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  • Collection: Photo File: Automobiles

Man Working on His Car

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Negative of an unknown man working on his car in a garage.

Photograph of Automobiles Racing at the Fairgrounds

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Photograph of automobiles racing at the fairgrounds at an unknown date.

Couple in an Automobile in Front of Cheap Charley

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Photograph of an unknown couple sitting in an automobile outside of Cheap Charley on E. Main St. in Decatur, IL on October 7, 1907. Other unknown people are walking down the street.

J.C. Rainey in his Automobile East of the Spangler Bridge

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Photograph of J.C. Rainey sitting in his automobile east of Spangler Bridge on march 28, 1909. Rainey was the brother-in-law of James K. Stafford, and at one time, lived at the Velwyn Sanitarium.

Automobile Travelling Past the Ottenheimer & Co. Store

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Photograph of unknown people in an automobile travelling past the Ottenheimer & Co. store at 257 N. Water St. on March 24, 1907.

Photo of Mueller Men in Horseless Carriage

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Photograph of Mueller Men in horseless carriage. Used in Decatur Business 977.358A, p.47. Photo by Noel C. Dicks.

Photo Of Early Automobile Race

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Photograph of two automobiles racing in 1910.

Dan W. Tait

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Negative of Dan W. Tait. Tait was a veteran automobile dealer and a member of one of Decatur's oldest families. He was also active in Masonic affairs. He was married to Margaret Wallace. The photo was taken by Vandeventer Studios, and ran in theā€¦