Historic Photos

Santa No Replacement for Mama Downtown Bloomington, December 4, 1948

December 14th, 2016

a crowd surrounds santa, who is on a wagon being pulled by 4 horses in Downtown Bloomington

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Santa arrived by train to Bloomington on December 4, 1948, and spent much of the day greeting children in his specially erected hut on the McLean County Courthouse Square. Sometime during the day this unidentified little girl became separated from her mother, and not even dear old Santa could calm her down.

Bill Kemp

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