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Eugene Taylor sent this letter home to his mother, apologizing for joining the marines during WWII. The letter is in cursive on lined notebook paper.

The contributor traveled to Colorado for a family vacation and visited the the restaurant this coaster came from. The coaster advertises the brewery.

The commencement program for the Drummer Township High School's eleventh annual commencement ceremony. The Drummer Township High School was located in Gibson City, Illinois. The ceremony took place at the Chautauqua Pavilion on a Thursday evening,…

These are shoes worn by a student marching band. They are designed to be comfortable and plain so they match any uniform, and make marching easier.

This is an educative CD-ROM used in a 1990's grade school classroom as part of a science curriculum. The features included the use of 3-D graphics that children could navigate on a computer to simulate a museum experience. Games and activities were…

2010 campaign mailer with a large color photo featuring a smiling Kirk Dillard, the banner “Candidate for Republican Governor”, and his Republican gubernatorial campaign slogan, “Because it is time for Illinois to work again”. The flyer also…

Campaign bumper sticker from the unsuccessful 2014 gubernatorial candidacy of Kirk W. Dillard, Republican; a classic election color scheme of white, red and blue theme is used, with a union label appearing in the lower dexter corner, and reference to…

Senator Dick Durbin's reply to the Illinois State Historical Society and to Sandy Baksys, declining the chance to speak at the Lithuanians in Springfield Historic Marker. Each one page in length. One is typed and Signed, the other hand written. He…

Denisha Brethorst, born Denisha Kehrer, upon her divorce melted down her wedding ring, a pair of emerald earrings that she received from her grandmother for her eighth-grade graduation, and her mother's class ring. Her mother was Diana Henry of…

Re-election campaign sticker advocating Barack Obama in 2012.