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a large group of people are waiting outside, and a man at the top of the steps speaks to the group.

Photo of the Week, 57: Dedication of the Normal Post Office, 1936

By Bill Kemp
March 6th, 2014
Historic Photos
10 people stand behind a lunch counter filled with food behind glass.

Photo of the Week, Thompson’s Lunchroom on the Museum Square, 1941

By Bill Kemp
March 4th, 2014
Historic Photos
five women wearing big dresses pose for a group photo. the one in the middle has a large boquet and crown.

Photo of the Week, 56: Here She Is … ‘Miss Heart of the Corn Belt’ 1955

By Bill Kemp
February 27th, 2014
Historic Photos

McHistory: Experiences in the Spanish American War

By Bill Kemp
February 26th, 2014
WGLT McHistory Series

Prohibition doll unique item from 1920s

February 26th, 2014

Newsletter: Spring 2014

By Torii Moré
February 25th, 2014
Museum News On the Square Magazine
An 8 story light colored building with automobiles parked outside.

Photo of the Week, 55: McKnight & McKnight Building, August 1929

By Bill Kemp
February 20th, 2014
Historic Photos
two african american women and one man stand in a dining room of a restaurant. it looks like it may be decorated for christmas, with ribbons in the shapes of stars or snowflakes hanging on the ceiling. a potbelly stove is the central focal point.

Photo of the Week, 54: Ike Sander’s “Short Order House,” ca. 1903-1911

By Bill Kemp
February 13th, 2014
Historic Photos

Take Me Out to the Ball Game...!

By Tod Eagleton
February 11th, 2014
18 african american men and women pose for a photograph in front of a row of flags.

Photo of the Week, 53: Bloomington-Normal Branch of the NAACP, 1944

By Bill Kemp
February 6th, 2014
Historic Photos