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| Loami If you have pictures that you would like to share with others or have information on the pictures shown here, please let us know! Businesses | | George Baker's Store 1 - (Unknown) A front, East-facing view of George Baker's General Store. There is a sign for Stearns-Foster Matresses and Winchester rifles in the windows. The grain elevator is visable on the left side. From an unused postcard. | | George Baker's Store 2 - (c.1900) An inside view of George Baker's General Store. The cash register and Toledo scale are sitting on the right-side counter. Electric lights are in use. All people are unknown. From an unused postcard. | | George Baker's Store 3 - (Unknown) View of the south side of George Baker's General Store in Loami. From an unused postcard. | | Dugan's | | Hamlin Fisher Store - (1870) Frank Hunsaker (left) and John Fisher (right) sit in front of Hamlin Fisher's Store in Loami. They are enjoying peanuts from the first peanut roaster, which is sitting behind them. The sign on the building advertises 'Igleheart's Swan's Down Cake Flour'. | | Fisher's Grocery Store - (May 1939) Shelves are fully stocked at Fisher's Grocery Store in Loami. Among the brands of goods offered are: Lucky Boy Bread, Nehi, Post Toasties, Quaker Oats, Uneeda Bakers, Colgate, Lava soap, Lux, Super Suds, Jell-O, and Libby's. The man on the left, wearing an Amerhein's Bakery apron, is Johnny Fisher, uncle of Don Fisher. The man on the right, wearing a Butter-Nut apron, is Roger Fitzhugh, who married Alice Rowland, step-daughter of Frank Fromme and daughter of Mabel Rowland Fromme. | | John Fisher Grocery Store - (March 1962) A picture of the Frank Fisher Grocery Store in Loami. Both people are unknown. | | Loami Barbershop - (Early 1900s) Ebenezer Colburn is seated in the barber chair at the barbershop in Loami. The owner, other men, and the exact name of the shop are not known. The picture may have been taken around the time of the Illinois State Fair, since a poster for the fair can be seen in the mirror in the back of the photo. |
People/Events | | Colburn Family - (unknown) Pictured are: Front Row: (L-R) Don Fisher, Jackie Colburn, and Harriet Davis. Back Row: Kenny Fisher, Loretta Fisher, Dan Colburn, and Gina (Lola J.) Colburn. | | Frank & Maude Fisher - (Early 1960s) Frank and Maude Fisher are pictured here with a bunch of young chickens and a chicken incubator. Behind them in the next pasture is a horse and buggy. | | Loami Group Photo - (May 30, 1916) A group poses for this photo somewhere in Loami. The reason for the gathering and the people shown are not known. | | Lady in Front of House - (Unknown) A lady stands in front of a house in Loami. From an unused postcard. | | Cold Winter Morning - (Unknown) Two boys are pictured here standing in the road across from a store in Loami. There is a barber shop next to the store. Someone is cleaning snow from the roof of the stroe on the right as someone is exiting from the store. All are unknown. From an unused postcard. | | Loami Elevator Fire - (Unknown) Fire destroyed the Loami grain elevator. What looks like a barrel on the left side of the picture is a brick structure. Several men are walking down the railroad tracks. This picture may have been taken from the upper deck of the McCormick building. From an unused postcard. | | Loami Elevator Fire - (Unknown) Several people examine the remains of the Loami grain elevator, which was destroyed by fire. From an unused postcard. | | Loami Elevator Fire - (Unknown) People examine what may be a destroyed train car on the tracks next to the remains of the Loami grain elevator. The two buildings in the back of the picture have the name 'McCormick'. From an unused postcard. | | Tornado Damage - (Unknown) Picture from Loami after a tornado hit the town. Date and Location are not known. From an unused postcard. | | Stage Play at Loami Town Hall - (Unknown) The cast of a play pose for this picture at the Loami Town Hall. All are unknown. |
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