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THIS ABANDONED GRADE SCHOOL IN LA PRAIRIE CENTER WAS USED AS A POLLING PLACE - NARA - 552457

THIS ABANDONED GRADE SCHOOL IN LA PRAIRIE CENTER WAS USED AS A POLLING PLACE - NARA - 552457

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NRCSIL00041(17922)(NRCS Photo Gallery)

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NRCSIL00042(17924)(NRCS Photo Gallery)

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NRCSIL00043(17926)(NRCS Photo Gallery)

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PLANTED FIELD IN ZEARING - NARA - 552466

PLANTED FIELD IN ZEARING - NARA - 552466

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PORCH OF HOUSE IN FARMINGTON - NARA - 552489

PORCH OF HOUSE IN FARMINGTON - NARA - 552489

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SIGN AND AIR CONDITIONER ON WALL IN BUDA - NARA - 552478

SIGN AND AIR CONDITIONER ON WALL IN BUDA - NARA - 552478

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Caterpillarhq

Caterpillarhq

Caterpillar world headquarters (G.O. / building AB), east from corner of Adams Street and Main Street, downtown Peoria, Illinois, USA, August 2009. Flags from front to back (right to left): Caterpillar Racing, People's Republic of China, and Brazil; the fourth flagpole (in line with window frames) has no flag.

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Fort Pimiteoui

Fort Pimiteoui

Vue cavalière du Fort Pimiteoui situé en Nouvelle-France en 1702.

Charles M. Stotz ?0 views

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Glide Model E - 1906

Glide Model E - 1906

Glide Model E Automobile, 1906

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Interstate 74 East approaches Industrial Spur exit (1987)

Interstate 74 East approaches Industrial Spur exit (1987)

Interstate 74 East approaches Industrial Spur exit - Peoria, Illinois, 1987

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Letter from D.P. Grier, Peoria, Ill., to Maj. Gen. J. A. McClernand, January 26, 1864

Letter from D.P. Grier, Peoria, Ill., to Maj. Gen. J. A. McClernand, January 26, 1864

Report of the attack by the 77th Illinois on Vicksburg's fortifications on May 22, 1863.Title: Letter from D.P. Grier, Peoria, Ill., to Maj. Gen. J. A. McClernand, January 26, 1864

Grier, David Perkins, 1836-18910 views

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Military pass of F.W. Baier and wife, signed J. McKinstry, St. Louis, September 3, 1861

Military pass of F.W. Baier and wife, signed J. McKinstry, St. Louis, September 3, 1861

Grants Baier and his wife permission to pass beyond the limits of St. Louis to go to Peoria, Illinois.Title: Military pass of F.W. Baier and wife, signed J. McKinstry, St. Louis, September 3, 1861

McKinstry, J. (Justus), 1814-18970 views

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.154864 2 - Carpodacus purpureus purpureus (Gmelin, 1789) - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen

Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.154864 2 - Carpodacus purpureus purpureus (Gmelin, 1789) - Fringillidae - bird skin specimen

Carpodacus purpureus purpureus (Gmelin, 1789)

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WEEK-WTVH-SoThePeopleWillKnow

WEEK-WTVH-SoThePeopleWillKnow

Half-page advertisement taken out in the en:Peoria Journal-Star of February 25, 1957 by two television stations in en:Peoria, Illinois—en:WEEK-TV and WTVH—advocating for the removal of channel 8 by the FCC as part of deintermixture proceedings. UHF broadcasters at the time operated at a disadvantage and were concerned that the sign-on of a VHF station would greatly affect their business.

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33-Fig 1 mound on Spoon river

33-Fig 1 mound on Spoon river

This "Fig. 1" drawing appears on 33 and seems to be described on page 34: "On the high bluff between Spoon River and Walnut Creek, on the south line of the southeast quarter section 6, township 11 north, range 56, are three mounds of some importance. The first is a common mound 3½ feet high, with a base diameter of 40 feet. This mound is three rods north of the sectional line between sections 6 and 7, and 60 rods west of the east line of section 6. (The land is owned by Henry Jacques.)" There

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ABANDONED SCHOOLHOUSE IN LA PRAIRIE. (FROM THE SITES EXHIBITION. FOR OTHER IMAGES IN THIS ASSIGNMENT, SEE FICHE... - NARA - 553818

ABANDONED SCHOOLHOUSE IN LA PRAIRIE. (FROM THE SITES EXHIBITION. FOR OTHER IMAGES IN THIS ASSIGNMENT, SEE FICHE... - NARA - 553818

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ALONG INTERSTATE 74 - NARA - 552501

ALONG INTERSTATE 74 - NARA - 552501

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ALONG INTERSTATE 74 - NARA - 552502

ALONG INTERSTATE 74 - NARA - 552502

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CLOSED STORE AND GAS STATION IN LA PRAIRIE CENTER - NARA - 552454

CLOSED STORE AND GAS STATION IN LA PRAIRIE CENTER - NARA - 552454

Russell's Market, an abandoned gas station with store in La Prairie Center, La Prairie Township, Marshall County, Illinois

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CRI&P E8A 649 with Train 12, the Peoria Rocket approaching Mossville, IL (just outside Peoria) in the early morning sun in June 1963 (23849307563)

CRI&P E8A 649 with Train 12, the Peoria Rocket approaching Mossville, IL (just outside Peoria) in the early morning sun in June 1963 (23849307563)

CRI&P E8A 649 with Train 12, the Peoria Rocket approaching Mossville, IL (just outside Peoria) in the early morning sun in June 1963. A Roger Puta Photograph.

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DAIRY HERD IN ZEARING - NARA - 552465

DAIRY HERD IN ZEARING - NARA - 552465

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Edwards, United States (Unsplash PdJjT-zYg E)

Edwards, United States (Unsplash PdJjT-zYg E)

Edwards, United States

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FARMLAND - NARA - 552483

FARMLAND - NARA - 552483

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