|
Name |
Date |
Year |
Source |
Location |
Era |
Topic |
Keywords |
 |
War food farm plan |
3-Mar |
1944 |
War food administration agricultral adjustment agency |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
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|
 |
Airmen at Train Depot |
|
1940s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Newpaper article "Chanute to Get Negro Squadron" |
17-Jan |
1941 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Newspaper article "Chanute Tests Negro Airmen" |
13-Jul |
1949 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Newpaper article "99th Pursuit Faces Practise" |
31-Oct |
1941 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Formal Photo of the Recruits of the 99th Pursuit Squadron |
|
1940s |
U. S. Air Force Photo |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Formal Photo of the Recruits of the 99th Pursuit Squadron -back |
|
1940s |
U. S. Air Force Photo |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Photo of four of the 99th Pursuit Squadron |
|
1940s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Airmen at Mess Hall |
|
1940s |
U. S. Army Air Corps |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
1941 document |
7-Nov |
1941 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Photo inspecting the Airplane |
|
1940s |
U. S. Army Air Corps |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
"Members of the 99th Pursuit Sq. undergoing technical training." |
10-Sep |
1941 |
"USAF photo" |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
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Newspaper article "First A-bomb Drop Recalled Chanute Sargeant was a plane crew member" |
6-Aug |
1951 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
American Federation of Labor inviting Twin City Ord workers to join their union |
unknown |
1942 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
factory, ordnance |
 |
Air Raid Warden Certification |
25-Aug |
1942 |
Office of Civilian Defense |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Back of sign |
|
1945 |
Association of Commerce, Urbana, Il. |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Caption for U of I students demonstrating in support of the WW II |
8-Dec |
1941 |
Champaign-Urbana News Gazette |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Caption for E. Roosevelt |
6-Feb |
1942 |
Evening Courier |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Caption for MacArthur |
20-Jan |
1945 |
Champaign-Urbana News Gazette |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Caption for photo Tabor sweeps up after parade |
15-Aug |
1945 |
Champaign-Urbana News Gazette |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Caption for peace service |
14-Aug |
1945 |
Champaign-Urbana News Gazette |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Caption for Uncle Sam at bond booth |
10-May |
1942 |
Champaign-Urbana News Gazette |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Salvage for Victory Campaign Card |
|
1940s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Sailor climbs lamp post celebrating peace |
14-Aug |
1945 |
unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
Chanute1941 |
Airial Photograph of Chanute 1941 |
25-Mar |
1941 |
U. S. Army Air Corps |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
ChanuteAirial |
Closer Airial Photograph of Chanute |
|
1940s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Photo of 8 Filipinos attending Chanute |
19-Sep |
1937 |
Department of Photography Air Corps Technical School |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
ChanutePoster |
Historic Earlu Chanute Poster |
|
1920s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
|
|
|
 |
V-home sign of civil defense |
|
1942 |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Closed sign for V Day |
|
1945 |
Association of commerce, Urbana, Il. |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
U of I students demonstrating in support of the WW II |
7-Dec |
1941 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Photo montage of women making bullets at Twin Cities Ordnance plant, New Brighton MN |
26-Oct |
1942 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
bullets, ordnance, women, workers |

Early Illinois Governor's Correspondence Ill St Archives for CD |
Male and female workers making bullets at Twin Cites Ordnance plant in New Brighton, MN |
unknown |
1942 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
bullets, ordnance, women, workers |
 |
Emergency Food Certification |
9-Mar |
1943 |
Office of Civilian Defense |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
Envelopeside2.JPG |
Envelope side #2 |
May |
1942 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
E. Roosevelt |
6-Feb |
1942 |
Evening Courier |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Photo of Lt. June B Eilertsen returning home after 18 mo overseas |
3-May |
1944 |
Photo Signal Corps, U. S. Army Camp Grant IL |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Caption for photo of Lt. June Eilertsen |
3-May |
1944 |
Champaign-Urbana News Gazette |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Photo montage of women making bullets at Twin Cities Ordnance plant, New Brighton MN |
unknown |
1942 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
bullets, ordnance, women, workers |
 |
General MacArthur |
January? |
1945 |
AP photo -Gift of Harold Holmes |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Signs for home windows |
|
1940s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Troops leaving from Champaign ICRR |
|
1940s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
IL Council of Defense Region Map |
|
1940s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Walker's Immunization Register back |
|
1942-1945 |
Walker family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Walker's Immunization Register |
|
1942-1945 |
Walker family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Workers inspecting bullets at Twin City Ordnance plant, New Brighton MN |
unknown |
1944 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WWII |
Homefront |
factory, ordnance, propaganda |
 |
Italian tanks in Ethiopia |
unknown |
1936 |
US Air Corps |
NARA Great Lakes |
WWII |
|
|
 |
Italian tanks in Ethiopia |
unknown |
1936 |
US Air Corps |
NARA Great Lakes |
WWII |
|
|
 |
Walker's Meal Ticket back |
|
1945 |
Walker family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Photo of Mrs. Perry (standing?) |
|
|
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Benito Mussolini propaganda photo commemorating Italian conquest of Ethiopia |
unknown |
1936 |
US Air Corps |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Mussolini overlooking a crowd |
unknown |
1936 |
US Air Corps |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Italian crowd listening to Mussolini |
2-Oct |
1935 |
US Air Corps |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Twin City Ordnance plant workers leaving on a shift change |
5-Sep |
1943 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
factory, ordnace |
 |
Tabor sweeps after parade |
15-Aug |
1945 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Walker's Pay Reg. Interior |
25-Oct |
1945 |
Walker family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Parade celebrating end of WW II |
14-Aug |
1945 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Peace service |
14-Aug |
1945 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Letter regarding historical files |
12-Jul |
1945 |
Illinois War Council |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Letter inviting Mrs. Perry to meet with Mrs. Roosevelt |
31-Jan |
1942 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
Homefront |
FDR, gifts |
 |
Letter asking Mrs. Perry to become Zone Director |
8-Mar |
1944 |
Illinois War Council |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Telegram asking Mrs. Perry to join |
21-Aug |
1942 |
Western Union Telegram |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
Homefront |
FDR, factory |
 |
Letter of support from U of I defense council |
2-Oct |
1942 |
Champaign-Urbana News Gazette |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
Homefront |
ordnance, ammunition, testing |
 |
Ordnance factory poster reminding employees to not help enemies |
unknown |
1943 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Poster showing a unified front between Uncle Sam, male soldiers, and female workers |
unknown |
1943 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Factory poster stating "careful workers are happy workers" slogan with women's faces |
unknown |
1943 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Prisoner of War Post infolded |
|
1940s |
Atkinson family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Close up view of gift FDR received from Twin City Ordnance plant |
19-Sep |
1942 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
factory, ordnance |
 |
Prince Olav of Norway(left) studies Twin City Ordnance plant operations with Charles L. Horn president of Federal Cartidge Corp and plant operator (center) and Lt Col J H Heinrichs, commanding officer. |
unknown |
1942 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
factory, ordnance, propaganda |
 |
Prisoner of War post |
|
1940s |
Atkinson family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Prisoner of War Red Cross Package |
6-Sep |
1944 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Prisoner of War Red Cross Package |
6-Sep |
1944 |
Champaign-Urbana News Gazette |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Cover of War Ration Book One |
|
1943 |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Ration Book One - open |
|
1943 |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Ration Book Two - Cover |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Ration Book Three - Cover |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Ration Book Three - open |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Ration Book Four - cover |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Ration Book Four - open |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Transport Milage ration book |
|
1943 |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Cover of a pamplet detailing ways to maintain the home |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Photo of George Roberts and plane at Chanute |
|
1940s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
President Roosevelt receiving a gift of mounted cartridges from Twin City Ordnance plant on behalf of its workers, with pres of Nat'l Cartridge Corp, Charles L Horn |
19-Sep |
1942 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
bullets, ordnance, women, workers |
 |
Walker's certificate of retention and customs declaration |
22-Nov |
1945 |
Walker family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Walker's Meal Ticket |
|
1945 |
Walker family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Walker's Pay Record cover |
25-Oct |
1945 |
Walker family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Aerial view of Twin Cities Ordnance plant site, New Brighton MN, before contruction |
30-Aug |
1941 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
factory, ordnance |
 |
Aerial view of Twin Cities Ordnance plant, New Brighton MN, while under contruction |
1-Nov |
1941 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
factory, ordnance |
 |
Aerial view of Twin Cities Ordnance plant, New Brighton MN, while under contruction |
29-Dec |
1941 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
factory, ordnance |
TentCity |
Tent City |
Mar/April |
1941 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
TentCityConstruction |
Tent City Being built |
4-Jun |
1939 |
Evening Courier |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Workers are test firing weapons at Twin City Ordnance plant, New Brighton, MN |
unknown |
1942 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
factory, ordnance, propaganda |
 |
Twin City Ordnance plant workers testing ammunition they made at Fort Snelling, MN |
unknown |
unknown |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
prince Olav, factory |
 |
Photo of Lt. Col William R. Thompson at desk |
|
1940s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Photo of Lt. Col William R. Thompson at airplane |
|
1940s |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
V-home sign - back, loyalty oath |
|
1942 |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Instuctions for using v-mail |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
V-mail envelope |
31-Oct |
1943 |
Clouser family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
V-mail letter |
26-Oct |
1943 |
Clouser family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Four v-mail letters from Bud to Grandma |
|
1944 |
Clouser family |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Women's Army Corps on parade |
unknown |
unknown |
US Air Corps |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Warbond handbook interior |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Uncle Sam at bond booth |
9-May |
1942 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
War bond pledge campaign letter of appointment |
5-May |
1942 |
Treasury Department |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Envelope containing letter and drive notes on back |
May |
1942 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Handbook for canvassing for warbonds |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Sign "We are Buying" |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Uncle Sam leads war bond drive |
9-May |
1942 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Flyer for "War Loan" drive |
9-Sep |
1943 |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
War bond flyer - open |
9-Sep |
1943 |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
War bond flyer - open |
9-Sep |
1943 |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
War bond flyer - open |
9-Sep |
1943 |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
War Savings Envelope |
|
1940s |
U. S. Government Printing Office |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|
 |
Women are shown in this series of photos demonstrating ju-jitsu as they take on roll of guarding factory agains saboteurs |
30-Aug |
1942 |
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant |
NARA Great Lakes |
WW II |
Homefront |
women, police, factory |
 |
WW II era billboard |
|
1945 |
Unknown |
Champaign County Historical Archives |
WW II |
|
|