UIS History Harvest 2024 - Making A Living

Dr. Jake Friefeld received this lightsaber in 2006 when he student taught at Irondale High School in Minnesota. Plastic lightsabers hit stores in 1980, and continue to be a popular toy. This plastic lightsaber was signed by each student in Dr.…

This is a ownership share / limited partnership that was given to his father when he was visiting Boston in 1987. His father was on a business trip when he acquired this item, down to Ryan 2 years ago.

Provides information of acceptable dress code. The Directory includes employee's addresses, college education and credentials.

Includes list of prices of menu items, and information on the town of Joppa, Illinois. This restaurant was open for ten years and was often considered a "hole in the wall."

The contributor used the box cutter to cut plastic in ice cream packages while working at Dreyer's Ice Cream (now Eddy's Ice Cream). The contributor worked as a merchandiser at minimum wage for $500 a week. He built and refilled displays at stores…

ID badge for Aiken Country, South Carolina Sheriff department. He worked there as a deputy during the 2020 Covid pandemic.

A tool used to collect soil samples and check for contamination. Used for environmental geological work for IDOT.

Image of staff and patrons at Lockeby's cafe during the 1950s.

Purchased at a giftshop in bowling green Missouri for 2$ this lunchbox that was used initially as a makeup bag but was later put to use at the mark twain cave while the owner was a tourguide.

Noah and Courtney both worked at Regal Cinema in Aiken South Carolina. This cinema was where Courtney and her now husband Noah met in 2016 and began dating in secret in 2018 against company policy. The name tags also include their favorite movies on…