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Group at Camp Dix, NJ during WWI |
Alfred and Ed Nicol with a group at Camp Dix, New Jersey during WWI. |
1917 - 1918 |
September 18, 2017 |
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Camp Dix, New Jersey during WWI |
Alfred and Ed Nicol at Camp Dix, NJ. (in group) during the WWI era, 1917-1918. |
1917 - 1918 |
September 18, 2017 |
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Alfred in WWI uniform |
This photograph is of a serviceman, Alfred, standing at attention while wearing his World War I uniform. |
Circa 1917 - 1918 |
September 18, 2017 |
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Photograph of Franklin A. Knapp, U.S.M.C. |
This is a photograph of Franklin A. Knapp, U.S.M.C. (30 Dec 1941- 5 Feb 1990) in his Vietnam War marine uniform. |
Circa 1964 - 1975 |
September 17, 2017 |
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Nike Site SL-10 in Marine, Illinois in 1968 |
This photograph shows the Nike Site SL-10 in Marine in 1968. |
1968 |
September 13, 2017 |
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Rita Bonds Oral History Interview |
Rita Bonds describes her experiences living in different states with her husband, who was in the Air Force. She also describes working for Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Alton, Illinois. She briefly discusses her work as secretary for the NAACP in Alton. |
October 16, 2016 |
January 27, 2017 |
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Roland Harris Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Roland Harris describes growing up in Alhambra and Highland in the 1930s. He then discusses his service during World War II. Next, Harris describes his funeral home business in Highland. The interview ends with a description of his work with the Highland Historical Society and the Highland News Leader newspaper. |
October 15, 2016 |
December 7, 2016 |
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Bryan Mathis Oral History Interview |
In this oral history interview, Bryan Mathis describes his childhood in Venice, Illinois, and his experiences as an African-American man growing up in the area during the era of desegregation. He describes the various forms of bigotry and racism he's faced in the communities of Venice, Madison, Granite City, and St. Louis, as well as his feeling about the communities of Venice and Granite City today. He also discusses his work as a paperboy in Venice, what it was like growing up in the Venice housing projects, getting cut from the Venice High School Basketball team the year they won the State Championship (1975), and going to SIUE and the Mississippi River Festival in the late 70s. |
October 18, 2016 |
December 1, 2016 |