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A pamphlet from the Lincoln Home that was handed out to visitors in 1937. The contributor, Jared Kaylor, got it from his uncle who came into possession of it in the 1940s or 50s.

This political banner for the 1860 Presidential election is likely a copy of a lithograph on linen featuring the Republican Party nominees Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. "The flag was meant to hang like a banner in parades and other political…

A family vacation photo where a Lincoln head picture on a stick was acquired on the Springfield, IL state fair grounds.

Naomi D. Jakobsson (Democrat) expresses her gratitude towards the contributor for having helped circulating her petition for nomination. 1800 signatures were obtained, which put her on the ballot for the Representative in the General Assembly for the…

Democrat David Gill thanks his helpers (among which our contributor) for collecting signatures for his 2010 Illinois Congressional campaign.
Even though he wrote he was "convinced that this race is winnable", Gill only reached 35.7% of the votes…

On official stationary, President-Elect Ronald Reagan thanks John Homeier of Springfield, Illinois, for his and unnamed others' attendance at Reagan and Nancy Reagan's home on October 25, 1980. Reagan tells Homeier that the election of himself,…

The ledger was exclusively for personal use. It includes personal expenses such as groceries, going out for ice cream, and repairs. The contributor's mother Mary "Lucille" Keck, who passed the ledger down to the contributor in 2020, lived in…

This wallet contains a membership card to the Catholic Church Extension society dated 1918. The wallet itself contains a rosary as well as religious medallions for the sake of preforming last rights in this case in coal mines.

Bridget Arthur's grandfather was on vacation at Cedar Point, Ohio. Here he is photographed with legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne. Her grandfather was a student at Notre Dame and developed a personal relationship with Knute.