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A poster advertising the law business "Western Land and Mercantile Agency. T. S. Seybold & Co., Attorneys at Law and General Land and Mercantile Agents" in Ottawa, Illinois. This poster was created by…

Photographer notes that the falls are much louder than one would think.

A letter from Dixwell Lathrop describing Rockwell, Illinois and its "prominent facts as to its situation, its advantages and the principles of its organization." Dixwell Lathrop provides a detailed de…

This church was 100 years old when the photograph was taken.

The bridge in the back ground crosses the Illinois River.

The building was also the former location of the Illinois Supreme Court.

An invitation entitled "Canal Ball" for a company gathering "at the Mansion House, on Thursday, the 13th instant" in Ottawa, Illinois. This document is dated March 7, 1845.

An application from The Marseilles Manufacturing Company "for insurance against Fire, by the Illinois Mutual Fire Insurance Company, for the sum of eight thousand dollars." This document is signed by…

A contract draft of the Illinois River Bridge Company of Ottawa "to build a Bridge across the Illinois river at Ottawa, and to keep the same as a Toll Bridge." This contract was created by the Town Cl…

The woman diving said she drove all the way from Chicago to make that very dive.

A financial document addressed to Isaac Brookfield of a "Premium Note sum of $155" from Secretary William M. True. Mr. True presents the Third Annual Report of the La Salle County Mutual Fire Insuranc…

The building also serves as the auditorium for Oglesby.