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Photo of The Urbana City Building at 107-109 S. Market St.

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Photo of The Urbana Free Library at 203 S. Race Street

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Portrait of Joseph Oscar Cunningham (1830-1917). Upon his death, Cunningham left his library of 300+ books of American history to the soon-to-be opened Samuel T. Busey Memorial Library.

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Photo of Mary E. Busey, William L. Abbott, Chairman, Carrie T. Alexander of Belleville, Frederic L. Hatch of Spring Grove, and Laura T. Evans of Taylorville (left to right)

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Portrait of the Busey family with Samuel T. Busey and Mary E. Busey

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Photo of Masonic Temple at 201 W. Main St

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

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Busey Mansion at 502 W. Main Street, the residence of Mary and Samuel T. Busey.

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Newspaper clipping about the opening of the Samuel T. Busey Memorial Library
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