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A truck mounted oil drilling rig sits in a field near Fairfield.

A woman comforts a young boy before he recieves his polio vaccine.

A girl winces as she receives her polio vaccine.

A boy cringes while receiving his polio vaccination as other boys wait their turn.

John Temple looks at an object. Temple, for whom this collection of photographs is partly named, was a photographer, editor, and publisher of the Wayne County Record newspaper located in Fairfield.

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

Children enjoy a meal in a grade school cafeteria.

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…

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.

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.

Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows line up in a local gymnasium during a ceremony.

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…

Geff fire fighters pose for a group photo in front of their new fire truck.

Spectators witness a large barn burning at a farm.

Illinois State Police officers raid an establishment to confiscate liquor as part of an investigation into illegal activity.

An Illinois State Police officer examines several bottles of liquor confiscated during a raid.

Two Illinois State Police officers document bottles and cases of liquor seized during a raid.