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"Where gays can feel unfettered", July 8, 1975

Newspaper article from the Daily Illini, July 8, 1975, about the Balloon Saloon and another unnamed gay bar.

Tags: 1975, 20th century, Daily Illini, Drag performers, Exhibit, LGBTQ+, Newspaper, Newspaper Clipping, The Balloon Saloon

Article from The Champaign Daily News, telling a story of a man swept up in cyclone winds.

Tags: 1896, 19th Century, Exhibit, Newspaper, Newspaper Clipping

Advertisement for Garcia's Pizza in a Pan, highlighting their Flying Tomato T-shirts for $3.

Tags: 1981, 20th century, Advertisement, Exhibit, Garcia's Pizza in a Pan, Newspaper, Newspaper Clipping

Advertisement for Garcia's on Second and Green, showcasing location, hours, and their flying tomato balloon.

Tags: 1980, 20th century, Exhibit, Garcia's Pizza in a Pan, Newspaper

Tags: 1975, 20th century, Daily Illini, Exhibit, Newspaper, Newspaper Clipping

1858 masthead for Central Illinois Gazette.

Tags: 1858, 19th Century, Central Illinois Gazette, Exhibit, News-Gazette, Newspaper, Newspaper Clipping

1930 masthead for the Champaign News-Gazette.

Tags: 1930, 20th century, Champaign News-Gazette, Exhibit, News-Gazette, Newspaper, Newspaper Clipping

Newspaper article from the Daily Illini, October 16, 1971, about laws inhibiting homosexual activity.

Tags: 1971, 20th century, Daily Illini, Exhibit, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ activism, Newspaper, Newspaper Clipping

20th century photograph of David and Helen Stevick with a copy of The News-Gazette.

Tags: 20th century, David Stevick, Exhibit, Helen Stevick, News-Gazette, Newspaper

20th century photograph of Helen Stevick and Marajen Stevick Chinigo reviewing the News-Gazette centennial issue.

Tags: 20th century, Exhibit, Helen Stevick, Marajen Stevick Chinigo, News-Gazette, Newspaper