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  • Collection: Photo File: Automobiles

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.

Automobile In Front of a House

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Photograph of an automobile in front a house on a long driveway.

Major Thomas Williamson in an Automobile With His Family

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Photograph of Major Thomas Williamson with his family in an automobile in front of the Wallender-Wilder-Mattes Co. Printers office in Decatur, IL. Williamson was involved with the Salvation Army in Decatur from 1906-1914.

1904 Ramblers

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Photograph of Ramblers along N. Water St. in front of storefronts like the Macon County Title and Loan and Johnson and Landis Bicycles in 1904.

Decatur After a Sleet Storm in 1912

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Photograph of a street in Decatur after a sleet storm on March 20, 1912. There is an automobile on the right of the photo.

3 Cars in Front of the St. Nicholas Hotel

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Photograph of 3 cars full of people sitting in front of the St. Nicholas Hotel in Decatur, IL.

Early Model Automobile

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Photograph of an early model automobile in front of a house.

William Landis and a Rambler

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Photograph of William Landis in a Rambler.
Landis was an agent for Rambler Automobile before 1906.

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.