Harrisburg High School vs. Eldorado Township High School Thanksgiving Day Football Game c.1944

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Harrisburg High School vs. Eldorado Township High School Thanksgiving Day Football Game c.1944

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01/31/2022

Harrisburg High School vs. Eldorado Township High School Thanksgiving Day Football Game c.1944

Pictures taken by William Herbert Lemons Jr. of a Thanksgiving Day football game between Harrisburg High School (home team) and Eldorado Township High School in the mid 1940s.

Date & Place: circa 1944 at Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois 62946, United States

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