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Photo of Seaman 2nd Class Kenneth C. Ferguson in Navy uniform

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Ferguson, Kenneth C. , 11/30/1943. Article on back of photo: "At San Diego: Kenneth C. Ferguson, seaman 2nd class, who recently spent his furlough with his wife, Betty and daughter, Sharon Sue, of 643 E. Clay St., is…

Photo of Seaman 1st Class Wayne H. Easterling in Navy uniform

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Easterling, Wayne, 11/8/1943. Son of Mrs. Robert (Clara) Easterling, Brush College Rd. Article on back of photo: "With the colors: Rowan Survivor Back to Service: Seaman first class Wayne H. Easterling, survivor of…

Photo of Seaman 1st Class Esther Maude DeLong sitting with war loan poster in uniform

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; DeLong, Esther Maude, 6/21/1945 unused. "Public Relations Office, U.s. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn 29, New York, Dewey 2-1012. Date: 18 June 1945. For immediate release. Esther Maude…

Photo of Seaman 1st class Donald Knuth in uniform

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Herald and Review Library: Knuth, Seaman 1st class Donald; Article on back of photo; "Donald Knuth, Home on furlough from the active duty on a U. S. destroyer in the Atlantic ocean. Donald Knuth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Knuth of 1352 East Olive…

Photo of Seaman Elizabeth Freeman Drexler in uniform discussing her shoes with a U. S. Naval cobbler

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Drexler, Elizabeth Freeman/ 2/22/1944. Article on back of photo: Seaman Elizabeth Freeman Drexler, former auditor's clerk at the Caterpillar Military Engine Co., finds that she wears out shoes 'faster than I ever…

Photo of Schiff's Shoe Store

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Photograph of the interior of Schiff's Shoe Store, clerks and customers preparing for the grand opening.

Photo of Sattley Malleable Iron Works Building

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Photograph of Sattley Malleable Iron Works Building located at 665 N. Lowber St., Decatur, IL.

Photo of Samuel Jolly in uniform

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Herald and Review Library; Jolly, Smauel V., Article on back of photo; "Samuel V. Jolly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Jolly, 1710 North Thirty-fourth street, has completed his basic training at Great Lakes, and recently spent a nine-day furlough…

Photo of Samuel H. Jones in uniform

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Herald and Review Library: Jones, Samuel H., residence 1260 E. Division, has a wife and children there.

Photo of Samuel E. Conroy with bomber crew

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Conroy, Sgt. Samuel E., with bomber crew, kneeling on the right. 9/23/1943