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This origami frog is made of notebook paper, and has the face of Yoda on it. A high school student made it as a gift for their teacher.

Year books from the late 80's featuring bold colors

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…

The button depicts Uncle Sam hanging Hitler from a tree with the phrase, "Let's Pull Together." The button was passed from father to daughter

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…

A framed yearbook page of the "Observer Editorial and Business Staffs" for Woodruff High School's 1952 yearbook in Peoria, Illinois. The Observer was the school's biweekly newspaper.

Wooden political party tic-tac-toe game made up of donkeys to represent the Democratic Party and elephants for the Republican Party. The pieces are painted brown and grey and all pieces are shown wearing blankets that resemble the American flag. The…

Ken Owen was in Germany to sing at a Christmas concert. Bought figure as a gift for his grandmother at a Christmas market in Bielefeld, Germany. Ken's grandmother kept figure on her mantel all year around. Ken keeps this figure as a reminder after…

Jake Friefeld acquired this map on a trip to Mozambique with friends. He said that this winery had the best Chardonnay that he had ever had. He was planning his wedding and visiting his brother during this trip. He said that during this trip he asked…

Four pins, all for state level office in the state of Illinois. Three of them share Howlett as the candidate of record. Howlett held several state offices during his career, and ran a failed campaign for governor in 1976.