This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Prints win blue ribbon at Illinois photo convention
Donald D. Potts of Color Photography by Potts in Coal City had two prints accepted for display at the Associated Professional Photographers of Illinois convention in Peoria. One print earned a blue ribbon as the three day event at the Peoria Hilton Hotel March 18 to 20 featured lectures, clinics, and a trade show with many exhibitors. Glacier National Park set a 1972 attendance record with 1,392,145 visitors, surpassing 1971. Sister Ann Ida Gannon, Mundelein College president, was nominated to the Northern Illinois Gas Co. board, the first woman named to the utility’s board. the vote will occur at the June 9 annual meeting near Aurora.
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Donald D. Potts
Potts
Coal City
Associated Professional Photographers of Illinois
Peoria
Peoria Hilton
Ann Ida Gannon
Mundelein College
Chicago
Norther Illinois Gas Co
C.J. Gauthier
Aurora