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I. A. Wallins (Isador Abraham)

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Photograph of I. A. (Isadore Abraham) Wallins; Decatur agent for New York Life Insurance Co. In 1909 he purchased the Zuckerman women's ready-to-wear business at 151 N. Water and changed the name to Wallins and Co. He quit this business in 1915. In…

Anthony "Tony" Walser

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Photograph of Anthony "Tony" Walser; "Cigar Maker was member of Volunteer Firemen's Association. Funeral services for Anthony Walser, 79, a life-long resident and prominent figure in Decatur civic life, who died in St. Mary's Hospital Sunday…

Louis Carl Waltens

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Photograph of Louis Carl Waltens; (died 11/20/1948). Owner of Decatur's first travel agency and a supporter of aviation in 1911. He and August Hendrian were the first to won and pilot an airplane in Illinois. He ws in the nursery and grocery…

Prof. Robert Walter, Sr.

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Photograph of Prof. Robert Walter, Sr. (died 11/13/1931). Leader of the Goodman Band of Decatur for over 40 yeas and director of music at the Powers Grand Opera House. He was also a private music instructor. Photo by Van Deventer of Decatur, IL.

Robert Walter, Jr.

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Photograph of Robert Walter, Jr. as a child holding a violin. Son of Prof. Robert Walter, Sr. former director of the Goodman Band in Decatur. In 1926, when he was 19 years old, he joined his father in the firm of Robert Walter and Son, instructors…

J. Edward Wamsley

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Photograph of J. Edward Wamsley; "Former Decatur photographer who was acquitted of the murder of his father-in-law in 1913. In 1915 he had a studio in Mattoon. Photo ran in the Decatur Herald Aug 3, 1913."

J. Bend Wand

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Photograph of J. Ben Wand; (died 4/5/1948). Publisher of trade journals in Florida. He was a graduate of Millikin in 1911 and a former telegraph editor of the Herald and Review. He was editor of the Clinton Evening Public from 1914 to 1917. He went…

John Shaw by Charles L. Wasson

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Photograph of John Shaw taken by Charles L. Wasson, International Stereograph Co. Mr. Shaw is seated in a chair by a fireplace.

"Off For The Hunt" by Charles L. Wasson

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Photograph of man holding gun with three dogs; titled "Off For The Hunt" by Charles L. Wasson, International Stereograph Co.

Exotic Dancer by Charles L. Wasson

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Photograph of Exotic Dancer by Charles L. Wasson, International Stereograph Co.