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Title: Description of Chicago and Western Indiana R.R. Co. Properties including Belt Division Leased to Belt Railway Company of Chicago
Date: 1951, 1951

Title: Property and Operations of the Illinois Central in Chicago
Date: 1937-03-06, 1937-03-06

Title: Inspection Trip Chicago Metropolitan District Viewing Facilities of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Date: 1937-06-06, 1937-06-06

Title: "To Men and Women Who Have Served" Leaflet
Date: 1936
Description: 9 5/16 inches by 3 13/16 inches white leaflet with black writing. At the top of the front page there are black letters spelling “TO MEN and WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED". In the middle of the front page there is a photo of Alf Landon. Alongside the right hand side of both the front and back there are black stars. Beginning on the front and continuing onto the back, Alf Landon discusses the character of

Title: Roosevelt Followers Pamphlet
Date: 1924
Description: 9 inches by 4 inches tan pamphlet with black writing. The top of the front page has black letters spelling "Roosevelt Followers Brand LaFollette As Socialist Not Entitled to Progressive Support". The pamphlet is from progressive supporters of Theodore Roosevelt who do not believe progressives should back LaFollette's progressive candidacy for President in 1924. There are four sections of this

Title: 11th APIC National Convention Program
Date: 1983-08
Description: 8 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches white program with red writing and blue images. The top portion of the cover has stylized red letters spelling "Welcome to Chicago". In the middle there are blue images of campaign buttons for Mayor of Chicago from Daley, Harold Washington, and Jane Byrne. Above the images are red letters spelling "Republican Stronghold from the Lincoln elections to 1931... Bastion of

Title: Democratic National Convention 1952 - Guest Ticket
Date: 1952-07
Description: Guest admission ticket for the 1952 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. The front of the ticket has a sketch of former President Thomas Jefferson with a quote reading "The last hope of human liberty in this world rests with us." The opposite side of the ticket has the Great Seal of the United States.

Title: Coolidge and Dawes - Red White and Blue Button
Date: 1924
Description: 7/8-inch pin back, red, white and blue button featuring the words, "Coolidge and Dawes" promoting their campaign for the 1924 presidential election.

Title: La Follette & Wheeler Pin
Date: 1924
Description: Bronze, circular button with profile portraits of Robert M La Follette and Burton K. Wheeler. Pin used in Follette's 1924 presidential campaign. Reverse button has inscriptions for Green Duck Company (Chicago, Il.)

Title: Coolidge-Dawes Club Button
Date: 1924
Description: 7/8-inch, pin back button with red white and blue sections divided equally like a pie with the words "Coolidge Dawes Club" written on it in promotion of President Calvin Coolidge's 1924 presidential campaign. Reverse has label for Geraghty & Company (Chicago, Il.)

Title: Speed Recovery, Re-Elect Hoover Button
Description: 7/8-inch, pin back button with white text reading, "Speed Recovery, Re-Elect Hoover" with a red and blue background. Reverse has label for Greenduck Company (Chicago, Il.)

Title: Hoover, Red, White, and Blue Button
Description: 7/8-inch, white, pin back button in red, white and blue with the word, "HOOVER" in blue across the white stripe. Reverse has label for Green Duck Company (Chicago, Il.)

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother Discussing the War and Investment Prospects 1864
Date: 1864-09-23
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother discussing the war and investment prospects. He believed Duvall was wavering now to the success of the Rebellion. Things seemed to be quieting on the river, and there had not been disturbances by guerillas. He mentioned that if people would leave Uncle Abe alone, he would settle the question of coercion. Moore heard of farmers now desiring to raise sheep as a wool factory was being completed. There was now a market for mutton in Chicago and St. Louis, and that it might have benefited him to invest a few thousand into that business, if William thought it was a good idea.

Title: Photograph of the Palmer Mansion
Description: Photograph of the Palmer Mansion in Chicago, Illinois. The building is covered in vegetation on one side, and there are trees on the sidewalk in front of it.

Title: P-084: Captain Enos B. Moore Diaries and Correspondence
Date: 1853
Description: This collection of letters and diaries of Captain Enos B. Moore preserves a turbulent time in US and river history, the years leading up to and through the Civil War. Moore piloted steamboats on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers for 45 years, between 1844-1889. The letters date from 1853 to 1865. The four diaries contain daily entries for years 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1865. Subjects include river

Title: Martin Marion Jumping
Date: 1940-04-19, 1940-04-20
Description: "Chicago, ILL., April 19. - Hank Leiber of the Cubs is shown sliding safely into second base in the third inning of today's game against the Cardinals. Shortstop Martin Marion had to leap high to pull down Second Baseman Stu Martin's wild throw. The batter was Dominic Dallessandro."

Title: Terry Moore and Fred Haney
Date: 1940-12-8
Description: "When Manager Fred Haney of the Browns (right) returned from Atlanta, and Terry Moore of the Cardinals returned from a four-day hunting trip, they were pressed into service to autograph Christmas ticket books at St. Louis' baseball Christmas headquarters, Greenfield's Sixth and Locust. Haney will depart for Chicago tomorrow with club officials, to take part in the major league confabs."

Title: Green Diamond Chicago-St. Louis 4 Hours 55 Minutes
Date: 1936, 1936
Description: Promotional brochure and timetable for the Illinois Central Green Diamond Train.

Title: Just Roosevelt Button
Description: This 7/8-inch red button features a silhouette of a rooster and reads "Just Roosevelt" in blue text. The reverse has a label for Green Duck Company (Chicago, Il.).

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