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- Collection: Decatur in The Great War 1917-1918
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WWI Soldiers in Front of a Store in Decatur, IL. c. 1917
WWI - Company H, Illinois National Guard, on return from Springfield, IL., 1917.
Macon County Soldiers at Wabash Depot, Decatur, IL. Dec. 13, 1917.
WWI - photograph Macon County Soldiers at Wabash Depot. "The Last of the Volunteers," 12/13/1917. See U.S. Recruiting Stations, pg 34.
Officers of JMU Battalion c. 1917
WWI - photograph of Officers of the James Millikin University Battalion standing in front of the Liberal Art Hall. c. 1917. This battalion was part of the Student Army Training Corps.
One of the Reserve Militia Companies c.1917
WWI - photograph of one of the reserve militia companies. c. 1917
Students Gardening in a Victory Garden
WWI - Photograph of children working in the Riverside School Garden. c.1917
Students Dressed in Red Cross and Army Uniforms Showing Support for the War
WWI - Photograph of Junior High School Students, Nov. 1917. Students are dressed in Red Cross and Army Uniforms in support of the war.
St. Patricks School Students Support the War
WWI - St. Patricks Catholic school showing support for the war. Children holding signs and American Flag. WWI. c. 1918
Knitting Club, Warren School, Sept 1917
WWI - Knitting club at Warren Elementary School, Sept. 1917. See Schools of Macon County, pg. 5.
Superintendent Engleman Tagging Coal Shovel
WWI - Superintendent Engleman tagging coal shovel, Jan 1918.
Children on a Float in the Red Cross Parade
WWI - Children dressed as members of the Red Cross on a float in the Red Cross parade, waving the American Flag, May 1918.