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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 Twi...

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Bloomington High Aegis staff October 1954

Several weeks ago we ran a photograph from a set of 1954 negatives showing the staff of Aegis, ...

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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...

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Corn Belt Harvest September 1939

In the 76 years since these photographs were taken the Corn Belt countryside has undergone an a...

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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 Oct...

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Halloween Party Mystery

The exact date of this photo, let alone the name of the group are unknown. It is c.1918 and the...

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Halloween Party, 1939 Holy Trinity Parish Kindergarten, Bloomington

Holy Trinity Catholic Church's afternoon kindergarten class enjoyed candied apples among o...

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Halloween Traditions

Although there are several theories regarding the origin of Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, its ...

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Happy Halloween!

The Museum Board, staff, and volunteers wish you a safe, spooky, and happy Halloween. May we al...

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Happy Halloween! Jefferson School, Bloomington, 1957

James and Evora Ross, pictured here with their four-year-old daughter Janet, chaired the all-fa...

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Heyworth Area Good Neighbors November 6, 1950

A Corn Belt harvest time tradition involves farmers helping fellow farmers in need. Sixty-six y...

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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 a...

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ISNU’s Milner Library October 1940

Located on the east side of the Illinois State Normal University campus, the handsome brick Geo...

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Illinois State Normal University Homecoming Parade, October 25, 1958

The Illinois State University homecoming parade has passed through Uptown Normal since the 1920...

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Jack Cruser ‘Ugliest’ Costume Winner, 1968

On Oct. 31, 1968, the Normal Parks and Recreation Department and the Optimist and Rotary clubs ...

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LeRoy Centennial Parade October 19, 1935

A merchant’s parade was one of the highlights of LeRoy’s three-day centennial celebration, Octo...

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LeRoy Centennial Queen October 19, 1935

This photo was taken of the LeRoy Centennial parade, held back in 1935. Rose Mae Bishop (seated...

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LeRoy Fall Festival September 1963

The 1963 LeRoy Fall festival was held over four days, September 4-7. Billed as “Illinois larges...

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McLean Harvest Festival September 26, 1952

The Village of McLean in the southwestern corner of McLean County used to stage an annual Harve...

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Nation’s Best Corn Huskers November 1939

Into the 1940s, corn was picked not by machine but by hand. Local, state, and national corn hus...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 t...

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Wesleyan Homecoming, October 1958 Titans Rough Up the Bluejays

Fifty-seven years ago, Saturday, October 25, 1958, Wesleyan easily dispatched visiting Elmhurst...

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Winning Pumpkins Normal Parks & Rec, 1963

Gordon Jaeger, Town of Normal parks and recreation director, is shown here in late October 1963...

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