A person stands holding a small sign which says "Important Intelligence! Found his mother. On the 15th inst., after long search and intense yearning of filian affection Stephen Arnold Douglas! Found his disconsolate, maternal relative at Clifton Springs, N.Y., and, notwithstanding a severe cold and sore throat, spoke to her an hour and a half on the great service she had done her country, by giving birth to popular sovereignty and a short-legged son. The venerable lady wept tears of joy as she embraced her long lost but newly found Japhet. 'He had a mother.'" This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Ottawa, Illinois.
Close-up of a sign which says "Important Intelligence! Found his mother. On the 15th inst., after long search and intense yearning of filian affection Stephen Arnold Douglas! Found his disconsolate, maternal relative at Clifton Springs, N.Y., and, notwithstanding a severe cold and sore throat, spoke to her an hour and a half on the great service she had done her country, by giving birth to popular sovereignty and a short-legged son. The venerable lady wept tears of joy as she embraced her long lost but newly found Japhet. 'He had a mother.'" This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Ottawa, Illinois.
Nick Kalogeresis, member of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the Lincoln-Douglas Events Co-Coordinator in Ottawa sits at a restaurant table with another person. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Ottawa, Illinois.
Six people pose while seated around a restaurant table. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Ottawa, Illinois.
Four people pose for a photo while seated around a restaurant table. Susan Swain sits second from right. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Ottawa, Illinois.
Six people pose while seated around a restaurant table. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Ottawa, Illinois.
A neon sign in the shape of a shield reads "Monte's Riverside Inn Delicious Food Cocktails" with a marquee below that reads "The Undebatable Choice." This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Ottawa, Illinois.
A group of six people seated around a restaurant table while a member of the wait staff stands by. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Ottawa, Illinois.
Susan Swain reaches into a box wrapped in blue with white stars, while a person stands next to her and others seated in the room look on. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
An unidentified person poses standing outdoors. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person stands in a conference room wearing a shirt which says "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Live on C-SPAN." This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb stands in a conference room near a person wearing a shirt that reads "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Live on C-SPAN" and Susan Swain, who is holding a bronze statuette. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb stands in a conference room near a person wearing a shirt that reads "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Live on C-SPAN" who is clapping. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb stands in a conference room near a person wearing a shirt that reads "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Live on C-SPAN" and Susan Swain, who is holding a bronze statuette. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Susan Swain and an unidentified person sit partially in the open trunk of a white minivan parked near a tree and a large storage truck. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb stands outdoors, posing with two older people. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person wearing a 19th-century period costume walks on a gravel road and removes his stovepipe hat. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
People set up materials on tables in a yellow, outdoor tent with banners reading "C-SPAN in the Classroom" and "Continental Cablevision." This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb and Mandy Hill, wearing a VIP badge, pose near the C-SPAN School Bus. Hill, from Morgantown, West Virginia, was the essay winner for the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Essay Contest. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Several people stand together by a large yellow, outdoor tent in front of a "C-SPAN in the Classroom" banner. Second from the left, wearing a VIP badge, is Mandy Hill. Hill is from Morgantown, West Virginia and was the winner of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Essay Contest. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Two people sit in a control room and operate large sets of audiovisual production equipment. Someone in the background is speaking on the phone. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb sits in a chair in front of a camera while a person in blue points out a newspaper article to him. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb sits in a chair in front of a camera while a person in blue gives a thumbs up to the camera. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, and two other people post together in a room while Brian Lamb points a small camera at the photographer. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A red-headed person stands in a room holding a camera. Behind her, people mill about a long table covered in a white tablecloth. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb speaks with an unidentified person in a reception room. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A group of people, some dressed in 19th-century period costume, pose around a table with a red tablecloth and used dishes on it. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Matthew McGuire, wearing a nametag, listens while another person leans over to have a conversation. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Many people seated around long tables covered in red tablecloths and used dishes in a reception room look at something out of frame. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Susan Swain leans on a box in a conference room near a person wearing a shirt that reads "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Live on C-SPAN." This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Susan Swain speaks with an older person dressed in 19th-century period costume. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Close-up of a bronze plaque which reads "Presented by Hon. W.T. Rawleigh, August 27, 1929 to commemorate the Lincoln-Douglas Debate held in Freeport, Illinois. August 27, 1858." This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb stares up at a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person sits on a bench near a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person looks at the base of a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb stares up at a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Close up of a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
Brian Lamb stares up at a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person looks at a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person points at a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person poses with a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person poses with a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person sits on a bench near a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person in 19th-century period costume handles a bundle of cables on the side of a street. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person in 19th-century period costume opens the front of his suit jacket while sitting next to a video camera on a tripod. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
A person in 19th-century period costume poses next to another person wearing a badge that says "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Live on C-SPAN, Staff." This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
An elderly person sits in a wooden chair in an empty chamber with many wooden tables and chairs. This photograph was taken as part of filming C-SPAN's Lincoln-Douglas Debates series in Freeport, Illinois.
