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

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A Scattered VIllage Between Lake Natron and Serengeti (Late 20th Century)
Image | Bob Riley Landscape Architecture CollectionPortion of village paths connecting houses and huts
Booklet, recovered from Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Booklet. "Speech of M ____ Wilson, of N. Hampshire,/ The Political Influence of Slavery..." Printed on the last leaf is "16", providing pages in length. L 3 1/2" x W 6 5/8".
Letter, from Orville Hickman Browning (recovered from Lincoln Home)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Letter. "Quincy Illinois March 10th 1846." Four pieces of a letter, all from the same communique. Most likely from Orville Hickman Browning.
Book, "Queens of England
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Book, "Queens of England", published in New York City by D. Appleton & Co., 1861. Tooled leather binding, frontpiece. Book is signed by "Mary Lincoln 1860". 323 pages incl. illustrations and list of plates. L 11 3/4" x W 7 1/4" x H 1 1/2".
Postcard showing the Lincoln Home (north view)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Postcard showing the Lincoln Home, looking north.
Pantagraph Bindery
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This photo shows The Book Bindery of The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois. The Pantagraph newspaper first published in 1837. It was two years older than the Chicago Tribune, and was a well-respected newspaper. There were many newspapers published in McLean County, many of them in Bloomington and Normal.
Letter, a request made seeking assistance in obtaining "A commssion in the Army" (recovered from Lincoln Home)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Light blue two-leaf folio, begins: "Spring ___/Dec. 28th 1847/Hon. A. Lincoln/ Dear Sir./ I hope that I shall not trespass too much upon your time..." Signature is missing due to loss of paper, along with paper at all four corners. Several small holes in body of letter, and areas of discoloration. L 9 7/8" x W 7 7/8".
Pantagraph Composing Room
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Composing Room of The Pantagraph Printing & Stationery Company, Bloomington, Illinois, is detailed in this photo.
Tiger-shaped Tally
Image | College of Fine and Applied Arts: Teaching CollectionBetween circa 300 and 201 BCE.
Telegraph Line
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A twelve-inch length of wire with two sections of glass tubing used as insulation. The glass tubes are sealed at the joints with wax.
Calling Card, left by Abraham Lincoln at the home of Obediah Lewis
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)back has glue spots in corners. In script: "A. Lincoln". Discoloration from glue, upper left corner torn off, upper right corner creased/torn.
The Arrival of the Mail in Culver
Image | 1937-1938 | College of Fine and Applied Arts: Teaching CollectionBetween May 25, 1937 and March 7, 1938.
Weir, Morton W., 1972-74
Document | 1972-1974 | The Cybernetics Thought Collective (Digital Surrogates)Papers of Heinz von Foerster (1911-2002), professor of electrical engineering (1949-74) and biophysics (1962-74) and director of Biological Computer Laboratory (BCL) (1958-74) including correspondence relating to cybernetics, BCL, futurism, alternative living, cognitive processes, artificial intelligence, artificial language. Correspondents include W. Ross Ashby, Murray Babc...
Political medallions, depicting ferrotypes of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Hollow metal ring around ferrotype images of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. Ring embossed with vine design, hole for hanging at top. Black and white ferrotypes, beardless Lincoln, both in dark suits, white shirts. Obverse: "Abraham Lincoln". Reverse: "Hannibal Hamlin". Diam 1 1/8" x H 1/8".
Announcement, from the Logan and Lincoln law office
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Written document from the Logan and Lincoln law office, giving details of legal case. Filman Hornbuckle v. John Parkepile in Menard County, regarding a stolen black horse. Written in black ink (slightly faded), signed by Lincoln as "Logan & Lincoln, P.G." L 9 1/4" x W 7 3/8".
Newspaper, recovered from Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Illinois State Journal/Springfield September 6, 1855 Vol. VIII. No. 70 The top part of the right four columns can be seen. These include the following headings: an 1855 calendar, "Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Co.", "Business Notices", and "Miscellaneous." L 9 1/2" x W 10 3/4".
WDWS Radio Station, Route 45 and Windsor Road, Champaign
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)South Neil Street and Windsor Road, Champaign.
Letter, recovered from Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Letter. "Wednesday Night./March 11, 1846./Friend Lincoln./Your epistle of 8... (letter of two paragraphs follows).../Yours Infinitely/ David ___ckin__on." On the address side of the folio, "A. Lincoln Esq/Springfield/Illinois." In the upper left corner is a round postmark "Lacon/Mar/18/ILL." There is no writing on the interior of the folio. H 9 1/2" x W 7 5/8".

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