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- Collection: UIS History Harvest 2018 - Being Illinoisan
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…
"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…
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 ScrapbookThis scrapbook contains letters and pictures from Eugene Taylor from before his deployment. Taylor served the marines in the Pacific theater in WWII.…
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 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 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.
Lincoln's Home Visitor Pamphlet from 1937A 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…
WWII Tobacco Ration CardThis is a ration card for tobacco issued in the summer of 1945 to Eugene Taylor. Taylor served in the Marines during WWII. 12 of the 26 tabs have been…
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,…