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  • Collection: Decatur in The Great War 1917-1918

"A Coming Eve

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WWI - "A Coming Eve" float with hanging effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm in the Red Cross parade, May 1918.

Illinois Traction System Employees Marching in the Parade

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WWI - I.T.S. (Illinois Traction System employees) in the Red Cross parade May 1918. See Red Cross 1918, p. 29.

Red Cross Members Marching in a Parade

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WWI - Red Cross in Parade, May 1918, Decatur, IL. See American Red Cross, Macon County, Chapter, 1918, p.34.

Red Cross Canteen Hut

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WWI - interior of Red Cross Canteen Hut, Christmas, c. 1918 or 1919

St. Patricks School Students Support the War

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WWI - St. Patricks Catholic school showing support for the war. Children holding signs and American Flag. WWI. c. 1918

Unknown Soldier with Unknown Man.

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WWI - Unknown soldier with unknown man. c. 1918

Thomas Daly - WWI sailor on the U.S.S. Connecticut.

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Photograph of Thomas Daly on the U.S.S. Connecticut. This Decatur native served on this battleship as a fireman during World War I.