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The State
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ILLINOIS
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STATE OF IL
ILLINOIS
AUG 26TH1818
THE STATE CAPITOL
AT
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
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THE ILLINOIS STATE CAPITOL
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
The General Assembly authorized the construction of a new Statehouse at
Springfield, Illinois, February 25, 1868. Work was begun the same year and
the cornerstone was laid October 5, 1868. The Legislature convened in the
building for the first time in 1877. The building was not entirely completed
until 1888.
Published by Springfield News Agency, Inc., Springfield, III.
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by COLOURPICTURE PUBLISHERS, INC., Boston 30, Mass., U.S.A.
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