Items | Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

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John Hancock

Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy

White House

President Calvin Coolidge and President-elect Herbert Hoover, Inauguration Day 1929

Smash Japanese aggression!

Careless talk may cost his life

Coin from Venice

George Washington

Old State House, Boston

You can help build me a gun

Aircraft of the R. A. F.: some famous types - I

Back them up!: a British 'commando' raid on a German-held port in Norway

Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Jesse K. Dubois

Postcard of Abraham Lincoln's Log Cabin

Assembly Memorial & Joint Resolution Relative to the United States Mint at Carson City, Nevada

The downfall of the dictators is assured

Back up the fighting forces

We sink the fascist pirates

Over 1,250,000 tons of Axis shipping sunk in the Central Mediterranean

Syrian Coin from the Seleucid Empire

State Capital, Boston

Choose for victory: try a V-dish to-day

John Adams

White House portico

Old North Church, Boston

Together

Hit back with your war savings

Aircraft of the R. A. F.: some famous types - II

Samuel Adams

If (after Rudyard Kipling)

Faneuil Hall, Boston

Back them up!: a British tank attack in the western desert

Come then, let us to the task...

Over 1,000,000 tons of Axis shipping sunk in the North Sea and English Channel

Torpedo the Axis!

Coin from the Sassanian Empire

Old South Meeting House, Boston

Mohandas K. Gandhi drafting the 'Quit India' resolution

Mohandas K. Gandhi in Britain

Plow, Breaking

John Hancock
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)John Hancock shown seated at a desk with writing materials. Portrait by John Singleton Copley, 1765.
Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
White House
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The White House seen from the south.
President Calvin Coolidge and President-elect Herbert Hoover, Inauguration Day 1929
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
Smash Japanese aggression!
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed in England by James Haworth & Brother Ltd.
Careless talk may cost his life
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 19.5 x 29.25 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by Brent Press Ltd., London.
Coin from Venice
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)AR grosso. Antonio Veneri as Doge, 1382-1400 AD. Obverse: Christ enthroned. Reverse: Doge and St. Mark. 21 mm diameter, weak strike.
George Washington
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Portrait by Gilbert Stuart of George Washington at Dorchester Heights, 1806
Old State House, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Old State House was a merchants exchange and a general meeting place. It was the symbol of royal authority in the colony.
You can help build me a gun
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by J. Weiner Ltd., London.
Aircraft of the R. A. F.: some famous types - I
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by Fosh & Cross Ltd., London.
Back them up!: a British 'commando' raid on a German-held port in Norway
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed in England by Fosh & Cross Ltd.
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Jesse K. Dubois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Jesse K. Dubois, one of Lincoln's neighbors in Springfield, concerning the presidential election. DuBois served with Lincoln as Whig in the Illinois General Assembly, and in 1865, Lincoln recommended DuBois for Illinois State Auditor, a position he held for eight years. This letter was given to the University of Illinois as a gift of Leonora H...
Postcard of Abraham Lincoln's Log Cabin
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Postcard of "Abraham Lincoln's Log Cabin Built by Abraham Lincoln and his father in 1831, in Coles County, Illinois
Assembly Memorial & Joint Resolution Relative to the United States Mint at Carson City, Nevada
Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Pamphlet entitled Assembly memorial and joint resolution relative to the United States Mint at Carson City, Nevada. [1887].
The downfall of the dictators is assured
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 19.75 x 29.75 in., printed by Thomas Forman Ltd., Nottingham, England.
Back up the fighting forces
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 15 x 20 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by J. Weiner Ltd., London.
We sink the fascist pirates
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 19.75 x 30 in., printed in England by Sanders, Phillips & Co., Ltd.
Over 1,250,000 tons of Axis shipping sunk in the Central Mediterranean
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 19.5 x 30 in., printed by Chromoworks Ltd., London.
Syrian Coin from the Seleucid Empire
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)60-61 AD. Obverse side: laureate bust of Nero. Reverse: Eagle facing left towards palm branch surmounting thunderbolt. Black patina, 25 mm diameter.
State Capital, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The elegant State House, seat of Massachusetts government was designed by self-taught architect, Charles Bulfinch.
Choose for victory: try a V-dish to-day
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 14.75 x 19.75 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by Chromoworks Ltd., London.
John Adams
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)John Adams is shown in his later years. He appears to be holding a cane in his hand.
White House portico
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Visitors to the White House are seen exiting by way of the north portico.
Old North Church, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Old North Church was built in 1723. It is the oldest church building in Boston.
Together
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd., London.
Hit back with your war savings
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by J. Weiner Ltd., London.
Aircraft of the R. A. F.: some famous types - II
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by Fosh & Cross Ltd., London.
Samuel Adams
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Portrait of Samuel Adams by John Singleton Copley, c. 1772.
If (after Rudyard Kipling)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 10 x 15 in., composed by the Hon. Secretary of the Savings Group in an aircraft factory. Water stains have been removed from this digital image.
Faneuil Hall, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)One of the most popular attractions in Boston, Faneuil Hall has been extensively renovated, and is maintained by the National Park Service, which offers historical talks daily in the second floor meeting hall.
Back them up!: a British tank attack in the western desert
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 19.75 x 29.75 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by Fosh & Cross Ltd., London.
Come then, let us to the task...
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 19.5 x 29.5 in., printed by Fosh & Cross Ltd., London.
Over 1,000,000 tons of Axis shipping sunk in the North Sea and English Channel
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 19.5 x 30 in., printed by Chromoworks Ltd., London.
Torpedo the Axis!
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., issued by The Admiralty and printed for H. M. Stationery Office.
Coin from the Sassanian Empire
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)AR drachm (drachma). The coin is from the King Khusru I (Khosrow I) reign. Obverse side has a crowned bust facing right wearing an "artichoke" crown. The reverse has a fire altar with two attendants. 30 mm diameter.
Old South Meeting House, Boston
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Old South Meeting House was built in 1729. At the time of the Revolution it was the largest public building in Boston.
Mohandas K. Gandhi drafting the 'Quit India' resolution
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
Mohandas K. Gandhi in Britain
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
Plow, Breaking
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Wood and wrought iron plow. Long, tapered, and slightly curved wooden beam with "V" shaped handles attached to the back of the beam. Long dished iron blade held in place with a forged iron screw and iron straps. The cutting blade is mounted to the beam and extends downwards to the tip of the blade. 132" long.

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