SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library

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Cappella Sistina

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Bond poem, Horrell photos, Martell background

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Charles S. Peirce in The Open Court Publishing Company Records, 1890-1910

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Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914), deemed the "American Aristotle," is a famous philosopher and scientist of the 19th and 20th centuries. He is most…

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The Life of Mary Hegeler Carus

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Tri-State Tornado damage to the Baptist Church in Murphysboro, Illinois

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Tri-State Tornado damage to the Baptist Church at Murphysboro, IL, 1925.

Battle of Virden, Illinois, 1898

Miners gathering at the railroad tracks in Virden, Illinois on October 12, 1898, to meet the trainload of strikebreakers scheduled to arrive by rail.

Coal miner, photographed by William "Doc" Horrell

Photograph of a coal miner by William "Doc" Horrell.