Marilyn Monroe is pictured with Clark Plummer, chairman of the Bement Centennial committee, during her visit to the community in August 1955.
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Marilyn Monroe, or a cardboard facsimile, looks out from a window of the home of Pat and Tracy Tieman in Bement on Tuesday, July 21.
Pat Tieman poses for a portrait at Salon 101, which houses his collection of Marilyn Monroe collectibles, in Bement on Tuesday, July 22.
Pat Tieman’s Salon 101 is decorated with local flavor, including Marilyn Monroe, in Bement on Tuesday, July 22.
Tracy Tieman shows a Bement Centennial book supposedly signed by Marilyn Monroe during her 1955 visit, at her home in Bement on Tuesday, July 21.
A photograph of Marilyn Monroe resting in the home of Carleton Smith resides in the same room where the picture was taken by Monroe’s friend, photojournalist Eve Arnold, during their visit to Bement.
The Bement Centennial offical’s ribbon worn by Marilyn Monroe is now in the collection of Pat and Tracy Tieman in Bement on Tuesday, July 21.
PHOTOS: Looking back at Marilyn Monroe's Aug. 6, 1955 visit to Bement
1955: Marilyn Monroe visits the Bement Centennial. Bement resident Carleton Smith convinced the actress to judge a beard contest at the celebration and she flew in for the event.
Marilyn Monroe, or a cardboard facsimile, looks out from a window of the home of Pat and Tracy Tieman in Bement on Tuesday, July 21.
Pat Tieman poses for a portrait at Salon 101, which houses his collection of Marilyn Monroe collectibles, in Bement on Tuesday, July 22.
Marilyn Monroe visited the Bryant Cottage State Historic Site to learn more about one of her heroes, Abraham Lincoln, and photographs of the moment are still displayed in the room in Bement 71 years later.
Pat Tieman’s Salon 101 is decorated with local flavor, including Marilyn Monroe, in Bement on Tuesday, July 22.
Tracy Tieman shows a Bement Centennial book supposedly signed by Marilyn Monroe during her 1955 visit, at her home in Bement on Tuesday, July 21.
A photograph of Marilyn Monroe resting in the home of Carleton Smith resides in the same room where the picture was taken by Monroe’s friend, photojournalist Eve Arnold, during their visit to Bement.
Marilyn Monroe visited the Bryant Cottage State Historic Site to learn more about one of her heroes, Abraham Lincoln, and photographs of the moment are still displayed in the room in Bement 71 years later.
The Bement Centennial offical’s ribbon worn by Marilyn Monroe is now in the collection of Pat and Tracy Tieman in Bement on Tuesday, July 21.
Marilyn Monroe chose William G. Porter's beard as her favorite during her visit to Bement in 1955.
The Decatur Herald (Decatur, Illinois), Aug 6, 1955, Page 7
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