Photo of Five African American Draftees Standing in Front of the Courthouse Steps.

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Dublin Core

Title

Photo of Five African American Draftees Standing in Front of the Courthouse Steps.

Subject

WWII
World War II
Draftees
Decatur, IL.

Description

Herald and Review Library: Photo of Five Draftees; Article on back of photo; "Five selectees, Negroes, were scheduled to leave here at 7:20 a.m. today on an Illinois Terminal car to report at Peoria for examination preliminary to induction into army service. The men, called by selective service board No. 2, included: left to right, front row, Jesse Willard Simpson, William Henry Gipson and Hiram Guyse; back row, Ben Evans and Milton Richard Adams."

Creator

Herald and Review

Source

Decatur, IL.

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

8/5/1942

Contributor

Decatur Herald and Review

Rights

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Relation

unknown

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

AF860

Coverage

World War II

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

8 x 10.75"

Citation

Herald and Review, “Photo of Five African American Draftees Standing in Front of the Courthouse Steps.,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed April 28, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2040.