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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…

American Flag given on behalf of the United States Army to the family of Private First Class Ardell Van Over in 1952. PFC Van Over fought in World War II when he recieved wounds during the Battle of the Bulge on December 22, 1944. He passed several…

VP, Walter Mondale, visits Loami to address farm issues and campaign for Jimmy Carters second term.

Newspaper articles from The State Journal Register and the Jacksonville Currier about Walter Mondale's visit to Illinois.

Joe Pecoraro and his sibling visiting the Bozo the Clown Show in April of 1979.

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

A magazine article talking about the changes in the growth of minorities in the Illinois State Police force in the 1970s.

This is a non-fiction work focused within the Southern Illinois' town of Cobden. It followed Dick Ruggles' journey to Cobden and his two year stint as head coach of a successful underdog team: the Appleknockers.

A photo of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Springfield Illinois, on the corner of 8th and Enos. Taken June 15th, 1945. A Lithuanian cardinal stands in the center. Also pictured is a statue from St. Casimir's College in the Vatican which was…

The New Berlin Historical Society loaned these vinyl records. They were a source of entertainment in the mid twentieth century. They were used for dances and in clubs.