Captions List for Illinois beyond Chicago Photos

Word index of all photos (without thumbnails) covering Illinois beyond Chicago: travel attractions, architecturally-significant buildings, monuments, museums.

See also: Springfield & Western Illinois
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  • Springfield: Illinois State Capitol (1868-88).
  • Springfield: Victorian buildings along South 6th Street near Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Heritage buildings opposite Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Illinois State Capitol details.
  • Springfield: Illinois State Capitol portico.
  • Springfield: Mosaic mural done by various schools at State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Great Western Railroad Depot where Lincoln made farewell speech (Feb. 11,1861) before going to Washington to become President.
  • Springfield: Model in Great Western Railroad Depot of Abe Lincoln giving farewell speech.
  • Springfield: Statue of Stephen Douglas, who debated Lincoln, in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Governor's Mansion.
  • Springfield: Shutt House, neighbor of Abraham Lincoln.
  • Booth Building (225 6th Street).
  • Springfield: Mansion on 2nd Street.
  • Springfield: Old Illinois State Capitol (1837), where Lincoln served in legislature.
  • Springfield: Old State House as seen from Lincoln's law office window.
  • Springfield: Dome of Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Sandstone Doric columns of Old State House.
  • Springfield: Statue of Abe & Mary Lincoln (2004) by Larry Anderson outside Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Statue of Abe & Mary Lincoln with Todd.
  • Springfield: Restored House of Representative chamber in Old State Capitol museum.
  • Springfield: Portrait of George Washington in House chamber of Old State Capitol museum.
  • Springfield: Stovepipe hat on desk once occupied by Abraham Lincoln in House chamber of Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: House chamber of Old State Capitol museum.
  • Springfield: Senate chamber of Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Desk in Senate chamber of Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Gas lamp in Senate chamber of Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Portrait of George Washington's family in Senate chamber of Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: 1857 map of America in Senate chamber of Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Dome interior of Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Rotunda of Old State House.
  • Springfield: Statue of Stephen Douglas, who debated Lincoln, in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Crossed staircase of Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Unique staircase of Old State House.
  • Springfield: Painting of view from Old State House looking north over Springfield (c1857).
  • Springfield: Painting of view from Old State House looking east over Springfield (c1857).
  • Springfield: Painting of view from Old State House looking south over Springfield (c1857).
  • Springfield: Painting of view from Old State House looking west over Springfield (c1857).
  • Springfield: Former Supreme court chamber in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Chandelier in Supreme court in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Visitor benches in Supreme court in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Clock in Supreme court in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Clerical room in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Games table in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Governor's reception room in Old State Capitol where Lincoln received guests after election as President.
  • Springfield: Old State Capitol adjutant's office once used by Ulysses S. Grant.
  • Springfield: Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant at Old Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Committee room in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Cane stand with torch for torch light parades in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: First State Library room in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Treasurer's offices in Old State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Illinois State Capitol (1868-88).
  • Springfield: Dome of Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Long view of Illinois State Capitol from east.
  • Springfield: Second Empire details of Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Portico detail of Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Dome interior of Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Stained glass skylight of Illinois State Capitol dome.
  • Springfield: Column details of Illinois State Capitol dome.
  • Springfield: Railings of Illinois State Capitol dome.
  • Springfield: Floor of Illinois State Capitol rotunda.
  • Springfield: Bronze reliefs showing Illinois history in State Capitol dome.
  • Springfield: Relief of soldiers at a wooden fort in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Relief of mounted frontier soldiers charging enemy in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Relief of American soldier meeting Indian in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Relief of town meeting on frontier in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Relief of Lincoln debating Douglas in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Statue commemorating women (1893), first displayed at World's Columbian Exposition, at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Statue of Abraham Lincoln at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Statue of Stephen Douglas (1813-61) at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Statue of Ulysses S. Grant at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Staircase in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Marble stair railing in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Painting of George Rogers Clark making Treaty with Indians by G.A. Fuchs at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Fuchs' painting of Treaty with Indians section of natives seated around French at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Clark's painting of Treaty with Indians detail of native life at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Details of stairwell corridor at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Pattern along stairwell corridor skylight at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Relief of horse-drawn wagon going west in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Relief of running buffalos in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Mural of oxen pulling plow at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Painting of Marquette & Joliet at an Indian village on Desplains River in 1673 in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Painting of Indians camped at Starved Rock on Illinois River in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Painting of Fort Dearborn at mouth of Chicago River in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Painting of New Salem, boyhood home Abe Lincoln near town of Springfield in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Painting showing General Grant taking command of Union troops at Cairo at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Painting of Governor Coles freeing his slaves on Ohio River in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Painting of Transformation of the Prairie in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Painting of the Rise of Chicago in Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Illinois Firefighter Memorial (1999) by Neil Broden at State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Illinois Very Special Mosaic Mural (1985) created by several community schools at State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Illinois Very Special Mosaic Mural detail at Illinois State Capitol.
  • Springfield: Illinois State Library opposite Capitol.
  • Springfield: Dana Thomas house (1902-4).
  • Springfield: Dana Thomas house has 35 rooms & the largest collection of Wright designed furniture for any of his houses.
  • Springfield: F.L. Wright textures on Dana Thomas house.
  • Springfield: Windows of Dana Thomas house.
  • Springfield: Dana Thomas house arched front door.
  • Springfield: Front door of Dana Thomas house.
  • Springfield: Lincoln-Herndon law offices in building originally built as department store & post office (1840).
  • Springfield: Abraham Lincoln's desk in his law office.
  • Springfield: T-shaped working disk in Abraham Lincoln's law office.
  • Springfield: Engraving of Henry Clay hanging in Lincoln's Law Office.
  • Springfield: Engraving of Daniel Webster in Lincoln's Law Office.
  • Springfield: Smaller office used by Lincoln-Herndon law firm while Lincoln was U.S. Representative & President in Washington (1847-52).
  • Springfield: Desk used by Lincoln immediately after election to President in Lincoln-Herndon law office building.
  • Springfield: Post office which shared Lincoln-Herndon law office building.
  • Springfield: Standing desk in another lawyer's office which shared Lincoln-Herndon law office building.
  • Springfield: Stacks of antique legal documents in lawyer's office in law office building.
  • Springfield: 1885 Subpoena in lawyer's office in legal office building.
  • Springfield: Restored judges chamber in legal office building.
  • Springfield: Courtroom restored to when Abraham Lincoln argued cases here in law office building.
  • Springfield: Tin candelabra in historic courtroom in law office building.
  • Springfield: Commons room open to all & used for jury deliberations in Lincoln-Herndon law office building.
  • Springfield: Engraving of Thomas Jefferson in Lincoln-Herndon law office building.
  • Springfield: Office of several other lawyers who also occupied Lincoln-Herndon law office building.
  • Springfield: Desk in lawyer's office.
  • Springfield: Abraham Lincoln's house (1844) (on Eighth St.) run by National Parks Service.
  • Springfield: Front parlor in Abraham Lincoln's home.
  • Springfield: Portable writing desk on octagonal table in Lincoln home.
  • Springfield: Candlesticks on parlor mantle of Lincoln home.
  • Springfield: Lincoln family's stereopticon in Lincoln home.
  • Springfield: Carpet replica in family's front room.
  • Springfield: Mantle of family's front room.
  • Springfield: Mrs. Lincoln's sewing basket in Lincoln home.
  • Springfield: Lincoln family rocking chair in Lincoln home.
  • Springfield: Abraham Lincoln's house guest bed, originally Lincoln's own bed.
  • Springfield: Abraham Lincoln's desk in Lincoln Home.
  • Springfield: Abraham Lincoln's desk in Lincoln Home.
  • Springfield: Lincoln family iron stove in Lincoln home.
  • Springfield: Engraving of Henry Clay hanging in Lincoln Home.
  • Springfield: Engraving of Daniel Webster in Lincoln Home.
  • Springfield: Lincoln family kitchen stove in Lincoln home.
  • Springfield: Model of Lincoln family home before second story was added.
  • Springfield: Abraham Lincoln campaign medals (1860) including Rail Splitter of the West, The Union Must and Shall be Preserved, & No More Slave Territory.
  • Springfield: Black forest wall clock (1825-60) may have been a gift from Mary Lincoln's father at Lincoln Home museum.
  • Springfield: Wooden fences along Lincoln's 8th Street block now restored to 1850's by National Park Service.
  • Springfield: Springfield's 8th Street as it would have appeared in Abraham Lincoln's time as restored by NPS.
  • Springfield: 8th Street house with worked wood porch.
  • Springfield: Mid 18th C cottages on Lincoln's 8th Street.
  • Springfield: Harriet Dean House (c1850) built on lot purchased from & neighboring to Abraham Lincoln, now part of Lincoln Home complex run by NPS.
  • Springfield: Green house on 8th Street, part of Lincoln Home historic park.
  • Springfield: William Beedle House on 8th street where Lincoln lived.
  • Springfield: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum (2005).
  • Springfield: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum building.
  • Springfield: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.
  • Springfield: Lincoln family replicas posed before white house at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
  • Springfield: Tableau of young Abe posed before log cabin at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
  • Springfield: Young Abe reading by firelight at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
  • Springfield: Tableau of Lincoln as young man clerking in New Salem store at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
  • Springfield: Recreation of scene of Lincoln debating Douglas at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
  • Springfield: Lincoln working in his Springfield law office while Tad plays on table at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
  • Springfield: Lincoln campaign ribbons at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
  • Springfield: Diorama of debate over Emancipation Proclamation at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
  • Springfield: Memorial obelisk & Civil War sculptures of Abraham Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Stairway to Civil War sculptures of Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Base of Lincoln's Tomb with statues designed by Larkin Mead.
  • Springfield: Top of memorial obelisk of Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Copy of Lincoln's bust by Gutzon Borglum at Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Statue of Abraham Lincoln holding Emancipation Proclamation (1874) by Larkin G. Mead at Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Detail of Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Flag bearer leads Civil War charge on Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Civil War memorial sculpture on Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Civil War officer with horse on Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Civil War drummer atop Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Civil War soldiers in battle atop Lincoln's Tomb.
  • Springfield: Sculpture of Abraham Lincoln as a ranger by Fred M. Torrey within Lincoln's monument.
  • Springfield: Sculpture of Abraham Lincoln as a circuit rider by Fred M. Torrey within Lincoln's monument.
  • Springfield: Abraham Lincoln's Tombstone (1808-65).
  • Springfield: Oak leaf & acorn pattern glass vase (1875-1925) by Mt. Washington Glass Company (New Bedford, MA) at Illinois State Museum.
  • Springfield: Red rib pattern glass pitcher (1886-1900) at Illinois State Museum.
  • Springfield: French Art Nouveau vases (1900-10) (two front by Emile Gallé) at Illinois State Museum.
  • Springfield: Iridescent Aurene Art Glass vase (1904-18) by Steuben Glass (Corning, NY) at Illinois State Museum.
  • Springfield: Collection of pitchers, vases & bowls at Illinois State Museum.
  • Springfield: Pressed colored glass dinnerware (1930s) at Illinois State Museum.
  • Springfield: Metal kitchen table (1942) & Stetson China Company dinnerware (1946-66) (Lincoln, IL) at Illinois State Museum.
  • Springfield: Candelabra at Illinois State Museum.
  • Springfield: Red glass snake paperweight at Illinois State Museum.
  • Springfield: Flowers in yellow paperweight at Illinois State Museum.
  • Springfield: George Washington portrait paperweight at Illinois State Museum.
  • Details of Venetian paperweight at Illinois State Museum.
  • New Salem: Second Berry Lincoln store where Abraham Lincoln taught himself law.
  • New Salem: Recreated log cabins of town (c1820s) where Lincoln's spent teen years.
  • New Salem: Miller-Kelso cabin & blacksmith shop.
  • New Salem: Cooper shop, the only original structure returned to site of Lincoln's youth.
  • Grain silo on Mississippi River Road near Prairie du Rocher.
  • Maeys Town: General Store on Mississippi River Road.
  • Bloomington: Mansion of Judge David Davis rode circuit with Abraham Lincoln & was appointed by him to the Supreme Court.
  • Bloomington: David Davis (aka Clover Lawn) Mansion (1872).
  • Bloomington: David Davis Mansion Second Empire tower.
  • Bloomington: City corn cob decorations: Ameri-corn by Sue Fletcher & Donna Rae Alsene.
  • Bloomington: City corn cob decorations: Totem by Ron Woj Tanowski.
  • Monks Mound (900-1200 AD), largest dirt pyramid in America at Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site.
  • Mural of Cahokia Mounds site in ancient times with Monks Mound.
  • Birdman Tablet (1300) symbol of Cahokia Mounds.
  • Iron Truss bridges over Kankakee River in Illinois.
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