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[Cherry mine disaster, woman with a shawl wrapped around her head and shoulders holding a small child, standing over fire hoses strung along the ground near buildings of the St. Paul Coal Company mine with a group of men visible in the background after a
[Doremus Congregational Church excursion train wreck, overturned and damaged train cars with men and children standing in front of the wreckage]
[Eastland disaster, Francis and Florian Nowak's funeral procession, adults carrying wreathes precede pallbearers]
[Eastland disaster, Francis and Florian Nowak's, funeral procession, children carrying flowers precede the pallbearers]
[Eastland disaster, hearses pulled up outside the backdoor of the Second Regiment Armory]
[Eastland disaster, people exiting and entering the temporary morgue in the Second Regiment Armory]
[Eastland disaster, people lined up outside the temporary morgue at the Second Regiment Armory]
[Eastland disaster, people standing and sitting outside the temporary morgue at the Second Regiment Armory]
[Eastland disaster, Spectators watching the disaster rescue efforts, wicker baby carriage is partially visible]
[Family members of some victims of the water-intake crib disaster exiting a streetcar]
[Funeral procession for victims of water-intake crib fire]
Washburne Avenue: Alley, Shack Fire

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Milo Kendall Papers, 1798-1925

Vermont native who settled in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, in 1846 and practiced law there for over sixty years. Papers include extensive records of Kendall's legal practice, family correspondence, and real estate records.

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Photographic prints made by staff of the Chicago Daily News, ca. 1932-1970.

Photographic prints made by the Chicago Daily News staff, primarily showing people and events in Chicago (Ill.). Events include air and rail accidents, demonstrations, exhibitions, and political events. People include artists, entertainers, government employees, police, and politicians. Also incl...

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Roswell B. Mason papers

Correspondence, proclamations, deeds, etc. of Roswell B. Mason and other family members. Includes ca. 60 items, October-November 1871, relating to the Great Chicago Fire, while Mason was mayor, including letters (2) and proclamation by General Sheridan, proclamations by Mason, and letters from th...

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