Posts about Fall
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Eugene Field School Reading Class, October 1949
Eugene Field teacher Kathryn Carnahan leads a crowded classroom of 40 first graders in this October 1949 scene. Opened in 1936, Eugene ...
Bloomington High Aegis staff October 1954
Several weeks ago we ran a photograph from a set of 1954 negatives showing the staff of Aegis, the BHS student newspaper. Here’s anothe...
Three Yards and a Cloud of Dust ISNU vs. IWU, November 21, 1936
llinois State Normal and Illinois Wesleyan universities were bitter gridiron rivals going all the way back to 1887. In the 1936 season,...
Heyworth Area Good Neighbors November 6, 1950
A Corn Belt harvest time tradition involves farmers helping fellow farmers in need. Sixty-six years ago, in early November 1950, friend...
Happy Halloween!
The Museum Board, staff, and volunteers wish you a safe, spooky, and happy Halloween. May we all pay heed to the advice on this card:O ...
Jack Cruser ‘Ugliest’ Costume Winner, 1968
On Oct. 31, 1968, the Normal Parks and Recreation Department and the Optimist and Rotary clubs sponsored a Halloween costume parade at ...
Halloween Party Mystery
The exact date of this photo, let alone the name of the group are unknown. It is c.1918 and the room is in the Illinois House lobby, a ...
Hougham’s Halloween Party? Village of McLean, ca. 1890
Not much is known about this photo other than the handwritten caption indicating it was taken at Albert and Betty (or Bettie) Hougham’s...
Nation’s Best Corn Huskers November 1939
Into the 1940s, corn was picked not by machine but by hand. Local, state, and national corn husking contests were all the rage in the 1...
Winning Pumpkins Normal Parks & Rec, 1963
Gordon Jaeger, Town of Normal parks and recreation director, is shown here in late October 1963 posing with the eight winners in Normal...
LeRoy Fall Festival September 1963
The 1963 LeRoy Fall festival was held over four days, September 4-7. Billed as “Illinois largest free fall festival,” live entertainmen...
LeRoy Centennial Queen October 19, 1935
This photo was taken of the LeRoy Centennial parade, held back in 1935. Rose Mae Bishop (seated) served as centennial queen. Margaret A...
LeRoy Centennial Parade October 19, 1935
A merchant’s parade was one of the highlights of LeRoy’s three-day centennial celebration, October 18-20, 1935. Some 6,000 folks lined ...
ISNU’s Milner Library October 1940
Located on the east side of the Illinois State Normal University campus, the handsome brick Georgian-style Milner Library building open...
Happy Halloween! Jefferson School, Bloomington, 1957
James and Evora Ross, pictured here with their four-year-old daughter Janet, chaired the all-family Jefferson School PTA Halloween part...
Halloween Traditions
Although there are several theories regarding the origin of Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, its roots can be traced back to the ancient ...
Halloween Party, 1939 Holy Trinity Parish Kindergarten, Bloomington
Holy Trinity Catholic Church's afternoon kindergarten class enjoyed candied apples among other treats during this Halloween Day 19...
Bo Peep Has Found Her Sheep Halloween Parade, Bloomington 1938
A Depression-era tradition in Bloomington was the annual Halloween Mardi Gras parade and street dance. Seen here from the parade of Oct...
October Means ‘Rocktober’ Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival Aerials, May 31, 1970
The Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival was held outside of the McLean County community of Heyworth on L. David Lewis’ 320-acre farm over Memo...
Illinois State Normal University Homecoming Parade, October 25, 1958
The Illinois State University homecoming parade has passed through Uptown Normal since the 1920s. Pictured here from the 1958 parade ar...
Wesleyan Homecoming, October 1958 Titans Rough Up the Bluejays
Fifty-seven years ago, Saturday, October 25, 1958, Wesleyan easily dispatched visiting Elmhurst College 47-7 in the homecoming football...
An apple (or bushel) a day … Lilly Orchard, October 1950
In the first half of the 20th century Lilly Orchard, located some sixteen miles west of the Twin Cities, was one of the more popular ar...
Corn Belt Harvest September 1939
In the 76 years since these photographs were taken the Corn Belt countryside has undergone an absolute transformation when it comes to ...
McLean Harvest Festival September 26, 1952
The Village of McLean in the southwestern corner of McLean County used to stage an annual Harvest Festival. Seen here is the McLean Sup...
Photo of the Week, 90: Jack-o'-lantern Harvest in the Eisenhower Era
On October 31, 1956, The Pantagraph declared the season's pumpkin crop a record "for both quality and yield." Seen here ...