![[View of Main Street, Peru, Illinois, showing Murray's Dry Goods, and several horses and wagons]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjYvMDEvMDEvdmlldy1vZi1tYWluLXN0cmVldC1wZXJ1LWlsbGlub2lzLXNob3dpbmctbXVycmF5cy1kcnktZ29vZHMtYW5kLXNldmVyYWwtaG9yc2VzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[View of Main Street, Peru, Illinois, showing Murray's Dry Goods, and several horses and wagons]")
[View of Main Street, Peru, Illinois, showing Murray's Dry Goods, and ...
Photograph shows the largest building Murray's Dry Goods and several other businesses extending the entire block; several horse and wagons are on hitching post or scattered along dirt street. Photo in D. W. S. ... More
![[Peru, Illinois; view of James Barton's polygon mill, patented Aug. 2, 1864]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjYvMDEvMDEvcGVydS1pbGxpbm9pcy12aWV3LW9mLWphbWVzLWJhcnRvbnMtcG9seWdvbi1taWxsLXBhdGVudGVkLWF1Zy0yLTE4NjQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Peru, Illinois; view of James Barton's polygon mill, patented Aug. 2, 1864]")
[Peru, Illinois; view of James Barton's polygon mill, patented Aug. 2,...
Photograph shows four men standing at front entrance of mill shaped like a polygon; signage on building: Polygon Mill patented James Barton's Aug. 2, 1864. Photo in D.W.S. Rawson, The Valley of the Illinois; a ... More
![[Street with buildings and horse and wagon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTQvc3RyZWV0LXdpdGgtYnVpbGRpbmdzLWFuZC1ob3JzZS1hbmQtd2Fnb24tNmJiNWRhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Street with buildings and horse and wagon]")
[Street with buildings and horse and wagon]
Illus. in: The valley of the Illinois: A series of photographic views of the Illinois River and its tributaries. Peru, Illinois : D.W.S. Rawson, 1866, p. 28, top left.
![[Lumber(?) mill with "Barton" sign on top]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvbHVtYmVyLW1pbGwtd2l0aC1iYXJ0b24tc2lnbi1vbi10b3AtNThlNjFhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Lumber(?) mill with \"Barton\" sign on top]")
[Lumber(?) mill with "Barton" sign on top]
Illus. in: The valley of the Illinois: A series of photographic views of the Illinois River and its tributaries. Peru, Illinois : D. W. S. Rawson, 1866, p. 13.
Top of Starved Rock. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Man in woods, overlooking river. Illus. in: The valley of the Illinois: A series of photographic views of the Illinois River and its tributaries. Peru, Illinois : D. W. S. Rawson, 1866, p. 29, bottom left.
![[View of a brewery? in Peru, Ill., showing a wagon loaded with kegs and a railroad train]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjYvMDEvMDEvdmlldy1vZi1hLWJyZXdlcnktaW4tcGVydS1pbGwtc2hvd2luZy1hLXdhZ29uLWxvYWRlZC13aXRoLWtlZ3MtYW5kLWEtcmFpbHJvYWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[View of a brewery? in Peru, Ill., showing a wagon loaded with kegs and a railroad train]")
[View of a brewery? in Peru, Ill., showing a wagon loaded with kegs an...
Photograph shows railroad train stopped in front of building; men standing near wagon loaded with kegs. Photo in D.W.S. Rawson, The Valley of the Illinois; a series of Photographic Views, Peru, Ill. 1866.