Illinois Heartland Library System

- William R. Thompson, Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois
- Thompson, William R., 1916-2002; Chanute Field; Rantoul (Ill.); United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of William R. Thompson dressed in civvies on his first day at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Oral history interview with Donn Piatt : December 9, 1982.
- Piatt, Donn, 1920- --Interviews.
- CONTENT SHEET. Insurance man. Interview: Great Aunt Emma Piatt wrote "Good Life in Piatt County" in 1883 (published as: History of Piatt County : Together with a Brief History of Illinois from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present...
- Monticello Oral Histories
- Mississippian culture; replica of the Madonna water bottle
- Simonin, Frances.; Water bottles ; Geology, Stratigraphic--Mississippian ; Art, Illinois ; Indians ; Native North American Art ; Art ; 1100 - 1199 ; Pre-contact, -1500 North American
- 5'' tall ; ceramic; The original was discovered in 1876 by Frances Simonin in a small mound located near Cahokia Mounds site in Illinois. The vessel was apparently made to hold liquids or small objects. The original Madonna was dated at about...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Simulated Stone Babson House Floral Tile [replica]
- Babson House (Riverside, Ill.); Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924; Prairie school (Architecture); Architecture--Middle West--20th century; Architecture, Domestic--Illinois--Riverside; Architecture--Details; Tiles; Decoration and ornament--Plant...
- 11.75" square x .75" thick hydrostone. Architect Louis Henry Sullivan incorporated this elegant floral decoration in his design for the 1909 Henry Babson House in Riverside, Illinois. In the Babson House, Sullivan integrated Frank Lloyd Wright's...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Pipore yerba mate
- Mate (Tea)--Argentina.; Mate (Tea)--South America.; Mate plant.
- This 5 in. bottle comes from Argentina. Mate is a tea-like beverage consumed mainly in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. It is brewed from the dried leaves and stemlets of the perennial tree, yerba mate. The name ''mate'' derives...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Communications Training, 99th Pursuit Squadron
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Aeronautics, Military--Communication systems; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of an instructor and student in communications training at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Pursuit Squadron Air Mechanics Graduation
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Aviation mechanics (Persons); Commencement ceremonies; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of a graduating air mechanics class 100 members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron at Building P-2, Hangar #3, Chanute Field,Rantoul, Illinois. The hangar/building is now the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum (OCAM).
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Cornelius Coffee in Aeronautical Training Course, Curtiss-Wright School of Aviation
- Coffey, Cornelius Robinson, 1903-1994; Curtiss-Wright School of Aviation; Coffey School of Aeronautics; African Americans; Aeronautics--United States; Photographs
- Black and white photograph of the first all-black class, including women, to take an aeronautical training course at the Curtiss-Wright School of Aviation, 1338 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Sixth from left is Cornelius Coffey, who...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Ellsworth H. Dansby with P-40 Warhawk
- Dansby, Ellsworth H.; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Aviation mechanics (Persons); P-40 (Fighter planes); North Africa; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial...
- Black and white photograph of 99th Fighter Squadron line chief Ellsworth H. Dansby in North Africa. As line chief, Dansby, from Decatur, Illinois, was responsible for all mechanics and all work done on the squadron's aircraft.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Tuskegee Airmen Mural, Chanute Field
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Chanute Field; Mural painting and decoration, American; Rantoul (Ill.); Photographs
- Black and white photograph of a mural dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen, painted on a cinder block wall at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Pursuit Squadron Air Mechanics Graduation
- Black, Gorham; Hookaday, Wendell; Farrar, Alfred; Woodson, Paul; Hendricks, Albert; Carey, Albert; Reid, Henry; Spann, John; Tyner, Lloyd; Smith, Earl; Smith, Leon; Sydnor, Paul; Clarke, Clarence; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter...
- Members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron posed before a Douglas B-18 Bolo, 6060, during an air mechanics graduation ceremony at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois. Pictured from left to right are: Gorham Black, Wendell Hookaday, Alfred Farrar, Paul...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Pursuit Squadron Air Mechanics Graduation
- Black, Gorham; Hookaday, Wendell; Farrar, Alfred; Woodson, Paul; Hendricks, Albert; Carey, Albert; Reid, Henry; Spann, John; Tyner, Lloyd; Smith, Earl, Smith, Leon; Sydnor, Paul; Clarke, Clarence; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter...
- Members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron posed before a Douglas B-18 Bolo, 6060, during an air mechanics graduation ceremony at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois. Pictured from left to right are: Gorham Black, Wendell Hookaday, Alfred Farrar, Paul...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Pursuit Squadron Air Mechanics Graduation?
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Aviation mechanics (Persons); Fighter planes; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, probably graduating members of an air mechanics class, with a Bell YFM-1B Airacuda at Building P-2, Hangar #3, Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Pursuit Squadron Glee Club
- Nelson, Cecil; Dorsey, Jack K.; Cobb, William; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron Glee Club at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois. Identified members are: Cecil Nelson (2nd from left), Jack K Dorsey (4th from left), and William "Pete" Cobb (director).
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Pursuit Squadron Air Mechanics Graduation?
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Aviation mechanics (Persons); Commencement ceremonies; Douglas airplanes; Bombers; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations,...
- Black and white photograph of members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, probably members of an air mechanics graduating class, posed before a Douglas B-18 Bolo, 6060 at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Pursuit Squadron Air Mechanics Graduation?
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Aviation mechanics (Persons); Commencement ceremonies; Douglas airplanes; Bombers; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations,...
- Black and white photograph of members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, probably members of an air mechanics graduating class, posed before a Douglas B-18 Bolo, 6060 at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- James L. Johnson, 99th Pursuit Squadron
- Johnson, James L., Jr.; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Aviation mechanics (Persons); World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of engineering trainee James L. Johnson, serial number 320633709, one of the first six aviation cadets, reading at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Administrative/Finance Training, 99th Pursuit Squadron
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Military administration--Study and teaching; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron in administrative/finance training at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Enlisted Men and Aviation Cadets at Chanute Field
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Chanute Field;...
- Black and white photograph of enlisted men and two officers/aviation cadets of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, as it was initially commissioned, posed in front of Building T-39 (mess hall) at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois. Some of the men are holding...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- William R. Thompson's First Day at Chanute Field
- Thompson, William R., 1916-2002; Fighter pilots; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of weapons officer William R. Thompson taken on his first day in the U.S. Army Air Corps, Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen