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Objets d'art

US IlHpHS 2014.11-Images-2.14
Item
circa 1928-1934

Part of Mandel family collection

Table with lamp and figurines that appear to be Asian figures in porcelain.

Observance of 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day

US IlHpHS 2013-3-5.14
File
2016

Part of American Legion Post 145, records

Leaflets, correspondence, address lists, publicity, and related materials about the event cohosted with the Highland Park Historical Society.

Observers´ reports

2017.12.19-8.4-8.5
File
1962, 1966

Part of League of Women Voters, records

O'Conner Barn : Telegraph Road

US IlHpHS log.str-C1
Item
circa 1880-1915

Part of Log structures

Verso reads "O'Connor. Telegraph Road in West Deerfield just north of Carlaws." Telegraph and Half-Day Road.

O'Connor Lincoln (copy of photo)

Item

Part of Jesse Lowe Smith Image Collection

A black and white photograph taken of the Lincoln statue that currently stands outside of the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield, Illinois.

October 7, 2023 Attack on Israel Kidnapped posters

US-IlHpCH 325s
Collection
circa 2023 October

Three color posters of hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. They include photographs of Tami Metzger, Shifra Noy, Gad Haggai, and Judih Lynne Weinstein. The posters were originally placed on city property and taken down in accordance with city regulations. Some citizens were upset by the posters' removal.

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