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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…

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…

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

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 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.

A portrait of the Lockeby family in their family restaurant, Lockeby's Cafe, in 1952.

Includes list of prices of menu items, and information on the town of Joppa, Illinois. This restaurant was open for ten years and was often considered a "hole in the wall."

Image of staff and patrons at Lockeby's cafe during the 1950s.

Long View of My Medina Street, a central avenue of Tetouan, Morocco.

Lorene (Cherry) Langenfeld is pictured in the bottom row center wearing a white shirt with a circle brooch. She is pictured here with her class. Something interesting to note is that an African American student is pictured with her. As this was well…