Browse Items (98 total)

  • Collection: Photo File: Buildings

Photo of John Irwin Clothiers, 108 E. Prairie St., Decatur, IL.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/1280f777e0e88bb4bf7592a092646d5b.jpg
Photograph of the John Irwin Clothiers, 108 E. Prairie Street. An ice water tank located in front of the John Irwin clothing store at 108 East Prairie avenue, caused a major controversy in Decatur in the early 1880's, according to this old picture.…

Photo of the Powers Building 200 Block E. Main St.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/f035fd5c658fba0f17e456e83dd565eb.jpg
Photograph of building located 200 Block E. Main Street. This building probably is familiar to many but actually it disappeared more than 20 years ago. It is the Orlando Powers building, E. Main and Water Streets, which was burned in April 1914. The…

Photo of Old Post Office

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/052509ba8b6283091ae4a27ad2be01f6.jpg
Photograph of Old Post Office Located N. Main and Eldorado Streets. Print from J. K. Stafford Collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in the possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of Cerro Gordo in 1954--recovered…

Photo of Post Office on Franklin Street, Decatur, IL.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/bc5e3d878c921fadac0286ef7bfbcae7.jpg
Photograph of the Post Office located on Franklin Street, Decatur, IL. Photo by Don Baker.

Photo of Old Post Office, Main and Eldorado Streets.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/444a5365447a28071b3c9008072fbf84.jpg
Photograph of the Old Post Office, N. Main and Eldorado Streets, photo from Herald and Review Negative Collection, taken 10/18/1935.

Photo of Post Office Mural with Abe Lincoln.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/944cb6c01bd4da5d846a2f6d97f33f1a.jpg
Photograph of Post Office Mural taken from Herald and Review negative collection.

Photo of the interior of the post office building.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/4ec36034d73c57e123ce31e3eb80e695.jpg
Photograph of three men seated left to right: Fred W. Gray, W. W. Kyle and Fred C. Stoewsand, assistant post master.

Photo of Building S. Park and 200 Block N. Water.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/6dd67af6f006e4c9dc9158eec1a5e874.jpg
Photograph of the building at S. Park and 200 Block Water St. Located at the southeast corner of S. Park and N. Water streets this building was erected in 1878 for the Peddecord & Burrows banking firm. On the consolidation of that banking firm with…

Photo of Building 200 Water and S. Park Streets.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/95b8d05da61b461f49764f974120bd9c.jpg
Photograph of buildings located on S. Park and the 200 block of Water Street. This bank was originally known as the Peddecord, Burrows & Co. bank. The name was changed to L. Burrows and Co. on July 28, 1899. It was located at the south east corner of…

Photo of building located at 800 N. Morgan St.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/52077107d4f56e3eba4f3bb753414fda.jpg
Photograph of building at 800 N. Morgan St. In 1924 this was the Nafzinger Bakery Co. Photo by Seitz Studio of Decatur. Ran in the Review December 28, 1924.