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Gus Dixon’s Policy House on the 600 block of Poplar St.

Photo of First Presbyterian Church in Urbana, Illinois, taken from a vantage point on the southeast corner of the intersection of Green Street and Orchard Street.

Flatiron Building at 301 W. Main Street, Urbana. This building was designed by Joseph Royer. It was constructed in 1906 and held Royer's Architecture offices. It burned down in March 1948.

Mayor James Flynn’s 1939 re-election poster. He won the election on April 18, 1939.

Frank Jaques (1839-1896) came to Urbana in 1858. He was a lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and early supporter of the library

Image of Frederick E. Eubeling (1841-1911). Eubeling was one of the founding member of The Urbana Free Library and worked in the library during the 1890s when it was in the City Building.

Photo of patrolman Charles Cole, of the Champaign Police force, patrolling his beat of North Market Street aka Gambler’s Row.

George McKinley Bennett (1863-1955) was key member and organizer of the Urbana Association of Commerce. In 1907, this association pushed for the construction of a new library building in Urbana, which ultimately became the Samuel T. Busey Memorial…

Photo of the Gill Building aka the Knowlton and Bennett Building, 135 W. Main St.

Photo of Grandma Goodrich's Home from the early 20th century. This home sat on the current site of The Urbana Free Library, at 201 W. Elm St.