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  • Collection: UIS History Harvest 2022 - The Great Road Trip

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Katherine's Great Grandmother, Boho, brought the print from Poland around the turn of the 20th Century. Grandmother was a first-generation Polish immigrant. They came through Boston via immigration, settling in Mt. Iron, Minnesota. 1905/1907 The…

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Vacation to London, Paris, and Rome. purchased at Harrods of London as a souvenir. 60th anniversary of Paddington Bear. She took this vacation with her brother Steven Sosa-Krall, and his husband, Rafael Sosa-Krall, in September of 2018.

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A decorative Slovakian climbing axe given to John Transue as a gift while in Bratislava, czechoslovakia.

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While John Transue was teaching English in Czechoslovakia, he used this Czech money as daily tender. Transue would go to Zakopane, Poland on the weekends for a short getaway, and saved the Polish bills as souvenirs.

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Bridget Arthur's family was visiting family in Chicago, Illinois. They visited her Great Aunt who was a secretary for Mayor Daley at the Heidelberg restaurant.

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Henry Ford recreated this village with buildings from his lifetime. Such as where Thomas Edison created the lightbulb. Bridget Arthur's father and a family friend on a family vacation are photographed here. Arthur said this was taken at an amusement…

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Bridget Arthur's father and his family on vacation near Lake Michigan. Her family still vacations in this spot to this day (as of 2022).

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The father of Bridget Arthur at Cedar Point, Ohio in 1937. This photo was taken while her father was on vacation near Lake Michigan.

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Bridget Arthur's grandfather was on vacation at Cedar Point, Ohio. Here he is photographed with legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne. Her grandfather was a student at Notre Dame and developed a personal relationship with Knute.

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This page recounts the story of the "dude ranch" the family stayed at during their visit to Estes Park, Colorado. They rode horses every day and did group activities like square dancing. They got to put on a performance on the last day they were…
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