Photo of Tunis Wilson Funeral Procession
Dublin Core
Title
Photo of Tunis Wilson Funeral Procession
Subject
Biography
Military
Bijou Studios
Photo File: Biography
Decatur, IL.
Military
Bijou Studios
Photo File: Biography
Decatur, IL.
Description
Photographs of the funeral procession for Tunis Wilson; (died 4/20/1917). Tunis Wilson was a second lieutenant in Company L. of the Fifth Infantry Regiment of Illinois. He was recruiting men for his company when he contracted pneumonia and died. His death was the first from Macon Co. during the war. He was buried with full military honors. He had previously been employed at the Decatur Bridge Works, but had been with the National Guard several years before his death. See article in the Review Apr. 19, 1917 for photo of him. Photo by Bijou Studios of Decatur. It was unused.
Creator
Bijou Studios
Source
BIO510
Publisher
Herald and Review, Decatur, IL.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Date
4/20/1917
Contributor
Bijou Studios
Rights
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Relation
none
Format
.jpg
Language
English
Type
photograph
Identifier
BIO510
Coverage
Biography, World War I, National Guard, Decatur Bridge Works, Photo File: Biography, Decatur, IL., Bijou Studios.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
photograph
Physical Dimensions
7.5 x 9.75"
Files
Collection
Citation
Bijou Studios, “Photo of Tunis Wilson Funeral Procession,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 30, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2682.