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- Collection: UIS History Harvest 2018 - Being Illinoisan
Civil War Tombstone RubbingCloth overlaid and defined with charcoal to replicate the headstone of a Civil War Soldiers headstone located in Camp Butler Illinois. Veteran's…
Eugene Taylor Boxing photo with Red SkeltonThis photo is a pre-fight photo of Roy Meyers (left) and Eugene Taylor (right). They boxed for the Marine Corps. Between the two boxers is Red…
Eugene Taylor Group PhotoA group photo of young men from Pekin, Illinois, before joining the military in WWII. Euguene Taylor is 4th from the left in the back row. Taylor…
Eugene Taylor letterEugene 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 letters homeThis 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 photo journalThis 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.…
Eugene Taylor postcardThis 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 ScrapbookThis scrapbook contains letters and pictures from Eugene Taylor from before his deployment. Taylor served the marines in the Pacific theater in WWII.…
Exhibit Showcases African American HeroesNewspaper article is about African American Robert Moore's career and life. The article talks about the exhibit that has been created on his life.
Four Presidents ButtonThis button depicts the four Presidents of the United States-Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama-that have roots in the…