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1850 map of the Illinois Central Railroad and New Orleans and Ohio Railroad (which became part of the IC). Also shows the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, later part of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Also shows the proposed "Western District of…

Painting of Père Marquette and the Indians by Wilhelm Lamprecht. The original hangs in the Raynor Memorial Library at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I took a photograph on Sept. 19, 2009.

A version of Lossing's engraving (in wood) of Shawnee chief Tecumseh with water colors on platinum print after a pencil sketch by French trader Pierre Le Dru at Vincennes, taken from life about 1808.

Illustration of Shadrach Bond, Governor of Illinois from 1818 to 1822.

Woodcut print showing the New Madrid Earthquake, which was a series of strong quakes from 1811-1812.

Two cent postage stamp issued in 1929 to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Henry Hamilton's surrender of Fort Sackville in Vincennes to George Rogers Clark in 1779.

Portrait drawing of Edward Coles, second Governor of Illinois, who worked to end slavery.

Teacup excavated from Cantonment Wilkinson by the Center for Archaeological Investigations.

Creamware plate excavated from Cantonment Wilkinson by the Center for Archaeological Investigations.