A Fourth of July Advertisement for Plegge's Store in Bethalto, IL.

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This is a Fourth of July advertisement for the Plegge Store in Bethalto, IL. The store was open from 1933-1951 and during its years of operation quickly adapted to new innovations in food products such as Jell-O, Kool-Aid, and Miracle Whip.

This advertisement was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Mia Plegge.

• Plegge, Mia

2020 Liberty Middle School Class Visit

• culture
• industry

• Plegge, Mia

1933-1951

• Miscellaneous Document

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• Bethalto, IL
• 1933-1951

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