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First Baby of the New Year January 1, 1965 Edition

By Bill Kemp
January 4th, 2017
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Snow-shrouded Bloomington, undated 200 Block E. Jefferson St., north side

By Bill Kemp
January 3rd, 2017
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Bloomington’s long-gone post office Circa 1900

By Bill Kemp
January 2nd, 2017
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Happy New Year!

By Bill Kemp
December 31st, 2016
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New Year’s Eve 1948 In with the new, out with the old …

By Bill Kemp
December 31st, 2016
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Kadgihn’s News and Cigar Store Downtown Bloomington, c. 1914

By Bill Kemp
December 30th, 2016
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Withers Public Library Bookmobile, undated

By Bill Kemp
December 29th, 2016
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Inaugural Bloomington Flight Ozark Air Lines, Nov. 6, 1950

By Bill Kemp
December 28th, 2016
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Holiday Hoops Pontiac, Dec. 30, 1948

By Bill Kemp
December 26th, 2016
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Santa in Action, 1953

By Bill Kemp
December 24th, 2016
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a crowd surrounds santa, who is on a wagon being pulled by 4 horses in Downtown Bloomington

Santa on Parade December 1948

By Bill Kemp
December 23rd, 2016
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Mississippi Orphans Go Sledding Highland Park, Bloomington, 1963

By Bill Kemp
December 22nd, 2016
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Christmas 1953

By Bill Kemp
December 21st, 2016
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Toy, toys, and more toys Christmastime 1953

By Bill Kemp
December 20th, 2016
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Holiday Shopping Downtown Bloomington, December 1953

By Bill Kemp
December 19th, 2016
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December Sleigh Ride, 1963

By Bill Kemp
December 15th, 2016
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a crowd surrounds santa, who is on a wagon being pulled by 4 horses in Downtown Bloomington

Santa No Replacement for Mama Downtown Bloomington, December 4, 1948

By Bill Kemp
December 14th, 2016
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Beats shoveling … Normal, Dec. 22, 1953

By Bill Kemp
December 13th, 2016
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Livingston’s Christmas Rush 1953

By Bill Kemp
December 12th, 2016
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Christmas Seals, 1937

By Bill Kemp
December 11th, 2016
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Santa at the Courthouse Square Downtown Bloomington, 1948

By Bill Kemp
December 10th, 2016
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Jennie Wickizer’s Bakery Downtown Bloomington, undated

By Bill Kemp
December 5th, 2016
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Lost Bloomington Grace Methodist Church

By Bill Kemp
December 4th, 2016
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Herman Glaser, December 1952 Stanford’s Toy Maker

By Bill Kemp
December 2nd, 2016
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LeRoy’s CCC Camp August 1934

By Bill Kemp
December 1st, 2016
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Herman Jack’s Christmas tree December 1952

By Bill Kemp
November 30th, 2016
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C.W. Frey’s Showroom Downtown Bloomington, circa 1929-30

By Bill Kemp
November 29th, 2016
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Kleinau & Son confectionary Downtown Bloomington, ca. 1915-1916

By Bill Kemp
November 28th, 2016
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One-Room School on the Move November 23, 1963

By Bill Kemp
November 26th, 2016
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Holiday Shopping 1932 Downtown Bloomington

By Bill Kemp
November 25th, 2016
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