View of the crowd and the stage on the east side of Old Main during the 1908 Lincoln-Douglas debate celebration.

Stage and speaker at the 1908 Lincoln-Douglas debate celebration. The man seated to the right of the speaker is Clark E. Carr.

Stage and speaker at the 1908 Lincoln-Douglas debate celebration. The man seated to the right of the speaker is Clark E. Carr.

Grandson of Stephen A. Douglas on stage at the 1908 Lincoln-Douglas debate celebration. The man seated to the right of the speaker is Clark E. Carr.

Clark E. Carr addresses the crowd at the 1908 Lincoln-Douglas debate celebration.

Representative G.W. Prince of Galesburg addresses the crowd at the 1908 Lincoln-Douglas debate celebration.

William Howard Taft, Republican candidate for president of the United States addresses the crowd at the 1908 Lincoln-Douglas debate celebration.