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

Jilted
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 0 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside of a poem entitled "Jilted" depicting a sorrowful young man. This broadside possibly is a political cartoon circa 1880s.
Pace
Image | Amos Kennedy CollectionLetters "Pace" in red printed on handmade paper.
Happy Kwanzaa
Image | Amos Kennedy Collection
Constitutional Convention candidate George Brown broadside
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1847 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside distributed to voters of Madison County by George T. Brown, who sought election as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1847. In the broadside, Brown explained his position on "the various amendments proposed to be made" to the state Constitution, such as legislative and judiciary powers, banking, and borrowing money.
Lawyers Helping People
Image | 2003 | Amos Kennedy CollectionPreamble and mission statement of Alabama Civil Justice Foundation.
King
Image | Amos Kennedy Collection“Intelligence plus character that is the goal of true education. Dr Martin Luther King Jr.” -- front.
Long-Eared Dude
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 0 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside of a poem entitled "Long-Eared Dude" and possibly a political cartoon. The cartoon presents a small man with elf ears and a huge head.
The Pittsburgh Locomotive & Car Works
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside advertising "The Pittsburgh Locomotive & Car Works, Alleghany City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." This advertisement includes photographs of the consolidated engine and yard engine.
When an Old Woman Dies, a Library Burns to the Ground
Image | Amos Kennedy Collection“A proverb from Mali, West Africa” -- front.
Proposition for Locks
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1846 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A broadside entitled "Proposition for Locks" intended for acceptance from the Board of Trustees of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. This document was created in Lockport, Illinois in 1846.
Specifications of the manner of Building Waste Weirs on the Illinois and Michigan Canal
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1846 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A broadside entitled "Specifications of the manner of Building Waste Weirs on the Illinois and Michigan Canal: General Description" created in 1846.
Constitutional Convention candidate Edward West broadside
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1847 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside distributed to voters of Madison County by Edward M. West, who sought election as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1847. In the broadside, West explained his position on "some of the proposed alterations and amendments of the present Constitution," such as legislative and judiciary powers, voting rights, and agriculture protection laws.
Rhode Island Locomotive Works
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1870 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside advertising "Rhode Island Locomotive Works, Manufacturers of Locomotive Engines For every class of Railway Service" located in Providence, Rhode Island. The President of the manufacturing company is W. S. Slater. 2 copies.
Lamaster elected as Fulton County Sheriff announcement
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1838 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside announcing Hugh Lamaster as "Sheriff, for the County of Fulton." It is signed by Governor of Illinois James Duncan and Secretary of State A. P. Field on August 21, 1838.
When I Get a Little Money, I Buy Books; If There Is Any Left I Buy Food & Clothes
Image | Amos Kennedy CollectionDesiderius Erasmus’ adage is printed on the broadside.
The Dancer Moves for All of Us
Image | Amos Kennedy CollectionLetters "The dancer moves for all of us" are printed on handmade paper.
Specifications of the Manner of Building Locks for the Illinois and Michigan Canal
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1845 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A broadside published in 1845 and entitled "Specifications of the Manner of Building Locks for the Illinois and Michigan Canal" describing the different elements of constructing the locks, such as the foundation, sheet piling, masonry, and wing walls. 2 copies within 4 pages.
The Geneva ballad : to the tune of 48
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1678 | Digital Rare Book Collection
The Legislature in Rhyme
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 0 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside of a poem entitled "The Legislature in Rhyme" describing past political candidates for Illinois Governor in Springfield, Illinois.
A masher who always gets left
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 0 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside of "a masher who always gets left" depicting a man holding a hat with one eye open in front of a fire. The text on the back reads: "His pants won't wrinkle when he sits down. Catch on to the [Nobbs?] hat."
Old local time-tables of Urbana railroads
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside presenting two railroad time tables circa 1870, the "Urbana Railroad" and "Illinois Central Railroad Chicago Branch Open to Urbana." These "old local time-tables of historic interest [were] contributed by Judge J. O. Cunningham of Urbana, 1914.
The Hinkley Locomotive Works
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside advertising "The Hinkley Locomotive Works, Manufactures of Locomotive Engines and Tenders, Boilers, and Tanks [and] Sole Manufacturers of The Hinkley Patent Boiler" located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Let Your Love Be Like the Misty Rain, Coming Softly but Flooding the River
Image | Amos Kennedy CollectionLet your love be like the misty rain, coming softly but flooding the river. Madagascar -- front.
I'll Fly Away
Image | Amos Kennedy CollectionPoem "I'll fly away" is printed on handmade paper.
Proposition for Sections
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1847 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A broadside entitled "Proposition for Sections" describing various supplies and prices to work on the bridges. The document was signed at Lockport, Illinois on February 2, 1847.

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