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Labor Day in Bloomington Circa 1920

By Bill Kemp
September 4th, 2015
Historic Photos
small gas station

‘Modernistic’ Main Street July 1939

By Bill Kemp
September 3rd, 2015
Historic Photos

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

By Bill Kemp
September 2nd, 2015
Historic Photos
5 people sit on a couch on a set stage

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

By Bill Kemp
August 27th, 2015
Historic Photos

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

By Bill Kemp
August 20th, 2015
Historic Photos
three young men stand each holding a cow and a ribbon. a sign above them reads Mclean County 4H Clubs Beef Exhibit

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

By Bill Kemp
August 13th, 2015
Historic Photos
three young men stand each holding a cow and a ribbon. a sign above them reads Mclean County 4H Clubs Beef Exhibit

Reserve Champions Illinois State Fair, August 17, 1949

By Bill Kemp
August 13th, 2015
Historic Photos

Collection Highlight: Ross Vinson, Funk Bro. Seed Company Photographer

By Tod Eagleton
August 12th, 2015
Collection Highlights
aerial view of a large fairground with large tents, parking lots, surrounded by rural farmland. yellow letters indicate areas.

McLean County Fairgrounds, 1956

By Bill Kemp
August 7th, 2015
Historic Photos

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

By Bill Kemp
August 6th, 2015
Historic Photos