewart, Brooklyn; Mrs. Edith Blake Fitchie, Philadelphia; J.F. Cleaver, Belfast; Mrs. Bertha W. Shillington, Charlottestown; mrs. Ann Small Weir, Philadelphia; Mrs. E.W.G. Reid, Chicago

American Red Cross - Groups - American Red Cross Personnel. Emergency ...

Photographer: American Red Cross American Red Cross - Groups Public domain photograph of the board of directors, managers, group of men, portrait, office, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions imag... More

RAILWAY PRESIDENTS: T.M. SCHUMACHER, V.P., EL PASO & SOUTHWESTERN; J.H. YOUNG, PRES. NORFOLK SOUTHERN; G.W. STEVENS, PRES. C. & O.; DANIEL WILLARD, PRES. B. & O.; J.H. CARROLL, GEN. ATTY., C.B. & Q.; HALE HOLDEN, PRES. C.B. & Q., AND CHAIRMAN OF DELEGATION; M.J. CARPENTER, PRESIDENT, CHICAGO, TERRE HAUTE

RAILWAY PRESIDENTS: T.M. SCHUMACHER, V.P., EL PASO & SOUTHWESTERN; J.H...

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

RAILWAY PRESIDENTS: T.M. SCHUMACHER, V.P., EL PASO & SOUTHWESTERN; J.H. YOUNG, PRES. NORFOLK SOUTHERN; G.W. STEVENS, PRES. C. & O.; DANIEL WILLARD, PRES. B. & O.; J.H. CARROLL, GEN. ATTY., C.B. & Q.; HALE HOLDEN, PRES. C.B. & Q., AND CHAIRMAN OF DELEGATION; M.J. CARPENTER, PRESIDENT, CHICAGO, TERRE HAUTE

RAILWAY PRESIDENTS: T.M. SCHUMACHER, V.P., EL PASO & SOUTHWESTERN; J.H...

A group of men standing next to each other on a sidewalk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, I... More

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