W.B. Emmons was a soldier with the 34th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. In his diary, he writes about the Atlanta Campaign, the end of the war, and Lincoln's assassination.
Wilbur A. McNeill was a successful businessman in the coal mining industry. Born in 1843, McNeill gained his early education at Sandstone Seminary until 1861, when McNeill enlisted in the Fourth Illinois Cavalry to fight the Confederacy. McNeill…
One of 320 portraits, from an unknown photographer circa early to mid-1930’s. Photographs were developed from original glass plate negatives. Names on the envelopes appeared to be the person responsible for paying rather than the sitter. Most plates…
One of 320 portraits, from an unknown photographer circa early to mid-1930’s. Photographs were developed from original glass plate negatives. Names on the envelopes appeared to be the person responsible for paying rather than the sitter. Most plates…
One of 320 portraits, from an unknown photographer circa early to mid-1930’s. Photographs were developed from original glass plate negatives. Names on the envelopes appeared to be the person responsible for paying rather than the sitter. Most plates…
This photo was taken for the Heritage Documentation Programs, a division of the National Parks Services. The Heritage Documentation Programs is responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering…
This photo was taken for the Heritage Documentation Programs, a division of the National Parks Services. The Heritage Documentation Programs is responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering…
One of 320 portraits, from an unknown photographer circa early to mid-1930’s. Photographs were developed from original glass plate negatives. Names on the envelopes appeared to be the person responsible for paying rather than the sitter. Most plates…
One of 320 portraits, from an unknown photographer circa early to mid-1930’s. Photographs were developed from original glass plate negatives. Names on the envelopes appeared to be the person responsible for paying rather than the sitter. Most plates…
