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- Collection: UIS History Harvest 2024 - Making A Living
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Miner Figurine
A figurine of a coal miner made out of coal from a coal vein running from Wales to Illinois
Wernerite
A sample of wernerite mineral.
Figurine Pail
A figurine of a pail that would have been used to carry coal from coal mines. This figurine was made from coal from a vein running from Wales to Illinois.
Halloween Photo with J.B. Pritzker
Marcel Tworek visited the Illinois Governor's Mansion for their 2023 trick or treat event. From left to right: Tworek as Indiana Jones, Governor J.B. Pritzker as Dumbledore, and Mary Kathryn Pritzker as Harry Potter.
Calcite/Willemite
A sample of calcite/willemite mineral.
USPS pin
Pins from USPS
High Risk Unit Patch from Iowa
Patch from Department of Corrections in Iowa
Leather wallet, With catholic rosary and medallions with paperwork.
This wallet contains a membership card to the Catholic Church Extension society dated 1918. The wallet itself contains a rosary as well as religious medallions for the sake of preforming last rights in this case in coal mines.