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  • Collection: Photo File: Visitors

Photograph of Carl Sandburg

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Photograph of Carl Sandburg who visited Decatur, IL. in February of 1927.

Photographs of President William McKinley standing on speakers platform at the Wabash R. R. Station, Oct. 15,, 1898.

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Photos of Pres. William B. McKinley speaking to the crowd at the Wabash R. R. station, in first three photos. Photos of unidentified speakers at President William McKinley's rally.

Photographs of President William Howard Taft.

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Photographs of President Howard Taft. VS33: "William Howard Taft, far left, favored greeters with a fine sample of the famous Taft smile as he stepped off the train for his Decatur visit in 1911. And there in the crowd to record the event was…

Johnny Mercer

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Photograph of Johnny Mercer "Johnny Mercer, musician, writer of musical sketches for Paul Whiteman's orchestra, singer in Benny Goodman's orchestra, later worked with Bob Crosby on CBS, wrote lyrics for Jeepers Creepers, I'm An Old Cow Hand, Laura,…