The Orphan Trains
Between 1854 and 1929, up to 200,000 children were sent away on trains to be adopted by new families. In...
Month: March 2019
Old images of Madison Wisconsin. (Slideshow)
Madison, Wisconsin is the “City of Four Lakes.” In 1836, the city, just a name on a paper, was named...
WPA, Great Depression-era posters
In 1935, during the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established.Over its eight years of existence, the WPA put around...
Murder at Starved Rock
Starved Rock State Park, two hours southeast of Chicago, is one of the most beautiful spots in Illinois. The park...
Construction of the John Hancock Center (Video Footage)
(Video from thekinolibrary)