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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Bloomington. In the open space, there are trees and a creek. In the developed area, there are stores, apartments, and barns. The buildin... |
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| Description: | A man driving a carriage pulled by two horses is at the curb of the post office. On the street, there is the dentist office of H.H. Hancock, a bank, and J.... |
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| Description: | Shops along Main Street. On the left, there is a Woodhouse and Bartley bank, a hardware store, Greer shoe store, J.B. Ludden general merchandise, a bank, a... |
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| Description: | Shops along Main Street after the rain. On the left, there is the dentist office of S. A. Marlow, August Dreifus and Company Clothing - "shoes for the whol... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | View of Main Street from the middle of the street looking down the street. Cars are parked on either side of the street. On the left side, there is a woman... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Cars are parked at the curbs along the shops. The visible shop signs are Guernsey Restaurant, Ludden's, Ludden's Store for Men, Billiard Hall, The Sanitary... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Ludden's Poultry and Eggs from the dirt road. The shop features a porch, gable roof, and fenced yard. There are wooden crates and barrels ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View down middle of Main Street. The right side of the street features: Bloomington State Bank, Ira Fox Meat Market, C.H. Enke, Sprague's Recreation Parlor... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | The facade of Ludden's Big White Store. The building features two bay windows, two stories, and two large display windows. The window displays umbrellas, d... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | A hotel, barbershop [?], and post office. The hotel has a roofed porch and chairs. A man stands under the awning of the barbershop, and another man leans a... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View of the church from across the intersection. The church building features a french door with a fanlight, arched windows, and a steeple. |
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| Description: | The two-story stone schoolhouse. A flagpole hangs over the entrance. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from the water tower. There is a laundry line in the backyard of the white house in the foreground. A car is driving down the road. In the di... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | A water tower with a ruler indicating the amount of the water inside. |
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| Description: | The exterior of the Catholic church and the parsonage. The church building has a gable roof, lancet arched windows, and a steeple with a cross atop. |
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| Description: | View across a wooden footbridge. There are two men and a cart below on the left. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | The Ford service station. There is graffiti on the interior side of the windows. A car is parked outside. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A group of men stand outside of the post office. There is a parked car at the curb. A building is being demolished and there is a pile of rubble in the str... |
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| Description: | A woman stands on a wooden footbridge. There are homes in the distance. |
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