Early Photo of Cattle in a Stockyard in Chicago, Illinois (1870's)

 

"Chicago Stock Yards No. 1." Early photo of cattle in a stockyard in Chicago, Illinois, c. 1870s. Taken by photographer Louis Magnus Melander and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

Portrait of Union Artillerymen of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment Posing in Their Dining Hall in Camp Smith in Cairo, Illinois (1861)

Portrait of Union artillerymen of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment posing in their dining hall in Camp Smith in Cairo, Illinois, 1861. The roof of the structure was made from the shell of a decayed sycamore tree. The men are identified from left to right as: George L. Whittier, Wallace Ames, Chauncey R. Crandall, W. L. Southworth. From the book History of Battery "A" First Illinois Light Artillery Volunteers by Charles B. Kimbell originally published in 1899.

View of the Parlor of G. Ronnsaville’s House on LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois (1800′s)

View of the parlor of G. Ronnsaville’s house on LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois, c. 1800′s. By C. Allgeier.

Source: New York Public Library.

Ambrotype Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in Danville, Illinois (1857)

Ambrotype portrait of Abraham Lincoln in Danville, Illinois, May 1857. By Amon T. Joslin. Image from the book Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

Portrait of a Group Posing on the Porch of C. C. Merrill’s House in Galesburg, Illinois

Portrait of a group posing on the porch of C. C. Merrill’s house in Galesburg, Illinois.

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View of Clowns Posing With a Cannon in Front of a Ferris Wheel as a Crowd Looks on During Independence Day Celebrations in Marengo, Illinois (1896)

View of clowns posing with a cannon in front of a Ferris wheel as a crowd looks on during Independence Day celebrations in Marengo, Illinois, July 4, 1896. By S. L. Platt. Animated stereoview.

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Mourners in Line to See Abraham Lincoln Lying in State in the Old State Capitol Building in Springfield, Illinois (1865)

Mourners in line to see Abraham Lincoln lying in state in the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois, May 1865. By Ridgway Glover. Animated stereoview.

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A Group of Mourners Posing in Front of Abraham Lincoln’s Former Home in the 1840′s Named the Globe Tavern Sometime After Lincoln’s Assassination in Springfield, Illinois (1865)

A group of mourners posing in front of Abraham Lincoln’s former home in the 1840′s named the Globe Tavern sometime after Lincoln’s assassination in Springfield, Illinois, 1865. By Samuel Montague Fasset.

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Photograph Taken During a Political Rally at Which Horace Greeley is Said to be Speaking in St. Charles, Illinois

Photograph taken during a political rally at which Horace Greeley is said to be speaking in St. Charles, Illinois, c. 1860's.

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View of a Large Crowd Mourning the Death of President Abraham Lincoln in Court House Square a Few Days After his Assassination in Bloomington, Illinois (1865)

View of a large crowd mourning the death of President Abraham Lincoln in Court House Square a few days after his assassination in Bloomington, Illinois, April 1865. By J. R. Tankersley.

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View of People Posing in Front of Abraham Lincoln's House Draped in Mourning Sometime After Lincoln's Assassination in Springfield, Illinois (1865)

View of people posing in front of Abraham Lincoln's house draped in mourning sometime after Lincoln's assassination in Springfield, Illinois, 1865. The horse is probably one owned by Lincoln named Old Robin.

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John Flynn Posing With Abraham Lincoln's Horse Named Old Robin on the Day of Lincoln's Funeral in Springfield, Illinois (1865)

John Flynn posing with Abraham Lincoln's horse named Old Robin on the day of Lincoln's funeral in Springfield, Illinois, May 4, 1865. Flynn had bought Old Robin from Lincoln on January 23, 1861. The unidentified African American man was employed as Flynn's groom. Image from Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

View of Flooding in Cairo, Illinois (1862)

View of flooding in Cairo, Illinois, 1862. Image from Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Two African American Reverends Posing With Abraham Lincoln’s Horse Named Old Robin in Front of Lincoln’s House in Springfield, Illinois, Shortly After Lincoln’s Assassination (1865)

Two African American reverends posing with Abraham Lincoln’s horse named Old Robin in front of Lincoln’s house in Springfield, Illinois, shortly after Lincoln’s assassination, c. 1865. By F.W. Ingmire.

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Carte De Visite of a Group of Confederate POWs in the Union Prison Camp at Rock Island Prison Barracks in Illinois During the Civil War

Carte de visite of a group of Confederate POWs in the Union prison camp at Rock Island Prison Barracks in Illinois during the Civil War.

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Tintype Copy of a Lost Negative Profile Portrait of President-Elect Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois (1861)

Tintype copy of a lost negative profile portrait of President-elect Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, February 9, 1861. By Christopher S. German.

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Carte De Visite View of Union Soldiers and Other Mourners Posing Around the Receiving Vault in Oak Ridge Cemetery Where President Abraham Lincoln and His Son Were Temporarily Buried in Springfield, Illinois (1865)

Carte de visite view of Union soldiers and other unidentified mourners posing around the receiving vault in Oak Ridge Cemetery where President Abraham Lincoln and his son, William Wallace Lincoln, were temporarily buried in Springfield, Illinois, c. 1865.

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Portrait of Union Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant Taken in Cairo, Illinois (1861)

Portrait of Union Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant taken in Cairo, Illinois, October 1861. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

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View of Abraham Lincoln’s House Surrounded by Supporters During His 1860 Presidential Campaign in Springfield, Illinois (1860)

 The sign that the supporter is holding up on the right reads “Won’t you let me in, Kansas.”

Close-up of Lincoln (tall man in center) surrounded by his supporters.

View of Abraham Lincoln’s house surrounded by supporters during his 1860 presidential campaign in Springfield, Illinois, August 8, 1860. Lincoln is the tall man in white standing to the right of the front door. By William A. Shaw. From Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

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View of a Crowd Outside of the Chicago Convention Center Known as the Wigwam Which Was Built For the Republican National Convention of 1860 Where Abraham Lincoln Was Nominated to be the Republican Party Presidential Candidate (1860)

View of a crowd outside of the Chicago convention center known as the Wigwam which was built for the Republican National Convention of 1860 where Abraham Lincoln was nominated as the Republican Party presidential candidate, c. 1860. It was a temporary wooden structure that could hold around 12,000 people. Photograph by Alexander Hessler.

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