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This is a ration card for tobacco issued in the summer of 1945 to Eugene Taylor. Taylor served in the Marines during WWII. 12 of the 26 tabs have been used. The card was issued on May 1, 1945 and expired October 29, 1945. Rules for using the rations…

Certificate known as the Order of the Ditch was presented to Cleaotha (Cleo) L. Bailey upon crossing the Panama Canal on the USS Yorktown on June 19, 1993.

Harry Jorgenson Sr's employee badge, #2656. The badge came from an ordnance plant that made ammunition from 1942-September 1945. These items were donated to the Lincoln Library by Elmer Jorgensen, Harry's son. Harry's obituary is included amongst the…

This is a Park Sherman Co. cigarette case. Park Sherman created many metal goods in Springfield, IL from the 1930s to 1960. This case may have been carried during WWII. This example was acquired at an antique shop.

Newspaper talking about how Robert Moore was able to move the Martin Luther King statue in front of Springfield Illinois Capitol.

Poster showing Ronald Reagan as Rambo.

A book written about Black leadership in the U.S. Marshall.

Self walking guide of museum exhibit at African American History Museum. The guide walks you through the entire exhibit.

The brochure shows the three African American U.S. Marshalls to promote Robert Moore's book the Presidents Men.

Rochester High School student newspaper from 1976 entitled, Happy Daze. The copied pages incorporate both typed text, as well as handwritten words and drawings. Denise Bolte, Joyce Cordell, Carol Dorworth, Cindy Dorworth, Nancy Stout, and Linda Taft…