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Photos of Decatur Lumber Co.

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Photograph of the Decatur Lumber Co. --Lumber Shed. Photo ran in the Review Dec 31, 1909. Lumber Co. located at 666 N. Water at Wabash Street. Photo of Decatur Lumber and Manufacturing co. --Machine Room. This factory, located at 666 N. Water, is the…

Photo of the Decatur Drive-In Theatre on Jasper St.

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Photograph Aerial view of the Drive-in Theater, opened July 11, 1950. Includes photos of the field before construction (1948). Photographs of the front of the Drive-In Building.

Photo of Decatur Traction and Electric Co. Power House

Photograph of Decatur Traction and Electric Co. Power House, 405-409 Wabash Avenue. Built in 1899 and abandoned as power house five years later. It was used by several different firms as a warehouse and was torn down in June 1937.

Photos of the Ehman Co. and Mantel Factory

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Photograph BS183: Ehman & Co. Mantel Factory. Located at the north east corner of Jasper and Garfield streets. This view shows the east side of the building with power house and drying sheds in background. The factory was destroyed by fire 1/7/1911.…

Photo of Ticket Booth Empress Theatre

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Photograph of Wayne Mott at the ticket booth of the Empress Theatre, taken in 1960. Photos of taking down the marquee 4/21/1961 and photo of the interior.

Photos of Esker's Tavern Customers and Employees

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Photographs of Employees and Customers inside Esker's Tavern 1703 Clay St., Decatur, IL.

Photo of Hartley Machine Co. Building

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Photograph of the Hartley Machine Co. Building - S. Franklin and Decatur St. Photo taken 1912. Ran in the Review 12/1/1912.

Photos of High Ice Cream Factory

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Photograph of the people working at High Ice Cream Factory at 1247 N. Main Street, Decatur, IL. Photograph of Ice Cream Vending at the High Ice Cream Factory at 1247 N. Main St., Decatur, IL.