Name/Title
Photograph, ColorEntry/Object ID
2025.1.192Description
Color photo of a billboard in Champaign, Illinois. The billboard has a illustration of the cartoon character, Ziggy, wearing a Salvation Army uniform, behind a table with a shield shaped cake on it. His pet duck, Wack; his cat, Sid; and his dog, Fuzz, as well as another duck are gathered around Ziggy looking at the cake. Text: Happy Birthday, Salvation Army is printed in the upper right in black and below in red is Champaign, Illinois / 1889-1989 with a Salvation Army Red Shield in the lower right.
Tom Wilson, the creator of Ziggy, worked with The Salvation Army to create these images for use by the Champaign, IL corps during a capital campaign.Acquisition
Accession
2025.1Source or Donor
Central Territory Museum - Found in CollectionAcquisition Method
Found in CollectionCredit Line
Central Territory Museum CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1989 - 1989Place
City
ChampaignCounty
Champaign CountyState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, ColorNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsRelationships
Related Places
Place
County
Champaign CountyState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America