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Image of ancient corn cob and modern-day corn.

Compare the size of ancient corn cob with modern-day corn.

 Image of Peanut Roasting Machine
Image of Fidelity Lodge No. 54, I.A. of C.W. Fraternal Ribbon Image of porcelain doll head. Image of Telephone made by Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Company, 1906.
Image of Bressmer Pharmaceutical bottle.

Ca. 1889-1914

Embossed “THE John Bressmer/ Co./ SPRINGFIELD, ILL” and “C.L.G. CO”

Image of Broadwell Pharmaceutical bottle.

“Meet me at Broadwell’s.”

They said this in “Young Mr. Lincoln’s” time – and they say it today.

~“Young Mr. Lincoln” was a theater production advertised in 1939.

Image of Brown Pharmaceutical bottle, The Golden Lion.

Springfield, Illinois

1880-1897

Embossed “J.B. BROWN/DRUGGIST/&/BOOKSELLER/SPRINGFIELD/ILL”

Image of Clarkson Pharmaceutical bottles. (shows tall Clarkson bottle back left and small version front right)

Springfield, Illinois

Ca. 1906-1930

Embossed: “ROBERT CLARKSON/MODERN DRUGGIST/SPRINGFIELD, ILL” and on the base, “C.L.G. CO.”

Image of Dodds' Drug Store Pharmaceutical bottle.

Springfield, Illinois

Ca. 1894-1901

Embossed: “DODDS’ DRUG STORE/SPRINGFIELD ILL”

Image of Hoy & James Pharmaceutical bottle.

Springfield, Illinois

1901-1906

Embossed: “HOY & JAMES/DRUGGISTS/EAST SIDE SQUARE/SPRINGFIELD ILL.”

And on base: “BREED/W.B.M. CO.”

Image of typewriter produced by the Oliver Typewriter Company.

c. 1901-1907
Illinois Legacy Collection, Illinois State Museum
Transfer from Illinois State University, 1993.121.0081.0026.0006

 Image of Edison light bulb. Image of easel carved by Kate Baker, ca. 1880.
Image of duck decoy carved by Robert Elliston, ca. 1900. Image of scrapbook.

1891
Illinois Legacy Collection, Illinois State Museum
Gift of Miss Avis Hubbard, 1963.57

 Image of graduation dress.

1881
Illinois State Museum, Illinois Legacy Collection
Gift of Joan D. Keller, 2010.200

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