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An aerial view of the carnival set up around the Old State Capitol during Springfield's Capitennial celebration.

Several children release balloons at the Old State Capitol building during the Springfield Capitennial festivities.

Acrobats perform in front of the Old State Capitol during the Springfield Capitennial festivities.

Educators stand outside of busses during Business-Education Day in Springfield.

Ray Page (center) sits and eats with a group of Springfield Association of Commerce and Industry men enjoying the Plae Dae Picnic sponsored by the Manufacturing Council.

Dr. Francis Wenzel stands in front of the Springfield Rural Urban Clinic Dental Department, located at 1030 S. 6th Street, with a group of Springfield teachers including Sister Ernestine Cronin (next to Wenzel), Sister Marylin Brennan (SHA '50), as…

Several men sit and have a drink at an unidentified event.

Residents line up for food and drinks at an event next to a parking lot, possibly the annual Plae Dae Picnic sponsored by the Manufacturing Council.

A severely damaged car sits on Sixth Street with a dummy passenger lying partially ejected through the windshield. The display served as a caution about dangerous driving practices. A sign on the side of the car reads "Who's next?"