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This photo appeared in the May 15, 1949 edition of The Pantagraph with the following caption: "The Snow White automatic laundry, 106 E. Beaufort S., Normal, opened Saturday morning. The new laundry is owned by Charles Cornick and will be operated by Mrs. L. T. Cornick. The laundry is self-service and has available 20 washing machines and seven dryers. Ironing facilities are planned for the second floor as well as a playroom." coin laundry washing machine
This photo from the Pantagraph Negatives Collection has been preserved and digitized by the McLean County Museum of History as a part of its ongoing digitization efforts to save our history. Please visit bit.ly/savingourhistory to learn more.
Seventy-five years ago, Normal was celebrating the opening of a new automatic laundry business. This history and more in today's How Time Flies:
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