Documenting C-SPAN: The First Four Decades (1979-2015)

Items

• Brian Lamb near column with statue, Alton, Illinois

  Brian Lamb poses near a tall, outdoor column topped with a winged figure. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• Elijah Parish Lovejoy memorial

  View of a memorial stone which reads "Elijah Parish Lovejoy (Nov. 9, 1802-Nov. 7, 1837) was a newspaper editor, social reformer, and Presbyterian minister whose death at the hands of an angry mob at Alton, Illinois, made him an enduring symbol of the fight for human liberty and freedom of the press. Born in Albion, Maine, Lovejoy graduated from Waterville (Now Colby) College in 1826. Lovejoy decided to become a minister and returned to the east to study at Princeton Theological Seminary." This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• People in courtyard, Alton, Illinois

  A group of people, stand in a small courtyard looking at different memorial stones. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• Person at street market, Alton, Illinois

  A person poses amid an outdoor street market on a brick street. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• People around gravesite, Alton, Illinois

  A group of people stand around a gravesite enclosed in an iron fenced area of a cemetery. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• People around gravesite, Alton, Illinois

  A group of people stand around a gravesite enclosed in an iron fenced area of a cemetery. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• People around gravesite, Alton, Illinois

  A group of people stand around a gravesite enclosed in an iron fenced area of a cemetery. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• People in courtyard, Alton, Illinois

  Two people stand near a young person in a large courtyard. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• Cemetery, Alton Illinois

  View of a cemetery showing several grave markers with names such as "Stoehr" and "Sheahan" on them. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• Person near gravesite, Alton, Illinois

  A person stands in a cemetery staring down at a grave marker enclosed in an iron fenced area within a cemetery. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• People on platform with Robert Pershing Wadlow statue, Alton, Illinois

  A person and young person stand on a platform with a statue of Robert Pershing Wadlow. The statue plaque reads "Robert Pershing Wadlow, February 12, 1918 - July 15, 1940." This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• People on platform with Robert Pershing Wadlow statue, Alton, Illinois

  Two people stand on a platform with a statue of Robert Pershing Wadlow. The statue plaque reads "Robert Pershing Wadlow, February 12, 1918 - July 15, 1940." This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• Susan Swain and others near Robert Pershing Wadlow statue, Alton, Illinois

  Susan Swain and someone else stand near an outdoor statue of Robert Pershing Wadlow. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Alton, Illinois.
• Production team working, Quincy, Illinois

  Two people wearing headsets work with production equipment. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Production team working, Quincy, Illinois

  Two people wearing headsets work with production equipment. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Person wearing suit, Quincy, Illinois

  A person wearing a suit, bowtie, and bowler hat poses outdoors. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Person on two-way radio, Quincy, Illinois

  A person talking into a portable two-way radio walks outdoors near a fountain. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Susan Swain and others near van, Quincy, Illinois

  Susan Swain and two other people stand outside near a red van. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Alex Walworth on platform, Quincy, Illinois

  Alex Walworth sits in a chair on a stage with some production equipment nearby. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Alex Walworth on platform, Quincy, Illinois

  Alex Walworth sits in a chair on a tall stage while other people mingle behind her. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Sherry Sanders-Smith and person in white, lace dress, Quincy, Illinois

  A person wearing a white, lace, period dress poses outdoors with Sherry Sanders-Smith, who has on a Lincoln-Douglas Debate Staff badge. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Person in white, lace dress, Quincy, Illinois

  A person wearing a white, lace, period dress poses outdoors with another person dressed in a tan suit. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Person in white, lace dress, Quincy, Illinois

  A person wearing a white, lace, period dress poses outdoors near some metal stairs. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Sherry Sanders-Smith and others producing, Quincy, Illinois

  Sherry Sanders-Smith and another person, both wearing headsets, appear to watch a screen which is out of frame. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Jason Scanlan at mixing board, Quincy, Illinois

  Jason Scanlan sits at a mixing board. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Cameraperson in period clothing, Quincy, Illinois

  A young person in 19th-century period costume sits near a C-SPAN video camera. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Sherry Sanders-Smith at mixing board, Quincy, Illinois

  Sherry Sanders-Smith, wearing a headset and a Lincoln-Douglas Debate Staff badge, sits at a large mixing board. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Jerry with production equipment, Quincy, Illinois

  A person named Jerry holds some batteries while surrounded by television production equipment. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Sherry Sanders-Smith, Quincy, Illinois

  Sherry Sanders-Smith, wearing a Lincoln-Douglas Debates staff badge, leans on a table near some production equipment. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.
• Flood line, Quincy Illinois

  A view through a window in a store; a decal on the window illustrates a flood line from a 1993 flood. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Quincy, Illinois.