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Feature Excerpt
Toughest Guy I Know
Abstract
Interview Session 01 (Audio)
Growing up on a southern Illinois dairy farm in 1940s & '50s
Related Materials
Senator Dave Luechtefeld's entire interview in the Illinois Statecraft-Legislators project.
Photos
Caption
Dave Luechtefeld was just four years old when this photo was taken in 1944. The family was living in Chester, Illinois at the time.
Where:
Chester, Illinois
When:
1944
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May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator
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Coach Rich Herrin had his picture taken in the Okawville High School gym with the three Luechtefeld brothers, Dave, Stanley and Gerald, who all played on the Okawville High School’s 1958 basketball team.
Where:
Okawville, Illinois
When:
1958
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
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Okawville High School’s 1958 senior team, coached by Rich Herren, included Stan Luechtefeld (#24), Dave Luechtefeld (#44), Norman Vogt (#14), Herb Dingwerth (#32), Milton Froeste (#22) and Lloyd Karmeier (#42).
Where:
Okawville, Illinois
When:
1958
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption
St. Louis University’s freshman basketball players in 1959 included, in front: George Latinovisch, Don Spencer and Tom Book. In back: Tom Kieffer, Dave Luechtefeld, Rich Sanders and Bart Basola.
Where:
St. Louis
When:
1959
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Unknown