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Albumin photograph of Taylor, young drummer boy for 78th Colored Troops Infantry, in uniform with drum, 1864-1865.

Trail of Tears map of Southern Illinois from the USDA - US Forest Service.

Photograph of part of a gun found at the Miller Grove settlement, established in the early 1800s by a group of freed slaves in Pope County, Illinois. African American settlements were not rare at this time in southernmost Illinois; however, it is…

Photograph of a harness hook found at the Miller Grove settlement, established in the early 1800s by a group of freed slaves in Pope County, Illinois. African American settlements were not rare at this time in southernmost Illinois; however, it is…

Photograph of a doll leg found at the Miller Grove settlement, established in the early 1800s by a group of freed slaves in Pope County, Illinois. African American settlements were not rare at this time in southernmost Illinois; however, it is…

Photograph of a bottle found at the Miller Grove settlement, established in the early 1800s by a group of freed slaves in Pope County, Illinois. African American settlements were not rare at this time in southernmost Illinois; however, it is…

Portrait painting of David Crockett.

Casey Jones, as depicted on a United States Postal Service 3 cent postage stamp issued on April 29, 1950.

Photograph of fieldwork adjacent to the log “store” building at the Bridges Tavern site, conducted by the Center for Archaeological Investigation in August, 2013.
In August 2013, the CAI conducted investigations for IHPA at the Bridges Tavern site…

Photograph of participants and crowd attending the first inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln, at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Lincoln is standing under the wood canopy, at the front, midway between the left and center posts. His face is…