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Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 23
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)Enlarged detail of a large photograph made in Springfield by A. J. Whipple of Boston, probably during the 1860 campaign. With Mr. Lincoln is one of the younger sons inside the fence at the corner of his home. The picture was taken from across the street and took in the whole house.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 28
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph by Alexander Hesler made in Springfield on June 3, 1860. This and Number 27 did not have the wide distribution of Numbers 25 and 26, and are little known except to collectors. The negative is said to have been lost in the Chicago fire of 1871.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 29
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph of the 4" x 5" ambrotype made by Preston Butler in Springfield on August 13, 1860, for Mr. J. Henry Brown, who used it to make a miniature on ivory which later was owned by Mr. Robert Todd Lincoln.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 32
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph believed to have been made by William Seavy of Canton, Illinois, in Springfield in the summer of 1860, at the same time as Number 112.
Prospectus for enlarging the circulation of the Illinois State Register
Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1842 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A "Prospectus for enlarging the circulation of the Illinois State Register" encouraging current readers to invite additional subscribers. This document was created by Walters & Weber in Springfield, Illinois and is dated February 1, 1842. A circular letter with similar information is included with the prospectus.
Speech of Honorary Thomas L. Harris on the tariff question
Multi-Page Item | 16 pages | 1854 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A pamphlet entitled "Speech of the Hon. Thos. L. Harris, of Illinois, on the Tariff Question in reply to the Speech of Mr. Hampton, of Pennsylvania." This publication includes the 6 page "Letter of Hon. Thos. L. Harris, of Illinois upon the Repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law." The pamphlet was printed by Steam Power Press in Springfield, Illinois in 1854.
An Act to Incorporate the City and Bank of Cairo in the State of Illinois
Multi-Page Item | 15 pages | 1836 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A pamphlet entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City and Bank of Cairo in the State of Illinois" published by Blair and Rives in Washington, D.C. in 1836.
Lanphier and Walker's Printing Establishment
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1854 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A flyer entitled "Lanphier & Walker's Printing Establishment" inviting "County Officers" to view and purchase "an elegant assortment of job materials" in Springfield, Illinois. The flyer is dated January 1854.
Joseph Berry for Probate Justice of the Peace in Scott County
Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1847 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A poster from Illinois Governor Augustus C. French approving Joseph Berry for "office of Probate Justice of the Peace for the county of Scott" for two years. The document is signed by Governor French and Secretary of State H. Cooley in Springfield, Illinois on August 31, 1847.
Bradley, Olden, and Scholes to Eli Cress, July 30, 1866
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1866 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Eli Cress from Bradley, Olden, and Scholes, Attorneys at Law from Springfield, Illinois. The letter notified Cress of a bounty he was entitled to for his service with the 117th Illinois Infantry.
Letter from W. L. Gregory to Sophronia McNitt, August 3, 1862
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1862 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from W. [William?] L. Gregory, a private in the 70th Illinois Infantry. Gregory informed Sophronia about life at Camp Butler in Springfield and his hopes for a quick return.
Model of the Lincoln Home, Stage 1 (1844-1846)
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Episcopal clergyman Charles Dresser married Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd on the evening of November 4, 1842. Eighteen months later on May 2, 1844, Dresser sold his house at Eighth and Jackson Streets to the Lincolns. The Lincolns then moved into the only home they would ever own. The purchase price was $1,500, consisting of $1,200 in cash plus a downtown lot and building wo...
Model of the Lincoln Home, Stage 2 (1846-1854)
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)of proper width, and depth, under ground, and about two feet above ground." This improvement reflected the Lincolns' increasing prosperity and their desire to maintain a pleasant home for themselves and their children.
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad clipping
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1878 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)An advertisement for the "Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. R. (Danville Route)" traveling to "southern, southeastern and southwestern states" from Chicago, Danville, Decatur, and Springfield, Illinois. Robert Forsyth is the General Freight and Passenger Agent.
Illinois Republican News
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1961 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A pamphlet entitled "Illinois Republican News" edited by the Illinois Republican State Central Committee in Springfield, Illinois. This issue, dated December 1961, includes various news articles and editorials.
State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1920 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster of the "Illinois State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice" held in various Illinois cities on September 25 and October 2, 1920. This document was published by the State Civil Service Commission in Springfield, Illinois and includes each occupation's salary, description, and qualifications.
State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1930 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster of the "Illinois State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice" held in various Illinois cities on April 19, 1930. This document was published by the State Civil Service Commission in Springfield, Illinois and includes each occupation's salary, description, and qualifications.
State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1933 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster of the "Illinois State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice" held in various Illinois cities on December 15, 1933. This document was published by the State Civil Service Commission in Springfield, Illinois and includes each occupation's salary, description, and qualifications. 3 copies.
State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1921 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster of the "Illinois State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice" held in various Illinois cities on May 14, 21, and 28, 1921. This document was published by the State Civil Service Commission in Springfield, Illinois and includes each occupation's salary, description, and qualifications.
State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1930 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster of the "Illinois State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice" held in various Illinois cities on June 9, 1930. This document was published by the State Civil Service Commission in Springfield, Illinois and includes each occupation's salary, description, and qualifications. 2 copies.
State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1921 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster of the "Illinois State Civil Service Commission Examination Notice" held in various Illinois cities on August 27 and September 10 and 17, 1921. This document was published by the State Civil Service Commission in Springfield, Illinois and includes each occupation's salary, description, and qualifications.
Illinois Republican News
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1960 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A pamphlet entitled "Illinois Republican News" edited by the Illinois Republican State Central Committee in Springfield, Illinois. This issue, dated October 1960, includes various news articles and editorials.
Cook's Hall grand concert poster
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1863 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster advertising "Cook's Hall! A Grand Concert in aid of the funds of the Soldier's Aid Society." This concert features the Springfield Philharmonic Society and other special guest performers on March 12, 1863.
Illinois Republican News
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1959 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A pamphlet entitled "Illinois Republican News" edited by the Illinois Republican State Central Committee in Springfield, Illinois. This issue, dated June 20, 1959, includes various news articles and editorials.
Insurance Maps of Springfield, Illinois, 1917
Multi-Page Item | 180 pages | 1917 | Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps1917
Illinois State Library: Public Instruction Department
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionNavy blue ink on beige paper with a border of a consistent geometric shape and circles in each of its four corners.
Deutsche Leseverein (Springfield, Ill.)
Image | 1870 | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionText within border of thick-thin lines.
Sangamo Club
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionText stamped in blue.
Warren, Philip Barton
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionText printed in red.
Springfield High School Library
Image | 1865 | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionPublished circa 1865.
Springfield High School Library
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionText within ornamental border.
Palmer, John M., Palmer, John Mayo
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionText
Caldwell, Jno A.
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionPrinted in red. Text and border, drawn as if by a child.
Springfield, Illinois, Feb. 1884
Multi-Page Item | 15 pages | 1884 | Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps1884
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 102
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph by Joseph Hill made in Springfield in June, 1860. Mr. Hill stated that this print is from one of four negatives, all of which were destroyed by fire.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 16
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)Detail of an 8"x 10" photograph of the Lincoln home in Springfield by an unknown photographer, showing Lincoln standing in the door with a crowd of neighbors, watching a procession, probably in the summer of 1860. A procession is known to have passed his house on August 8, 1860. It appears to be a demonstration favoring the admission of Kansas to the Union, as a banner state...
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 9
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph of the daguerreotype believed to have been made by C. S. German in Springfield in 1860. Major William, H. Lambert of Philadelphia, who owned the original, was unable to give the compiler its history, but he believed it was made in 1858.
Dissolution
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1855 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular entitled "Dissolution" from Caleb Birchall and Thomas Owen explaining "the firm of Birchall & Owen is this day dissolved by mutual consent"; however the drug and book departments will remain in business. This document was published in Springfield, Illinois and is dated February 23, 1855. A small letter from C. H. Moon appears at the end of the circular.
Free Homes for For Free Men: Speech of Hon. Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1860 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A pamphlet entitled "Free Homes for For Free Men: Speech of Hon. Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania" presented to the House of Representatives on February 29, 1860. The document is "for sale at the office of the Illinois State Journal" in Springfield, Illinois.
Sangamo Journal Extra tax list
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1833 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A list of unpaid taxes in Sangamon County published on November 2, 1833. This list of taxes was signed and published by the Illinois state auditor and circulated in this newspaper publication "Sangamo Journal Extra" as required by law. 2 copies.

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