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When Uptown Was Downtown Normal Theater, 1967
By Bill Kemp
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Cooksville High School Class of 1909
By Bill Kemp
High School
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‘Golden Gleam’ Grabs Trophy Society Horse Show, Bloomington, 1953
By Bill Kemp
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Chopping and Blowing Hay Brown Estate, June 1941
By Bill Kemp
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Warren “Ike” LaBounty Normal Pole Vaulter
By Bill Kemp
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Bloomington High School Class of 1898
By Bill Kemp
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Society Horse Show Fans Field, Bloomington, 1953
By Bill Kemp
Horses
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Future Flying Farmers? Bloomington Municipal Airport, 1953
By Bill Kemp
Aviation
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Dennis Minder with Measles, May 8, 1958
By Bill Kemp
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North Side of Courthouse Square Downtown Bloomington, circa 1956
By Bill Kemp
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Illinois State Normal University 77th annual Commencement Ceremonies, June 11, 1936
By Bill Kemp
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Bloomington High School Under Construction, August 1958
By Bill Kemp
High School
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Knights of Columbus’ New Home 1206 N. Main St., Bloomington December 1927
By Bill Kemp
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James Moberly Farm Funks Grove Township, May 1936
By Bill Kemp
Corn
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Ready, Aim, Fire! BPD Firing Range, May 1936
By Bill Kemp
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Wheeler Triplets, June 4, 1936 Brokaw Hospital, Normal
By Bill Kemp
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New Corn Belt Bank, November 1961 East and Jefferson, Downtown Bloomington
By Bill Kemp
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Irvin Theatre, June 1938 202 E. Jefferson St., Bloomington
By Bill Kemp
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Labor Secretary Visits Bloomington October 17, 1935
By Bill Kemp
Illinois State University (ISU)
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Lost Bloomington South End of Downtown
By Bill Kemp
Urban Renewal
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McDonald’s Open for Business 806 S. Main St., Normal February 1959
By Bill Kemp
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Carolyn Cameron ‘Miss Bloomington’ 1950
By Bill Kemp
Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU)
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Smell that Smoke! Cecil Cone’s Barbecue, May 1953
By Bill Kemp
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Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival Lunch & Learn Talk Today, 12:10 to 12:40 p.m.
By Bill Kemp
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En Garde! Fencing Comes to Wesleyan April 1941
By Bill Kemp
Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU)
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Pantagraph Expansion, Circa 1935 Madison and Washington streets Downtown Bloomington
By Bill Kemp
The Pantagraph
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Illinois Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home Home Band, 1930
By Bill Kemp
isscs
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Fans Field, South Bloomington Aerial, 1938
By Bill Kemp
Baseball and Softball
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East Twin Grove Farmers’ Picnic July 28, 1922
By Bill Kemp
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Depression-Era Skaters Bloomington, Circa 1930s
By Bill Kemp
Great Depression
Kids having fun
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