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Historic Photos

Angelic Coeds, September 27, 1940 Dedication of the Van Leer Chime Tower

By Bill Kemp
Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU)
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Bloomington Centennial ‘Young Pioneers’ Parade, September 19, 1950

By Bill Kemp
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Out with the Old . . . Keiser-Van Leer Expansion, 1936

By Bill Kemp
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Bloomington Centennial 65 Years Ago this Week!

By Bill Kemp
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The Times They Have Changed! Town of Normal, 1966

By Bill Kemp
Illinois State University (ISU)
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Old Main Comes Down September 9, 1958

By Bill Kemp
Illinois State University (ISU)
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Labor Day Parade Bloomington, 1985

By Bill Kemp
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Fall Means College Football ISNU ‘Teachers,’ 1907

By Bill Kemp
Illinois State University (ISU)
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Labor Day in Bloomington Circa 1920

By Bill Kemp
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‘Modernistic’ Main Street July 1939

By Bill Kemp
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‘Old School’ Public Transportation Twin City Streetcars Date to 1867

By Bill Kemp
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All the World’s a Stage Community Players, December 1953

By Bill Kemp
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Photo of the Week, 130: Dogs of War, 1946 Bella and Her Two Surprises

By Bill Kemp
World War Two (WWII) Dogs
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Reserve Champions Illinois State Fair, August 17, 1949

By Bill Kemp
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Photo of the Week, 129: Reserve Champions Illinois State Fair, August 17, 1949

By Bill Kemp
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McLean County Fairgrounds, 1956

By Bill Kemp
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Photo of the Week, 128: Dog Days of Summer Miller Park, 1937

By Bill Kemp
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McLean County Fair, 1951

By Bill Kemp
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Photo of the Week, 127: Death in Central Illinois, 1948

By Bill Kemp
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Photo of the Week, 126: ‘Fab Four’ in Bloomington, 1950

By Bill Kemp
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What’s Your Favorite Flavor?

By Bill Kemp
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Photo of the Week, 125: Coachman Motel September 1962

By Bill Kemp
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Photo of the Week, 124: ‘Swing Time’ at Victory Hall October 1935

By Bill Kemp
Illinois State University (ISU)
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And the rockets' red glare … Independence Day, Miller Park, 1957

By Bill Kemp
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Photo of the Week, 123: Burkey’s Bowling Palace, Grand Opening, Aug.16-17, 1941

By Bill Kemp
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What a View!

By Bill Kemp
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Photo of the Week, 122: Watterson Towers, October 1967 -- Twenty-One Stories to Go!

By Bill Kemp
Illinois State University (ISU)
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Miller Park Fishing Season Underway June 1938

By Bill Kemp
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Photo of the week, 121: Miller Park Fishing Season Underway -- June 1938

By Bill Kemp
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Flag Day, 1948

By Bill Kemp