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Holiday Inn, La Salle, Illinois

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This image is an artist’s rendition of the La Salle, Illinois Holiday Inn as it might look from an elevated view.

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The description states:
Holiday Inn
LASALLE — PERU, ILLINOIS
P. O. Box 555
La Salle, Illinois 61301
Intersection Interstate 80 and U. S. 51
Ph: 224-1060 — AC: 815
Swimming Pool — Air-conditioned — Restaurant
Free TV — Free Holidex Reservations
–The Holidex reservation system was implemented for all affiliated Holiday Inns to enable travelers to book their next stay at their destination city before leaving on their journey. It proved to be popular and profitable.
This business still exists at this location, but the building has been demolished and replaced.
This image likely dates from the 1960s.

Manor Motel Swimming Pool, Channahon, Illinois

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Following along on the previous image, this card shows the swimming pool at the same establishment seen previously from the front: the Manor Motel.

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The description states:
50 Mi. S. W. of Chicago
Manor Motel
U. S. 6 and 66 — JOLIET, ILL.
48 Units — Channahon, Ill.
Area Code 815 — 462-5385
Member The Best Western Motels  Recommended by Duncan Hines
–A visible safety barrier has been installed, presumably to separate swimmers and non-swimmers. The diving board is still in place, but most pools have since removed them as a potential liability.
This image likely dates from the 1960s.

Manor Motel, Channahon, Illinois

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This image is an overview showing the expansive lawn and front of the Manor Motel in Channahon, Illinois.

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The description states:
50 Mi. S. W. of Chicago
Manor Motel
Mail Address: R. F. D. 3 — JOLIET, ILL.
48 Units — U. S. 6 and 66, at overpass
Channahon, Ill., Area Code 815, 462-5385
Member  The Best Western Motels
–This establishment still exists in the same form at the same location, shown here. Even the tiny pine tree has survived to become the towering object in the foreground.
This image likely dates from the 1960s.

TraveLodge, Springfield, Illinois

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This image shows an early view of the TraveLodge motel as it extisted in Springfield, Illinois.
The description states:
SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS TRAVELODGE
One Block of Lincoln’s Home
Phone 528-4341
60 Units
500 South Ninth, U. S. City 66; 2 blks North of U. S. 36-54. Elevator, Air Conditioned, Electric heat, TV, Heated Swimming Pool, Direct Dial Phones. Toodle House Restaurant.
–This building has been demolished and replaced with the Illinois Community Health Foundation building in the same location.
This image likely dates from the 1960s

First Street, La Salle, Illinois

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This image shows the main business street in La Salle, Illinois as it looks in the 1950s.

Ektachrome by Jack Taylor


The description states:
FIRST STREET BUSINESS SECTION LOOKING WEST, 
La Salle, Illinois
—This business district still exists, having been modernized over the decades.
This card was used, and is dated 12 June 1955.

Off the Hi-way Court, Savannah, Illinois

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This image shows a road leading to a collection of separate cottages that make up the Off the Hi-Way Court, an early version of motel.
The caption states:
OFF THE HI-WAY COURT
3 BLOCKS OFF ROUTE 64
SAVANNA, ILLINOIS
PHONE 6844
–There is no additional description on the back of this card, as it is a typical photo-card converted from a photo by stamping the back with postcard markings.
Savanna, Illinois is on the border of Illinois and Iowa, separated by the Mississippi River. It is very unlikely this establishment still exists.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Covenant Children’s Home, Princeton, Illinois

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This image is of the main building and some grounds around the Covenant Children’s Home located in Princeton, Illinois.

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The description states:
THE COVENANT CHILDREN’S HOME
Princeton, Illinois
Began its care of children between ages 3 and 18 in October, 1921. Three types of care are now given — 40 in residential, unlimited in foster home and adoptive home. The Home is affiliated with The Evangelical Covenant Church of America. Vistors welcomed.
–The establishment still exists as the Covenant Children’s Ministries, but they closed their residential program in 2000.
This image likely dates from the 1950s

Lincoln Post Office, New Salem, Illinois

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This image shows a simple log building that served as a store for the Herndon Brothers in 1831, and over time morphed into the New Salem, Illinois Post Office operated by Abraham Lincoln from 1833 to 1836.

Ektachrome by Brock


The description states:
FIRST BERRY-LINCOLN STORE-U.S. POST
OFFICE, NEW SALEM STATE PARK
LINCOLN’S NEW SALEM, ILLINOIS
James and Rowan Herndon, brothers, built this store building probably in the fall of 1831, and engaged in the mercantile business.
James Herndon, at that time a bachelor and boarding at the Rutledge Tavern, sold his interest to  William F. Berry early in the summer of 1832, and later in the same year Rowan sold his interest to Abraham Lincoln, taking Lincoln’s note in payment.
Abraham Lincoln served as Postmaster in New Salem from May 7, 1833 to May 30, 1836, when the office was discontinued. Post Office re-established Feb 12, 1940 as Lincoln’s New Salem, Illinois.
–This building is part of the larger reconstructed Lincoln’s New Salem historic park, and there are additional buildings besides the one shown here.
This postcard was used and is dated 14 April 1963.

Lincoln Tomb External View, Springfield, Illinois

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This image shows the outside of the Lincoln Monument complex, showing the obelisk, the statue and the bronze head exhibited outside, as well as the entrance to the tomb on the lower level.
There is no description on the back of this card.
Currently this is better known as the Lincoln Tomb, no doubt to help differentiate this structure from other monuments to Lincoln (especially the one in Washington, D.C.).
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Lincoln Burial Chamber, Springfield, Illinois

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This photo shows the recently completed renovation of the burial chamber which houses the former President, his wife and three of his children.
There is no description on the back of this card.
–The bodies are located a few feet behind and ten feet below the floor of this room, per the request of Lincoln’s longest surviving son, Robert.
This image likely dates from the 1930s.