D.B. Cooke & Co's railway guide for Illinois shewing all the stations ...
Outline map showing "R.R. in operation" and "R.R. in Progress." [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:850,000. Hand colored. LC Railroad maps, 203 Shows railroads in operation and progress. Includes index, ... More
Chicago and North Western Ry. passenger train
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The Chicago & Alton Limited, mammoth plate negative
Public domain photograph of a lake, river, pond in the woods, forest, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Miss Gertrude Crocker of Illinois, Treasurer of National Woman's Party...
Title and name and address of photographer transcribed from item. Summary: Formal portrait, head and shoulders, Gertrude Crocker of Illinois, wearing cotton v-neck dress or blouse with broad collar, lace trim, ... More
Camp Grant officers, gelatin silver print
Many officers posed at right are African Americans. J226212 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Rockford Illustrating Co.; November 13, 1917. Printed on image at lower right: "Photograph by Rockford Illust... More
Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., Panoramic Photograph
J226208 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Waterloo Photo Co.; November 12, 1917. Printed under title: "Released by command of Maj. Gen. Barry; Charles E. T. Lull, Maj. G.S.C., Asst. Chief of Staff; Water... More
Be kind to books club Are you a member? / / Gregg.
Poster showing a group of children with their book club banner.
January--A year of good reading ahead / Hazlett.
Poster for statewide WPA Library Project, Illinois, showing a child pulling a sled full of books toward a house. Date stamped on verso: Jan 8 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Training center for household employees--Household Service Demonstrati...
Poster showing a maid carrying a tray. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
County supervisor visiting FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower...
Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A couple of women standing next to each other. Great Depression FSA ph...
Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jobs - get the facts about occupations - free classes for young men an...
Poster shows a young woman holding books and a young man holding machine parts, with factories and city skyline below. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Barns in northern Illinois, between Chicago and Rockford
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Carol M. Highsmith - Barns in rural Illinois
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Dinner 2-1/2 miles underground--miners with safety lamp, in a soft coa...
H31780 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, Panoramic Photograph
J228622 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright deposit; Verne O. Williams Photographic Co.; March 5, 1918; DLC/PP-1917:45723.
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.
The Law vindicated, - four of the Chicago anarchists pay the penalty o...
Two scenes in the Cook County jail showing anarchist Parsons singing in his cell, and march of four Chicago anarchists to the scaffold before the moment of execution. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newsp... More
Caricature, Poor Illinois! / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image
Print shows Illinois governor John R. Tanner as a devilish executioner holding a gallows, with noose, labeled "For Capitalists". The "Illinois" capitol building is in the background. Caption: She had the Hayma... More
The town elevator--taking oats from scales up into the elevator, Illin...
Stereograph showing man and boy in horse-drawn wagon filled with oats riding up grain elevator ramp leading into the Bartlett, Kuhn & Co. building. H66490 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View ... More
Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration exhibition of graphi...
Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of graphic arts, showing a man inking a plate with a roller. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNo... More
Passports to adventure - WPA poster, Public domain, Library of Congres...
Poster promoting reading as an avenue to adventure, showing a knight in armor and fleur-de-lis. Date stamped on verso: Sep 7 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Pet show - WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2
Poster showing two dogs. Date stamped on verso: Apr 3 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
For greater knowledge on more subjects use your library often! / V. Do...
Poster promoting library use, showing a man in a pose based on Rodin's "Thinker."
Picket fence built by FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitatio...
Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Farm in central Illinois - Drawing. Public domain image.
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
![Map of Illinoise [sic] / - Public domain vintage map](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvbWFwLW9mLWlsbGlub2lzZS1zaWMtM2M5MjQ5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/55/webp "Map of Illinoise [sic] / - Public domain vintage map")
Map of Illinoise [sic] / - Public domain vintage map
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image. Includes references to the township and range rectangular survey system. Prime meridians: Washington and London. Annotated on verso: No... More
Front view of a portion of the Lincoln cabin with a group composed of ...
W29632 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1891, by the Lincoln Log Cabin Association, Chicago, Ills.
Little Miss Muffet ... reading a picture book ... / Gregg.
Poster promoting reading among children, showing Miss Muffet sharing her picture book with a spider. Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Pos... More
Funny side up - WPA poster, Public domain, Library of Congress
Poster promoting reading, showing a boy's smiling face and an open book. Date stamped on verso: Sep 7 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher... More
Girls - are you interested in a job? Find out what an occupation has t...
Poster for Illinois branch of the National Youth Administration promoting educational opportunities for young women seeking training for employment. Illinois National Youth Administration - Wm. J. Campbell, sta... More
A black and white photo of a welcome to illinois sign. Great Depressio...
Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation borrower with calf, ...
Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Eloise, musical notation - Public domain American sheet music, 1878
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
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[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.
Map of Christian County, Illinois / - Public domain map
LC Land ownership maps, 101 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes business directories, advertisements, views of public, residential, and commercial properties. Ins... More
Camp Grant's welcome to Gov. Louden, Nov. 1-'17
J226108 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Rockford Illustrating Co.; November 11, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45578.
Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., Panoramic Photograph
J225491 U.S. Copyright Office Printed under title: "Official photograph released by censor through regimental exchange; copyright 9-15-17 by Rockford Illustrating Co., Official Photographers." Copyright deposit... More
Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois during World War I
Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
W.P.A. Federal Art Project of Illinois--Sculpture exhibition - 433 Eas...
Poster for a sculpture exhibition sponsored by the W.P.A. Federal Art Project, showing a hand holding clay that has been shaped into the form of a face. Date stamped on verso: Apr 29 1939. Work Projects Adminis... More
Rehabilitation borrower showing lace work she has made to home supervi...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of two women, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photog...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farmers, vendors, store, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A man and a woman holding a baby on a porch, Great Depression. FSA/OWI...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Farmers during Great Depression: A man standing in a field with a herd...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
State line, Indiana--Illinois. Great Depression public domain photogra...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Welcome - defense workers! Homes registration office : Defense rental ...
Poster alerting defense workers to the availability of houses, apartments, and rooms, showing a worker juxtaposed between a house and a factory. Date stamped on verso: Oct 22 1941. Work Projects Administration ... More
Threshing machine and traction engine, Illinois
Stereograph showing man driving threshing machine pulling an attached traction engine behind him. J287335 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Keystone View Company. No. P-6404/P177.
Chicago & Northwestern Ry. Passenger Train., mammoth plate negative
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago & Northwestern Ry. Passenger Train., mammoth plate negative
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
"Uncle Joe" prepares to leave Congress for all time All packed up and ...
No. 28594. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Abolishing Slavery. Joint resolution of the thirty eight Congress of t...
Includes list of Congressmen voting aye. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Threshing oats in the barn, Illinois, U.S.A.
Stereograph showing horse-drawn cart in foreground; in background workers, standing in wagons using pitchforks to pitch sheaves of oats into a threshing machine; black smoke spewing from machine.
Federal Art Project - exhibition of paintings
Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of paintings, showing a hand holding a brush painting a bowl of fruit. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
N.Y.A. of Illinois--Exposition of Youth ... pageants, handcraft, music...
Poster for National Youth Administration exposition showing a boxer. Attributed to Carken. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Stop syphilis Support local and state efforts to reduce syphilis.
Poster showing a house, city skyscrapers, and smokestacks. Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los ... More
The Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee present the Gay 90's Art Ball s...
Poster advertising a "gay 90's art ball" sponsored by the Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee.
Sand modeling for younger children--WPA recreation project, Dist. No. ...
Poster showing children creating sand sculpture. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town ... to count the many children...
Poster promoting the use of libraries by children, showing a child in pajamas and slippers running through a village at night. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of th... More
Strictly business / Buczak., Art Deco Poster
Poster promoting careers in business and finance, showing graph. Date stamped on verso: Sep 7 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon.... More
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[A. Kidder Proclamation of Emancipation.]
Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Map of Peoria County, Illinois. - Public domain map
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes publisher's note.
![[Camp Deneen, Elgin, Illinois] panoramic photo](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvY2FtcC1kZW5lZW4tZWxnaW4taWxsaW5vaXMtMS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/3/webp "[Camp Deneen, Elgin, Illinois] panoramic photo")
[Camp Deneen, Elgin, Illinois] panoramic photo
Public domain photograph of parade, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Exhibition of posters - Federal Art Project Works Progress Administrat...
Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of posters, showing a man seated holding a sign.
Be kind to books club Are you a member? / / Gregg.
WPA poster shows a group of children holding a sign for the book club. Purchase; Swann Galleries; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:157.06).
Boys - are you interested in a job? Find out what an occupation has to...
Poster for Illinois branch of the National Youth Administration promoting educational opportunities for young men seeking training for employment. Illinois National Youth Administration - Wm. J. Campbell, state... More
Twenty truckloads of corn sent as a gift from the farmers of Livingsto...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Doll & buggy parade--W.P.A recreation project, Dist. No. 2 / Dusek.
Poster showing parade of girls pushing baby carriages. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives
Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Athletics--WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 / Beard.
Poster showing youths playing basketball, baseball, and volleyball. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Farmers during Great Depression: A black and white photo of a man on a...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The world's railroad scene / Swain & Lewis, des. & lith. 103 State, Ch...
Print showing well-dressed passengers waiting as the Illinois Central Railroad train pulls into the station; also shows a steamship, horse-drawn carriage, stagecoach, and canal boat, along with a large globe di... More
The Alton Limited, gelatin silver print
H67108 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; October 9, 1905; DLC/PP-1905:42729.
"Uncle Joe" prepares to leave Congress for all time All packed up and ...
No. 28594. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Lincoln's first home in Illinois
Photograph of drawing shows two men standing in front of a log cabin. Additional text: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1865 by J.L. Campbell...for the Northern District of Illinois. Written on... More
Erosion in this apple orchard started from dead furrows. The farmer co...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Art classes for children / REK - Public domain portrait drawing
Poster showing a child drawing. Date stamped on verso: Feb 16 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly Press, c19... More
October's "bright blue weather" A good time to read!.
Poster for the WPA Statewide Library Project, showing a boy reading a book, surrounded by a bat, ghost, witch, and other images of Halloween. Date stamped on verso: Aug 30 1940. Work Projects Administration Pos... More
Syphilis--Examination results are confidential ...
Poster showing a stethoscope, a hand holding a pen, and a padlock. Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
What of teaching? Illinois state teachers colleges exhibit.
Poster for Illinois State Teachers Colleges exhibit at the 1940 Illinois State Fair.
Walter V. Dew, rear brakeman, on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Ra...
Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Exhibition of paintings - Federal Art Project Works Progress Administr...
Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of paintings, showing a framed painting and an artist painting in the background. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the W... More
Aerial view, Camp Grant, Ill., 1000 ft. elevation
J228872 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Aerial Photo Co. of America; March 21, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45723. Copyright claimant's address: Chicago, Ill. Image may have been retouched on the negative or may ... More
Illinois: A descriptive and historical guide / galic.
Poster for Federal Writers' Project advertising "American Guide Series" volume on Illinois, showing outline of map of the state. Date stamped on verso: Feb 16 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collectio... More
The Alton Limited, gelatin silver print
H67108 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; October 9, 1905; DLC/PP-1905:42729.
Illinois symphony orchestra - Public domain music sheet scan
Poster for Federal Music Project presentation of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra at the Great Northern Theatre, showing a hand conducting and musical notes along left border. Poster design attributed to Ralph G... More
Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, Panoramic Photograph
J228622 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright deposit; Verne O. Williams Photographic Co.; March 5, 1918; DLC/PP-1917:45723.
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[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.
A partial view of the Lincoln cabin with open door and group of four i...
W26334 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright July 23, 1891, by the Lincoln Log Cabin Association, Chicago, Ills.
Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs of Chicago and Washington, D.C., is one of th...
Title and information transcribed from item. Summary: Portrait, half-length, Jessie Hardy Stubbs, facing forward, wearing short-brimmed hat, gloves, plaid suit with sailor-style blouse and necktie, carrying bri... More
Camp Grant officers, 86 Division and part of 92 Division
Some officers posed at right are African Americans. J226211 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Rockford Illustrating Co.; November 13, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45578. Printed on image at lower right: "Photograph... More
In March read the books you've always meant to read
Poster for statewide Library Project showing a windblown woman and books by authors such as Scott, Dumas, Thackeray, Dickens, Austen, and others. Date stamped on verso: Mar 25 1941. Work Projects Administration... More
Big tent theatre - now playing - Abraham Lincoln, the great commoner
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation showing a head-and-shoulders portrait of Lincoln. Attributed to Carken. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Doll and buggy parade--WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 / Beard.
Poster showing a little girl tending her doll in a baby carriage. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
A pantry in the caboose of a train on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa ...
Public domain photograph of kitchen, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
High water - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Railroad train going through high water. Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Illinois: A descriptive and historical guide / galic.
Poster for Federal Writers' Project advertising "American Guide Series" volume on Illinois, showing outline of map of the state. Date stamped on verso: Feb 16 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collectio... More
36th Medical Training Battalion, Camp Grant, Illinois; Major Thair C. ...
J 34530 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Camp Grant Studio; July 8, 1942.
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
Pitching sheaves of oats to the thresher, showing automatic feeder and...
Stereograph showing workers pitching sheaves of oats into a threshing machine; two men monitoring machine and others watching oats spewing from machine into large mound. H66480 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright ... More
On the straw stack, wheat threshing, old fashioned stacker, Illinois, ...
Stereograph showing men working in wheat field with threshing machine. H66489 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Company. No. 6411.