Lawrence Lore
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A Friction Machine Please Santa
Wayne Martin pictured above wrote Santa a letter Christmas 1924 Dear Santa: I am a little boy seven years old. I go to Filmore school...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 121 min read
Cars Owned in 1910-1911
Did your ancestor own a car in 1910? Here are the automobile licenses issued by the Illinois Secretary of State from July 1 1910 to...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 181 min read
Sumner Postmarks
On temporary exhibit now is Zane Parrott’s collection of Havoline items. If you have been in the History Center you have seen Libby...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 123 min read
Pete: First Motorcycle Cop
Stanley Berget Vandament, better known as Pete , was born January 22, 1888, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Burgett and Belle Vandament ....
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 111 min read
Bridgeport 1912
These maps show what Bridgeport looked like in 1912.
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Lawrence Lore
Jun 61 min read
Movie-time
This toy movie projector is part of the LCHS Toy Collection. The size of the machine is 14”x 9” and weighs 3 lbs. It was patented in...
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Lawrence Lore
May 311 min read
Bathing Suit Time
Unidentified photo in a photo album from a Lawrence County resident.
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 262 min read
Grocery Shopping 1914
Kirkwood and Mills was a grocery store located in the Barnes block on North State Street across from what was then the location of the...
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 231 min read
Rooster Meets Minister
Page 6 of Lawrence County News, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Wednesday, February 20th, 1924 An industrious hen sat upon a...
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