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A young girl attempts to shoot a longbow with assistance from two unidentified men.

Four adults pose for a photo while readying to shoot an arrow from their longbows.

A man and woman stand with an infant next to a baptismal font while a priest conducts a baptism.

A ground view shows a group performing a bicycle high wire act near a large city building.

An African American woman poses for a picture in a home wearing a floral dress.

An African American woman poses for a picture standing next to a chair in a residence.

A band, including a trumpet player, saxophonist, and a drummer, perform for a crowd.

A man stands in the doorway of the Byerly Dinette.

Young children and adults gather in the living room of a home for a birthday party.

Two children, including a one year old and a two year old, prepare to blow out the candles atop their birthday cakes while party guests watch.

Children play with toys on the living room floor during a birthday party.

Several women work at sewing machines inside a large garment factory.

A man displays two garments manufactured inside a factory located in Fairfield.

Three members of the Flying Valentinos, a Bloomington-based aerialist act, perform on the trapeze.

A member of the Flying Valentino's Circus Act reaches for a trapeze while midair.

Two members of the Flying Valentino's Circus Act perform on the trapeze.

Governor Dwight H. Green writes in a book on a child's bed while his wife, Mabel Victoria Kingston Green, and several children look on during a visit to the Normal-area orphanage.

Several children surround Governor and Mrs. Green in a dormitory when the couple visited the Baby Fold orphanage in Normal.

Governor and Mrs. Green look at a picture book with a young girl lying in bed during the Green's visit to the Baby Fold orphanage in Normal.

Governor and Mrs. Green stand with several young children wearing hats during their visit to the Baby Fold in Normal.

Governor and Mrs. Green hold two children in their laps while several others sit on the floor nearby during their visit to Baby Fold.

A person stokes a fire inside a machine shed.

A farmer weighs a pig standing inside a metal holding pen.

A man cuts wooden boards inside a sawmill.

A wide view shows a farm that includes pens used to house livestock.