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- Collection: UIS History Harvest 2024 - Making A Living
Banquet Meals CoinCoin for 40th Anniversary of Banquet Meals
Brunton CompassA magnetic compass used by geologists to take accurate navigational and slope measurements.
Gerber Stainless Steel Utility KnifeThe contributor received this stainless steel Gerber utility knife from his grandfather in 2018. It has extensions for a can opener, a bottle opener,…
Lockeby family photographA portrait of the Lockeby family in their family restaurant, Lockeby's Cafe, in 1952.
Illinois State Senate 2023 Inauguration Program and Parking PassThis is a program and parking pass from the 2023 Illinois State Senate Inauguration. The Inauguration of the Illinois State Senate is a very private…
100th anniversary coinA coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Peabody Coal Mine in 1983. At the time, this mine was the largest coal mine in the country before…
Mine Fire South Portal CD-VideoA 1:48 hour long video about the 1988 Peabody Mine fire, includes footage of the fire, rescue, and cleanup.
Coal Miner's Award BoxBox of awards, pins, belt-buckles, and knives used by Lyle Frederich Parks, (Gleason's grandfather) why worked for the Peabody Mine for thirty years,…
Coal Mining Gear PictureA photo of coal mining equipment that hung in Lyle Fredrich Park's office at the Peabody Mine from the late 1960s until the late 1980s. It was hung in…
Peabody Mine AerialAerial photograph of Peabody Mine #10, where Lyle Parks worked throughout his career viewed from the North.