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- Collection: When We Went To War
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Advertisement for promoting canning
Advertisement for promoting canning, which states, "Of Course I Can!" and "I'm patriotic as I can be— And ration points won't worry me!"
Photograph of Quentin McCarrey
Photograph of Quentin McCarrey
Photograph of ground units
Photograph of ground units, instituted in 1946 due to higher demand in student housing, which would become known as Stadium Terraces.
Photograph of The Marauders
Photograph of The Marauders, an all-volunteer, long-range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit.
Photograph of Mary Lou Brown
Photograph of Mary Lou Brown, the first woman to be a Western Union delivery worker in Champaign Urbana.
Photo of V-Mail Carrier
Photo of V-Mail carrier, which was popularized during the second world war.
Life Magazine, September 20, 1943
Life Magazine, September 20, 1943. This was the first edition to feature deceased Americans from the second world war.
Photographs of end of war celebrations
Photographs of end of war celebrations, taken in downtown Champaign.
Photograph of window star
Photograph of a blue window star, which proclaimed a family member in the military.
Photograph of members of the Illinois Glove Company
Photograph of members of the Illinois Glove Company