Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.

Dublin Core

Title

Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.

Subject

WWII
World War II
Draftees
Decatur, IL.

Description

Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL., Draftees in front of the courthouse; Article on back of photo; "These men from Decatur board No. 2 were scheduled to leave Decatur today for physical examination and possible induction into the armed forces at Peoria. The group includes Leland Frank; former assistant manager of Sessel's store, who is a volunteer officers' candidate and also group leader. The men are left to right; First Row: Russell Arthur Mathews, Raymond Francis Walsek, LeRoy Dorsey, Leon Bardsley, Leland Frank; Second Row: Rolland Raymond Smart, Transfer Hudak, Bernard Raymond Bollheimer, Samuel Clarence Hart, Willis Birks Bailey; Third Row: Floyd Dallas Gasaway, Vincent Leo Boyle, Walter Artze, Kenneth Clarence Thayer, Claude Patterson, Willie Michel Kilroy."

Creator

Herald and Review

Source

Decatur, IL.

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

7/18/1942

Contributor

Decatur Herald and Review

Rights

The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.

Relation

unknown

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

AF855

Coverage

World War II

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

8 x 10.5"

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/78fc3690b4c8bd3877275bcfa83781ff.jpg

Citation

Herald and Review, “Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 25, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2015.