Browse Catalogue · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Photo File: Streets

Photographs and negatives of streets, neighborhood additions, and road work in Decatur, IL.

Contributors: various people, companies

This contains photographs of prominent visitors to Decatur, IL.

Contributors: various people

This contains photographs of the Water Treatment Plant.

Contributors: City of Grand Rapids, MI. Engineering Department

This section contains photos from the WPA projects done in Decatur, IL and Macon County, IL from 1935-1939.

Contributors: U.S. Government
WPA Project

Photographs and negatives of buses, streetcars, carriages, and automobiles that were used for transportation in Decatur, IL.

Contributors: various people, companies

A collection of Decatur railroad maps showing four different company lines through Decatur, IL. These four railroad companies are: Wabash Railroad,…

Contributors: unknown

Agendas, minutes, Librarian's reports, budgets, and other information pertaining to Decatur Public Library's Board of Trustees and its various…

Contributors: Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees, City Librarian, various staff and patrons

The Records of the Study Class of Decatur, IL contains materials pertaining to the Study Class of Decatur, IL, including minutes, correspondence,…

Contributors: Study Class of Decatur, IL

This collection features materials from Mabel and Eugene R. Robert’s family.

Mabel and Eugene married in 1921, and lived in Decatur for most of…

Contributors: Eugene R. Roberts

This is the Sangamon Valley School District Collection. The collection contains documents and record books from the Sangamon Valley School District…

Contributors: Niantic Community High School
Niantic-Harristown schools
rural schools