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A steeplejack performs maintenance on the McLean County Courthouse dome located in downtown Bloomington.

A steeplejack performs maintenance on the McLean County Courthouse dome located in downtown Bloomington while another man stands on the roof below.

Young people enjoy dancing at an event held to honor the sacrifices of the men and women fighting for their country during the Second World War.

Young people gather around the stage during an event held in 1942 to honor the sacrifices of the men and women fighting for their country during the Second World War.

Several children wearing Halloween costumes pose around a jack-o-lantern for a group photograph.

An aerial view shows a large coffee display at an Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) store.

Children enjoy a meal in a grade school cafeteria.

Two women pass a box of Girl Scout cookies to a woman on a ladder while they sit in the back of a truck surrounded by cases of cookies.

A Girl Scout holds up a box of cookies from a display while a man holds out a second box to a younger girl.

Illinois State Police officers load a truck full of material confiscated from a business accused of running illegal gambling operations. Beginning in the early 1950s, newly elected Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II, 1949-1953, began a campaign to…

A side view shows Illinois State Police officers loading a truck behind a building with material confiscated from a business accused of running illegal gambling operations. Beginning in the early 1950s, newly elected Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson…

A sheriff and other officials receive instructions while conducting a search for a missing boy in a wooded area.

A group of men walk through a wooded area looking for a missing boy.

Estes Kefauver signs autographs for several members of the public. Kefauver was a Democratic politician from Tennessee who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Kefauver was former Illinois Governor Adlai…

A young family displays their Sunday best while attending an Easter church service.

Three young children stand outside while wearing their Easter Sunday clothes.

An aerial view shows a fill church listening to the choir sing on Easter Sunday.

A couple and their young child walk to an Easter church service.

Four boys stand in a row on a staircase on Easter Sunday.

Two children play on a curb while wearing their Easter clothing.

A nurse checks on a blood donor lying on a cot during a bloodmobile stop.

Several customers line up outside a Sani-Cream restaurant to place their orders.

A Sani-Cream employee works inside the fast food restaurant.

Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows parade through a gymnasium wearing ceremonial clothing during an unidentified event.

A parade, including members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, takes place in Fairfield.