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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ricker Library of Architecture an...
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Koos, Greg, 1949-
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Munson, Don, 1941-
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Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
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Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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Abbot, Downing & Co. (Concord, N.H.)
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Atchinson, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
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Charles Duryea Automobile Company
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Harley-Davidson Motor Company
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Kriegsmarine (German Navy)
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LaBounty, Bill
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Peoria Rubber & Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Company
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Rozen, Jerome George, 1895-1987 [artist]
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Schacht Manufacturing Company
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Selden, George Baldwin, 1846-1922
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Strong, Earl P.
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Waltham Manufacturing Company
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Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
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Illinois Heritage Association
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Ford Motor Company
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Abbot, J. Stephens
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Ackerman, William K.
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Aiken, Walter
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Allen, Willis
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Automobile Club of New York
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Baldwin, Elmer
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Benz, Carl, 1844-1929
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Bernardi, Enrico, 1838-1900
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Boeing Aircraft Company
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Bulkin, J. M.
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Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910
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Chicago, St. Paul and Omaha Railroad Company Board of Directors
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Christo
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Committee of Arrangement
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Cronkhite, Minton
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Cullen, William
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Cunningham, J. O.
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Davidson, Arthur, 1881-1950
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Davidson, Royal Page
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DeutscheWerft (Hamburg, Germany)
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Dodge, J. A.
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Eliel, Levi
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Gable, R. R.
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Gaylord, Leonard B.
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General Freight Office
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Gillespie, Joseph
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Giunta municipale
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Glover, D. J.
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Hall, Amos T.
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Harley, William S., 1876-1943
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Hartzold, Susan
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Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Darling & Son, Ltd.
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Herring, Augustus Moore, 1867-1926
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Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings
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International Railway and Niagara Gorge Railroad
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Jeanne-Claude
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Lane, Edward
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Leavitt, David
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Liberman, Virgil
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Lincoln, Robert T.
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Marsh Engineering Company
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Matejka, Michael, 1953-
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Mather, Thomas
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Merchant's Association of New York
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Milburn Automobile Company
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Office of the General Passenger and Ticket Agent
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Palmer, John M.
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Paris and Danville Railroad Company
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Prescott, J.
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Ridgely, N. H.
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Root, R.
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S & M Simplex Automobile Company
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Schacht, Gustav A.
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Schacht, William
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Sears, Roebuck and Company
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Shirley, D.
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Slater, W. S.
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Storer, George W.
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Sutphen, Charles H.
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U. S. Senate
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Union Pacific Railroad Company Eastern Division
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Union Passenger Office
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United States. Office of Defense Transportation
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United States. Office of War Information
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Vermilion County Permanent Roads Association
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Voigt, F. R.
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Walker, Charles
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Wrightson and Company
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Darling and Son, Ltd.
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Francis and Valentine, Commercial Steam Printing
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Marsh Engineering Company
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Merchant's Association of New York
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New York (N.Y.)
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Office of the Gen'l Passenger and Ticket Agent
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Paris and Danville Railroad Company
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Pirola
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Roberts, C. C.
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Springfield (Ill.)
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Union Pacific Railroad Company Eastern Division
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Union Passenger Station
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Vermilion County Permanent Roads Association
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Virgil Liberman and Levi Eliel
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Wrightson and Company
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Subject
Transportation
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Advertising
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Cars
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McLean County, Illinois
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Automobiles--United States
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Automobiles
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Land transportation
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Advertisements
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French Colonial Period
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Fur trade
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Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909
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Voyageurs
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Commerce
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Politics and government
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Travel
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Agriculture
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Aircraft
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Building
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Railroads
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Corn
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Horses
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Railroad locomotives
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Tourism
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Trains
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World War II
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Air transportation
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Aviation
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Chevrolet--Automobile
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Dodge--Automobile
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Engines
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Entertainment
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Ford--Automobile
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Franklin--Automobile
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Grain elevators
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Hupmobile--Automobile
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Inventions
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LaSalle--Automobile
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Livestock
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Motorized buggy
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Patents
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Railroad passenger cars
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Railroad stations
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Street railroads
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War posters, American
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Airmail
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Art
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Automobile dealerships
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Automobile service stations
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Automobiles--Germany
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Barns
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Benz, Bertha
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Benz, Carl, 1884-1929
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Biplanes
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Blacksmithing
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Blacksmiths
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Bloomington, Illinois
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Boats
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Business & finance
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Cavalry
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Champaign, Illinois
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Chesebro Blacksmith Shop
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Chicago, Illinois
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Colter, May, 1869-1958
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Concord, New Hampshire
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Electric automobiles
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Energy Conservation
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Entertainment events
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Farriers
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Fire
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France
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Furniture
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German Navy
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Gliders
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Highways
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Horseshoes
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Industry
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Interstate network
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Ironwork
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Land Transportation
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Law and legislation
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Miami (Florida)
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Mississippi River
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Model trains
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Models
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Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois
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Dodge Business Sedan 1922
Ford 3-window DeLuxe Coupe 1934
Saybrook, Illinois, 1900
Railroad addition to the town of Urbana
Connecticut River Railway Line poster
Best Friend Locomotive
Reduced fares to New York handbill
Paris and Danville Railroad Company pass
Great International Railway Suspension Bridge
Manchester Locomotive Works
Vermont and Mass. Railroad clipping
Articles of Incorporation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Omaha Railroad Company
The Mason Machine Works
Car coupling patent filed in Great Britain
North Chicago Rolling Mill Company advertisement
Safety Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 7
Sterling and Rock Island Rail Road Company election of directors
Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line circular
Illinois Central Railroad Company construction bond
C.U. Williams Car Dealership
Voyageur
Ford Station Wagon 1933
Bloomington, Illinois
Voyageurs around a campfire
Voyageurs in a canoe
Voyageurs portaging canoe
Twelve-horse Hitch
Stubblefield Horse
Orient Motor Buckboard
Concord Coach
Hupmobile 5-seater Touring Car 1921
DeLuxe Plymouth Sedan 1934
French Cavalry
Harley-Davidson Sport Model
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway poster
The Pittsburgh Locomotive & Car Works
Pennsylvania Central Railroad advertisement
Atlantic and Great Western Broad Gauge Railway
Illinois Central Railroad map: New Orleans to Chicago, Madison, and Omaha
Illinois Central Railroad blueprint map: New Orleans to Chicago
Dodge Business Sedan 1922
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Drawing for an advertisement
Ford 3-window DeLuxe Coupe 1934
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Saybrook, Illinois, 1900
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
This photograph shows the snow-covered streets of Saybrook, Illinois, in the winter of 1900.
Railroad addition to the town of Urbana
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1900 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A map of the "Rail Road Addition to the Town of Urbana" in Urbana, Illinois.
Connecticut River Railway Line poster
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1875 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A poster of the "Connecticut River Railway Line. The Great Pleasure and Mail Route From Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, to the White Mountains, Green Mountains, Quebec and Montreal." The "General Offices" are located in Springfield, Massachusetts. This poster includes a map of the railway.
Best Friend Locomotive
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1890 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A poster entitled "'The Best Friend', the First Locomotive built in the United States for actual service on a Railroad" describing the history of the train's construction in New York and operation for the South Carolina Railroad in 1831.
Reduced fares to New York handbill
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1898 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A handbill entitled "Reduced Fares to New York and Return" created by The Merchant's Association of New York at the Fall Trade Convention in 1898. This document includes date ranges for various railroad fare special offers.
Paris and Danville Railroad Company pass
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1876 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A pass written for Philip Shutt, Editor of The Paris Times, from the Paris and Danville Railroad Company in 1876.
Great International Railway Suspension Bridge
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1860 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
An engraving of the Great International Railway Suspension Bridge, "in full view of the Falls, connecting the United States and Canada, the New York Central and Great Western Rail Ways."
Manchester Locomotive Works
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A poster of an advertisement for "Manchester Locomotive Works [in] Manchester, New Hampshire." This broadside includes two photographs of a locomotive and the manufacturing location in New Hampshire.
Vermont and Mass. Railroad clipping
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1852 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
An advertisement for Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad, including dates and times for departures in January 1852.
Articles of Incorporation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Omaha Railroad Company
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1881 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A circular letter from the State of Illinois dictating the Articles of Incorporation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Omaha Railroad Company in Kane County. This document was signed by the Board of Directors on September 3, 1881.
The Mason Machine Works
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A poster of an advertisement for "The Mason Machine Works, Manufacturers of Cotton Machinery, Locomotives, Car Wheels" located in Taunton, Massachusetts. This advertisement includes photographs of the eight wheel locomotive, double track locomotive, and the cotton card and cotton loom.
Car coupling patent filed in Great Britain
Multi-Page Item | 5 pages | 1891 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A document providing the "complete specification" for the "improvements in automatic car couplings" invented by Albert Fontayne, Sr. of Chicago, Illinois. The patent application was filed in London, England by Herbert and Company on behalf of Fontayne on August 4, 1891 and accepted on December 5, 1891.
North Chicago Rolling Mill Company advertisement
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1878 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
An advertisement for a transportation manufacturing business. North Chicago Rolling Mill Company produced and sold pig metal, iron rails, and Bessemer steel rails.
Safety Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 7
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1936 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A monthly bulletin entitled "Safety Bulletin" issued by the Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Highways in October 1936. This issue discusses the number of traffic deaths and accidents since January 1936 and provides statistics for causes, type of accidents, and deaths in various Illinois cities. The department emphasizes safety with this slogan: ...
Sterling and Rock Island Rail Road Company election of directors
Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1860 |
Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)
A circular sent from Secretary, David Leavitt informing individuals that the Sterling & Rock Island Rail Road Company will hold an election for directors of the company for next year in Sterling, Illinois on January 12, 1860.
Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line circular
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856 |
Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)
A circular from the Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line General Freight Office informing "agents on this line are hereby authorized to make a deduction of twenty per center from tariff rates on all corn shipped to Chicago" and "on grain." This circular is dated May 6, 1856.
Illinois Central Railroad Company construction bond
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1852 |
Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)
A financial record of the Illinois Central Railroad Company "Construction Bond of $500" in this "Provisional Certificate No. 1231." This document was created in New York on August 16, 1852 and the additional installments to be paid in 1853 and 1854.
C.U. Williams Car Dealership
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
C.U. Williams had several enterprises, including this car dealership. Williams also ran a picture postcard business.
Voyageur
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
A drawing by Frederic Remington of a voyageur. A vest, leather footgear, and a jaunty cap with a tassel complete his outfit.
Ford Station Wagon 1933
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Bloomington, Illinois
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
The photo shows South Center Street in Bloomington, Illinois, around 1857. Shops, sidewalks, livestock, etc. are all visible.
Voyageurs around a campfire
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Drawing by Frederic Remington. Firelight reflects on the weary faces of the voyageurs as they enjoy smoking their pipes at the end of the day.
Voyageurs in a canoe
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Drawing by Frederic Remington. Sometimes the voyageurs transported passengers, as well as cargo.
Voyageurs portaging canoe
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Drawing by Frederic Remington. Large packs of supplies and goods were carried overland, sometimes for miles, on the backs of the voyageurs, when necessary.
Twelve-horse Hitch
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
This photo shows a 12-horse hitch being used to plow a field in McLean County, Illinois.
Stubblefield Horse
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
A Percheron horse stands in the foreground of the Stubblefield Stables. A lot of farm work was carried out with the help of Percheron or Norman horses, which were bred and sold in Normal, Illinois.
Orient Motor Buckboard
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
A flat board automobile with an air-cooled engine in the rear, a tiller for steering, curved wooden cycle fenders, and four wooden wheels with wire spokes.
Concord Coach
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
A nine passenger, Eastern-style Concord road coach. Originally the coach’s body was painted red and its carriage yellow, but the coach has been over painted with the exception of the door scenes. Its original center "jump seat" is missing, (a "jump seat" is an adjustable seat that, when it is not in use, can be hidden from view.) The two slat type seats on top of coach were ...
Hupmobile 5-seater Touring Car 1921
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Drawing for an advertisement
DeLuxe Plymouth Sedan 1934
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
French Cavalry
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Black and white photograph of French cavalry.
Harley-Davidson Sport Model
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
The Harley-Davidson 1919 Sport Model is a one-passenger motorcycle with a storage rack behind the seat. The gasoline tank is positioned between the chrome handlebars and seat. The cycle’s engine is two-cylinder and its rubber tires are chain driven. The Sport Model is painted flat army green. The rider’s seat is black.
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway poster
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1880 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A poster entitled "The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway." This advertisement by the railway's President, R. R. Gable, presents the railroad line as "The middle link in the Transcontinental Interoceanic Chain."
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.
Pennsylvania Central Railroad advertisement
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1867 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
An advertisement for the Pennsylvania Central Railroad. This clipping contains a route map, time table, and a "rates of fare from Philadelphia" list for August 1867.
Atlantic and Great Western Broad Gauge Railway
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1866 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
An advertisement for the Atlantic and Great Western Broad Gauge Railway in 1866-1847. The clipping lists three primary routes to New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and the passenger agents such as Sam A. Lewis, B. Shattuck, and A. J. Wilson.
Illinois Central Railroad map: New Orleans to Chicago, Madison, and Omaha
Multi-Page Item | 14 pages | 1900 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A map of the Illinois Central Railroad displaying routes from New Orleans, Louisiana to Chicago, Illinois, Madison, Wisconsin, and Omaha, Nebraska. This map is dated June 30, 1900. 7 copies.
Illinois Central Railroad blueprint map: New Orleans to Chicago
Multi-Page Item | 14 pages | 1877 |
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
A map of the Illinois Central Railroad displaying route from New Orleans, Louisiana to Chicago, Illinois. This map is dated December 31, 1877. 7 copies.
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