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- Collection: UIS History Harvest 2018 - Being Illinoisan
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…
Cigarette LighterThis is a cigarette lighter, probably from the 1940s. It may have been used in WWII. It was acquired at an antique shop.
Roger E. Chapin at the Race Riots National Guard CampImages regarding Roger E. Chapin and his father, E.L. Chapin, and their involvement with the aftermath of the 1908 Springfield Race Riots. Roger,…
"Duke'n Out Duke" GOP Political ButtonThis 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 RubbingCloth overlaid and defined with charcoal to replicate the headstone of a Civil War Soldiers headstone located in Camp Butler Illinois. Veteran's…
The history & growth of the minority officer in the Illinois State PoliceA magazine article talking about the changes in the growth of minorities in the Illinois State Police force in the 1970s.
Robert Moore and Dick CheneyPicture of U.S. Marshall Robert Moore and Vice President Dick Cheney at the White House.
Visiting the Bozo ShowJoe Pecoraro and his sibling visiting the Bozo the Clown Show in April of 1979.