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Box 36

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Clothing: Outer jacket, bomber style. Blue (nylon?) with red lining. Made by Kyung Buk. Embroidered on front: "Chicago" and "Mike Royko." Embroidered on back with dragon: "Osan A.B. Korea 1953. Pyong Ying, DMZ, Seoul, Inchon, Taegu, Pusan. I served my time in hell." Dragon embroidered on each sleeve, ca. 1953

 File — Box: 36, Folder: NL 1291
Scope and Contents note From the Series: Artwork and three-dimensional objects such as clothing and other personal items owned by Royko. Large miscellaneous items include a coat rack used by Royko at the Chicago Daily News that he claimed was originally owned by Carl Sandburg; a red Chicago Daily News newspaper vending box Royko had in the basement of his house (the paper enclosed was of a front-page story Royko wrote about a scandal regarding O'Hare airport funds);...
Dates: ca. 1953