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Lincoln's Home Visitor Pamphlet from 1937

A pamphlet from the Lincoln Home that was handed out to visitors in 1937. The contributor, Jared Kaylor, got it from his uncle who came into…

Eugene Taylor letter

Eugene Taylor sent this letter home to his mother, apologizing for joining the marines during WWII. The letter is in cursive on lined notebook paper.

Eugene Taylor postcard

This postcard was sent by Eugene Taylor to his parents in Pekin, IL, after joining the Marines in WWII. The postcard was sent from Chicago and…

Eugene Taylor letters home

This multi-page letter was the last letter Eugene Taylor sent before being deployed during WWII. The letter was written over several days between…

Eugene Taylor Scrapbook

This scrapbook contains letters and pictures from Eugene Taylor from before his deployment. Taylor served the marines in the Pacific theater in WWII.…

Eugene Taylor photo journal

This is Eugene Taylor's photo journal from his time in the Pacific theater during WWII. The pictures are mainly of his friends and the people he knew.…

"Duke'n Out Duke" GOP Political Button

This button commemorates the 1988 Republican National Convention, held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The phrase "Duke'n Out Duke" may refer to George…

Photograph of Springfield Hospital and Training School with accompanying information.

The photo is accompanied by a short excerpt explaining the founding and expansion of the Springfield Hospital and Training School. This hospital would…

Proof of Snow ancestor living across the street from Abraham Lincoln.

Multiple public records as well as a family bible entry that prove the Snow family lived across the street from Abraham Lincoln.

Civil War Tombstone Rubbing

Cloth overlaid and defined with charcoal to replicate the headstone of a Civil War Soldiers headstone located in Camp Butler Illinois. Veteran's…