Marilyn Monroe while visiting in Bement in 1955. Here she tugs on the beard of Clark Plummer(?), general chairman of the Bement Centennial Celebration.

Photographer: Robert K. O'Daniell

1519 south College

NOW PART OF THE ILLINI CAMPUS. This vast expanse of formal gardens filled with statuaries, miles upon miles of woods and shrubbery, blue grass sod untouched by plows for 20 years, and stretches of the Sangamon valley still in theri virgin state now is a part of the University of Illinois campus-a gift of Robert allerton. With it in the single greatest donation ever made to the University went the spacious home and 4,500 acres of rich farmland. Proceeds from cultivation of the farmland will be utilized to keep up the remainder as a research center and as a park open to the public. (Ariel photograph by Joe Blessman of The News-Gazzette staff.)

UI Assembly Hall, December 29, 1979. Urbana '79 Missions Conference. Photo by Curt Beamer.

Assembly Hall looking Northwest, March 11, 1967. Arial photo by Ingalls?

Students throng outside the Orpheum during the beer riots of 1930.

Photographer: Robert K. O'Daniell

aug 20, 1942 the Champaign-Urbana city lines

Clinton, IL. Poised and ready. Workmen at dusk Sunday aligned a massive containment building at the Illinois Power Co. nuclear power plant under construction near Clinton. The pressure vessel, the heart of the power generating process, houses the nuclear reaction that converts water into steam to turn the power plant's generators. The $1.3 billion power plant is scheduled to be ready for operation in the spring of 1982, according to IP estimates. October 7,1979.

Illinois Power Nuclear Power Plant. Pipes will carry hot water used to cool reacter vessel. June 24, 1976.

Clinton Nuclear Power Plant, January 1979.

harris home
cole hospital

A tanker lies among the ruins of Crescent City in a train derailment that leveled the downtown, June 21, 1970. The train was a Toledo, Peoria and Western Freight train that included 12 propane tankers.

A 113-car Toledo, Peoris and Western Freight train including 12 propane tankers derailed in Crescent City on June 21, 1970, burning for 2 1/2 days and destroying 80 percent of the town's buildings.

doane House fire july 12, 1898

doane House fire july 12, 1898

doane House fire july 12, 1898

Farm Aid Concert.

Willie Nelson performing at the Farm Aid concert.

flatiron building Urbana

1925 Kincaid motors - ford dealer
Kincaid cubs - local baseball team

UI Krannert Center, March 20, 1969.

UI Krannert Center, 1969

UI Krannert Center, Krannert Director.

Krannert?

Lincoln Square, mid-afternoon September 17, 1964.

Lincoln Square, 1963.

1965 worker at magnavox urbana

Some of the more than 500 graduates of the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing.

the "Old" Chamapign County Courthouse

Andrews Air Force Base, MD. MARINES RETURN. Three of the Marines among the hostages freed from Iran step off the plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., as they arrive for their official welcome in Washington Tuesday. From foreground are Steven Kirtley of Little Rock, Ark. ; Kevin Hermening of Cudahy, Wis., making "V" sign; and Paul Lewis of Homer, IL, saluting.

Paul Lewis at a Press Conference.

Photographer: Robert K. O'Daniell

Left to right:James S. Thompson; Harvey Jarvis, Rantoul & Ludlow IL; Mike Pirtil, Section Foreman, Prospect, IL; Thomas Harrison Donnell, Hamilton Co. IL; and Rollin Edward Kornmeyer.
copyshots from the Urbana archives Thursday morning. 3/7/2002
News-Gazette photo by Robert K. O'Daniell

A large sagging tree blocks the westbound lanes of Springfield Ave. near Mattis as traffic swerves around it, February 15, 1990. Photo by Darrell Hoemann.

The Krannerts, March 19, 1969.

Toll operating room, 1925

The University of Illinois Airport, which began flight training on May 8, 1946, with five planes, now has a fleet of 29 trainers. the field has three runways, each more than a mile long and capable of handling the largest of planes. Courses offered this summer will include training in night flying. University of Illinois News Photo, from Joe Wright.

UI Student Demostrations, "Women Against Rape(?)"

UI Student Demonstrations, draft resistor.

UI student Demonstrations.

UI student Demonstration...May 1970 aftermath of Kent State tragedy.

WPA Champaign storm drain improvemant project
picture at Prospect and Vine

WPA when not doing street work they do other tasks
Clearing Reclamation Park. placing rocks along banks of the creek

UI marching band at parade for C-U men going off to war
Col A.A. Harding leads the crowd in singing National Anthem

UI war convocation in Huff Hall on the University of Illinois campus

Dec , 1941

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WWII portable war bond pledge booths Ora Dillavou takes a pledge from Earl Parkhill
Nancy Nicoll (sp??) on far left "minute Girl" and Joe Mezo as "Uncle Sam"

A crane assists in wrecking the old Illinois Central Gulf tower in downtown Champaign. The tower's top was being demolished but the foundation will stand for possible rebuilding. Photo by Vanda Bidwell, 1-27-1988.

Photographer: Robert K. O'Daniell

champaign postal clerk with 23,400 letters for 1,900 tickets for the state high school basketball tournament
mar 8 1947

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wrecking ball knocks down the 115 year old Busey Mansion to make room for Carle Clinic's expansion

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President Bill clinton speaking in the assembly hall on the campus of the university of Illinois on wednesday morning jan 28 , 1998 photo by John C. Dixon

april 1950 courier newsroom

undated

leal third grade 1908

1965 worker at magnavox urbana

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flatiron building Urbana

gazette building

Photographer: L.G. Patterson

Missouri's Laurence Bowers, from left, Alex Oriakhi, Keion Bell and Phil Pressey argue a call from a referee during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina State Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 102-51. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

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WPA relaying brick sidewalks on Oregon street dec 1935

WPA northwest sewer
vine and prospect
january 1936

WPA riprapping boneyard at Second and Springfield
December 1935

Left to right
John Brider, Elmer Wolfes, Wm O'Neal, Asst States Attny?, S Gail (SP?) Renner , Fred Wallen (SP??) , Ray Cline (states Attney) John gray (Sheriff)
All the liquor and stills were the result of numerous (??) raids in Prohibition era
(handwrittin caption very hard to read)

Exterior of the Pullman "hotel" on North first St
"It has been raided several times in the past as a Negro disorderly house."

train derailment at the University ave crossing Chamapign 1902/1903