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Dad in 1927

Submitted by rubysshoes on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 8:05pm.
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This is a studio tinted photo of my Dad, Gordon H. Clevenger, taken in Mokena, Illinois, sometime around 1927. He was around 3 years old. View full size.

This is a studio tinted photo of my Dad, Gordon H. Clevenger, taken in Mokena, Illinois, sometime around 1927. He was around 3 years old. View full size.

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Thanks for the Info!

Submitted by rubysshoes on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 9:26am.

I had not been able to identify what this statue represented. I assumed it had been taken in Mokena, where Dad was born. With RadioMattM's information, I was able to find out a little more about this statue and the tragedy it memorializes. Here is a present day photo of the memorial:
I will update the caption accordingly.

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Statue

Submitted by RadioMattM on Sat, 01/26/2013 - 2:43pm.

That statue appears to be a memorial to the Indian Creek Massacre in 1832.

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