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The photo is accompanied by a short excerpt explaining the founding and expansion of the Springfield Hospital and Training School. This hospital would later become Memorial Medical Center.

This button commemorates the 1988 Republican National Convention, held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The phrase "Duke'n Out Duke" may refer to George Deukmejian, California's 35th Governor who, at the 1988 GOP National Convention, anticipated the…

Images regarding Roger E. Chapin and his father, E.L. Chapin, and their involvement with the aftermath of the 1908 Springfield Race Riots. Roger, Nancy Chapin's father-in-law, was a member of the National Guard unit that responded to the Race Riots…

This is a cigarette lighter, probably from the 1940s. It may have been used in WWII. It was acquired at an antique shop.

A 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 would go on to serve in the Marines during WWII. The photo is part of Taylor's wartime collection.

Honorable Discharge Certificate awarded to Lanzy M. Baker on May 29, 1952 for serving in the United States Army.

Magnet commemorating Hillary Clinton's nomination as Democratic nominee for the 2016 Presidential Election

Barack Obama Campaign-inspired voter participation advocacy sticker.

Magnet in the shape of a dog's paw, playing on the name "Barack."