Items | Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

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John Hancock
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)John Hancock shown seated at a desk with writing materials. Portrait by John Singleton Copley, 1765.
State Capital, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The elegant State House, seat of Massachusetts government was designed by self-taught architect, Charles Bulfinch.
The Best States Right' political cartoon from the New Hampshire Republican
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Title page, New Hampshire Republican v. 1 n. 6 (August 30, 1890).
John Adams
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)John Adams is shown in his later years. He appears to be holding a cane in his hand.
Old South Meeting House, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Old South Meeting House was built in 1729. At the time of the Revolution it was the largest public building in Boston.
Paul Revere House
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Built about 1660, this house is the oldest building in downtown Boston. Paul Revere lived in it from 1770 to 1800.
Faneuil Hall, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)One of the most popular attractions in Boston, Faneuil Hall has been extensively renovated, and is maintained by the National Park Service, which offers historical talks daily in the second floor meeting hall.
Box, Ballot
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Wooden ballot box with a padlock and keys. One single wire and wooden handle on the front of the box. Slot cut in top of the box for a handle. 20.75" high.
Samuel Adams
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Portrait of Samuel Adams by John Singleton Copley, c. 1772.
White House portico
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Visitors to the White House are seen exiting by way of the north portico.
Ronald Reagan Statue, Ronald Reagan boyhood home, Dixon, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Bronze statue of Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan Home, Dixon, Illinois.
Champaign County Courthouse, Urbana, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Champaign County Courthouse, Urbana, Broadway between Elm and Main Sts.
Old North Church, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Old North Church was built in 1723. It is the oldest church building in Boston.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)An 18th century burying ground in Boston, which contains many old tombstones.
George Washington
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Portrait by Gilbert Stuart of George Washington at Dorchester Heights, 1806
Old State House, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Old State House was a merchants exchange and a general meeting place. It was the symbol of royal authority in the colony.
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Jesse K. Dubois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Jesse K. Dubois, one of Lincoln's neighbors in Springfield, concerning the presidential election. DuBois served with Lincoln as Whig in the Illinois General Assembly, and in 1865, Lincoln recommended DuBois for Illinois State Auditor, a position he held for eight years. This letter was given to the University of Illinois as a gift of Leonora H...
Ronald Reagan Home, Dixon, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Front view of Ronald Reagan boyhood home, Dixon, IL.
Postcard of Abraham Lincoln's Log Cabin
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)taken to Chicago during the World's Fair by the Abraham Lincoln Log Cabin Association". This postcard was mailed August 14, 1910 from Chicago to El Paso, Illinois. On the reverse is a note and a cancelled one cent stamp.
Sturbridge Commons, Massachusetts
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The commons, an open area of Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts, were laid out with buildings grouped around the edges.

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