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  • Collection: Photo File: Business

Photo of Smock Boarding House

Photograph of the Smock Boarding House taken c. 1900's located at 426 E. Main Street, Decatur, IL.

Photo of Spur Oil Building

Photograph of Spur Oil Co. located at N. Main and Green Street, Decatur, IL.

Photos of the St. Nicholas Hotel

Photograph of stacks of luggage at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Photograph of the St. Nicholas Hotel beds. Photograph of St. Nicholas Hotel Chefs craving turkeys. Photograph of the St. Nicholas Hotel from across the street. Postcard of the St. Nicholas…

Photos of Sol Tick & Co. Scrap Iron

Photograph of Sol Tick & Co. Scrap Iron, 901 East Eldorado St. c. 1950's. Photographs of Sol Tick & Co. Scrap Iron Buildings. "Sol Tick and Company Scrap Iron. The firm has been business in Decatur for over 50 years and is located at 1180 N. 22nd…

Photos of Decatur Cereal Company and Office.

Photograph BS92: of Decatur Cereal Co. Photo unused 12/18/1907. Located corner West Eldorado and Van Dyke Streets. Destroyed by fire in 1909. Photo: BS91 Decatur Cereal Co. Office corner W. Eldorado and Van Dyke. Photo BS93: Decatur Cereal Mill,…

Photo of Kelly's Potato Chip Factory

Photographs of ladies bagging chips, moving bags of potatoes, loading truck with potatoes chips, packing boxes with chips, conveyer belt with potato chips, child sampling chips and men checking packaged product.

Photos of the Polar Ice Company

Photograph of the exterior of the Polar Ice Company building. Photograph of self service ice vending, Polar Ice Co. Photograph of ice delivery man loading his truck. Photograph of worker moving large blocks of ice, Polar Ice Co. Photograph of two…

Photos of Schaffer & Gluck Furriers

Photograph of two men working on furs. Photograph of the Schaffer & Gluck building. Photographs of the construction and completion of a fur coat.

Photo of Ben Waggoner, Coal Dealer

Photograph of Benn Waggoner, (died 1939) coal dealer in Decatur for 27 years. The coal yard he operated is believed to be the oldest in Decatur having been founded in 18874 by F. D. Caldwell and sold to Waggoner in 1912. Waggoner took in Joseph Michl…