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A petition to nominate Mike Frerichs to be voted for the Democratic Candidate for the office of State Senator in the 52nd District of Illinois.

The incumbent Frerichs (joined Senate in 2006) was confirmed at the Primaries held on February 2nd and…

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Family photo of Lithuanian immigrants from 1909. They first arrived in Pennsylvania and moved to Illinois. They lived on Peoria Rd, Springfield, Illinois.

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Contributors father is in the photos as a secret service agent, serving as head detail for First Lady Pat Nixon.

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Photo of President Nixon with his hands in the air as his motorcade moves down the road. Pat Nixon sits on the back of the convertible. In the background of the photo is a "Pat for First Lady" sign

To the right of the President is Vernon Copeland. He had attended Browns Business College and "could type like nobodies business" (100 words per minute on a typewriter). He was recruited by the Secret Service in the 1950s and retired around 1980.

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Father, Vernon Copeland, in secret service, in charge of Mrs. Nixon's body guard detail. A picture of him holding her purse. Mrs. Nixon was in the restroom.

Amber_Owen_Scan_A_9A.pdf
Amber went sand-boarding at National Sand Dunes Park in southern Colorado. Wanted to have this moment documented because the landscape doesn't look like America or any other place in the world.

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Photograph of Michelle Meckes' father in his favorite car. This car was a 1971 Chevy Impala. Michelle Meckes stated that he had the car since 1974 and that he drove this car every chance he got, often going for drives in the country.

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The photo was taken in 1979 when Gary Hannig was first elected as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He would go on to represent the 98th District until 2009. He resigned his position when Governor Pat Quinn appointed him…
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