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Portrait of University of Illinois Professor and Supervising architect J.M. White, one of two architects of Altgeld Hall along with UIUC Professor Nathan Ricker.

Photograph shows portrait of Susie King Taylor, who served more than three years as nurse with the 33rd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, although officially enrolled as a laundress. She also taught children and…

Portrait of architect Joseph Royer taken for 1910 Elk's Convention in Urbana

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.

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…

Portrait of Minnie Jaques

Portrait of Andrew Carnegie

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

Portrait of Mary E. Busey drawn by Leal Elementary School student Laura Stewart.

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.