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a large heavy piece of machinery lays down a layer of asphalt in Downtown Bloomington. businesses in the background include Jaeger's Candy, Owl Tavern, Shields School of Beauty Culture, Miller Music.

Paving, 400 block North Main Street June 1938

By Bill Kemp
June 14th, 2017
Historic Photos

“A-One, and a-Two, and a-Three …” Elementary Rhythm Band, July 1951

By Bill Kemp
June 13th, 2017
Historic Photos
Two young men or boys stand alongside three sheep

4-H Lamb Show June 27, 1951

By Bill Kemp
June 12th, 2017
Historic Photos

Newsletter: Summer 2017

By Torii Moré
June 11th, 2017
Museum News On the Square Magazine
Four white men singing

Barbershoppers’ summer party June 26, 1951

By Bill Kemp
June 11th, 2017
Historic Photos

Mackinaw River swimmin’ hole July 1941

By Bill Kemp
June 10th, 2017
Historic Photos

Miller Park Beach July 1941

By Bill Kemp
June 9th, 2017
Historic Photos

The Iceman Cometh … but for how long? June 1957

By Bill Kemp
June 8th, 2017
Historic Photos
three men are on site of a construction project, a building with wooden framing and a stone chimney has no roof. piles of gravel and shingles are in the foreground.

Davis Lodge, Under Construction Lake Bloomington, April 1932

By Bill Kemp
June 7th, 2017
Historic Photos

Miller Park Zoo’s newest arrival June 1964

By Bill Kemp
June 2nd, 2017
Historic Photos