It's pretty obvious that the man is Eddie Rayburn from the previous post. I still can't find any info on the Rayburn family, but I was able to dig up a bit of information on photographer G. N. Burleigh. He had a studio in Taylorville, Illinois from 1878 to 1886. Then he was in Jerseyville, Illinois for a year in 1888, and finally ended up in the Illinois state capitol, Springfield from 1891-1900. So, at the very least we can pin down this image to a ten year period. But, what was Eddie, his wife, and by the look of it, a new child doing in the state capitol? Did he move from Mason City? A visit?
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