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Category Archives: Illustrations
Great National Horse Show and Equestrian Fair, 1865
The 11th annual Great National Horse Show and Equestrian Fair, held on the outskirts of Springfield in August 1865, was neither national nor, apparently, all that great. But it did draw Harper’s Weekly, the era’s most popular magazine, to central … Continue reading
Posted in Amusements, Illustrations, Maps, Spectacles, Sports and recreation
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Fashions in men’s hats, 1904 (John Lutz store)
Hats were a high-fashion item for men in 1904, and John Lutz, one of downtown’s longest-lasting hatters and haberdashers, offered a lot of choices. When he died, Lutz (1856-1921) had sold men’s clothing from the same address, 204 S. Sixth … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Illustrations, Prominent figures, Social life
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The first Lincoln home (214 S. Fourth St.)
Immediately after their marriage on Nov. 4, 1842, Abraham and Mary Lincoln rented a single room at the Globe Tavern, 315 E. Adams St. In the fall of 1843, following the birth at the Globe of their son Robert, the … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, Hotels & taverns, Illustrations, Lincoln, Abraham, Markers
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Downtown business map, 1913
The Oct. 7 and 8, 1913, editions of the Illinois State Register, published during the Illinois State Fair (then held in the fall) included a map of the area surrounding Springfield’s courthouse square that showed many of the city’s downtown … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, Business, Illustrations, Maps
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Measles vaccinations, 1966 (photo)
In February 1966, Illinois Department of Public Health officials predicted a major measles outbreak unless local agencies set up crash immunization programs. “We will have a severe epidemic with deaths and encephalitis … unless there is widespread use of the … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Illustrations, Medicine, Public health, Uncategorized
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‘Poor House Rules’ — the drawings of Alfred S. Harkness
Alfred S. Harkness (1866-1941) was an artist, illustrator and engraver whose specialty — at least for part of the time he lived in Springfield — was public health illustration. Harkness had been a member of the artist staff of the … Continue reading
1850s Springfield, in four mysterious paintings
The four paintings below show all four sides of the Springfield square in the late 1840s or early 1850s. They are unusual in two ways: their perspective, presumably from the cupola of what now is the Old State Capitol; and … Continue reading
Funeral of President Lincoln (sketch)
Illustrator William Waud and his brother Alfred, both born in London, covered the Civil War for Harper’s Weekly, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper and the New York Illustrated News. William Waud then followed the Abraham Lincoln funeral train across country. His … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Sites, Illustrations, Journalism, Lincoln Tomb, Lincoln, Abraham
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Old Market House
A 1905 drawing by A.V. Arnold shows the Old City Market and City Jail, which were in the middle of Sixth Street between Washington and Jefferson streets. The offices of the Illinois State Journal are on the right, along with … Continue reading
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George Power Farmstead
The George Power Farmstead , east of Cantrall off County Road 9.5N, is Sangamon County’s best remaining example of a 19th-century farm layout — and perhaps the site where fledgling lawyer Abraham Lincoln argued his first case. Kentucky-born George “Squire” … Continue reading