1915 Engraving William A. Murdock Illinois Businessman - ORIGINAL IL1 YAM1 This building would eventually burn

This building would eventually burn down in 1921 due to an electrical fire and replaced with a more fire resistant building after a setback in the Kanto earthquake of 1923

Boris Karloff celebrating the 150th "birthday" of the novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley

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"The Monument

1915 Engraving William A. Murdock Illinois Businessman - ORIGINAL IL1 YAM1 This building would eventually burnWm. A. Murdock. This is an original 1915 black and white engraving of William A. Murdock, a prominent person in Illinois state history. Period Paper has obtained an unusual collection of engravings of Illinois movers and shakers from the 1800's and 1900's. These men and women were active in the business, industrial, and professional life of the state, and they are depicted here in black and white engravings by E. G. Williams & Bro., N. Y. Their