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Photo of corner where Millikin National Bank once stood.

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Photograph taken at the corner of E. Main and N. Water Streets where Millikin National Bank once stood. Photo taken Aug. 1996.

Tags: Buildings, Decatur IL., E. Main St., Millikin National Bank, N. Water St., Photo File: Buildings

Photo of Old Morehouse & Wells Building.

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Photograph of the old Morehouse and Wells building, located to the left of Flora Gems building.

Tags: Buildings, Decatur IL., E. Main St., Flora Gems, Illinois Power Co., Morehouse & Wells, Photo File: Buildings

Photo of Morehouse and Wells Building

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Photograph of the Moresouse and Wells Building, 134 E. Main St., Decatur, IL.

Tags: 134 E. Main St., Buildings, Decatur IL., E. Main St., Morehouse & Wells, Photo File: Buildings

Couple in an Automobile in Front of Cheap Charley

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Photograph of an unknown couple sitting in an automobile outside of Cheap Charley on E. Main St. in Decatur, IL on October 7, 1907. Other unknown people are walking down the street.

Tags: 1907, automobile, Cheap Charley, Decatur IL, E. Main St., J.K. Stafford, J.K. Stafford Collection, Photo File: Automobiles, unknown couple, unknown people

Photos Illinois Power Co.

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Photographs of Illinois Power Substation and Building.

Tags: Decatur IL. Noel C. Dick, E. Main St., Illinois Power Co., Office Building, Power Company, Substation Construction

Photos of the Illinois Bell Interior and Exterior, and old dial phone.

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Photo of the interior of the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. Photo of telephone operators at work. Photo of the exterior of the Illinois Bell Telephone Office Building on E. Main St. later became Illinois Power Co.

Tags: BS1688, Bs269, BS270, Buildings, Business, Decatur Business 977.358A p97, Decatur IL., E. Main St., Illinois Bell telephone, Illinois Power Co., Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Telephone Co., Telephone Operators

Photos of Illinois Power Co. Transmission Substation and the Illinois Power Co. office building.

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Photograph of the Illinois Power Co. Substation. Photo of the Illinois Power Co. office building on E. Main St., Decatur, IL.

Tags: BS182, BS349, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., E. Main St., Illinois Power Co., Noel C. Dicks, Office Building, Photo File: Business, Power Company, Substation

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Decatur St. to Cerro Gordo St. (9/11/195?, revised 11/30/1955)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks from Decatur St. to Cerro Gordo St. The map shows the industries, additions, and streets between Decatur St. and Cerro Gordo St.

Tags: #8.003, 11/30/1955, 195?, 1955, 9/11/195?, additions, Allen McReynolds & Co. Addition, Assessors subdivision of lot 8, B.H. Cassell's Addition, Broadway St., businesses, Cerro Gordo St., collection, Decatur Elevator Co., Decatur Grocer Co., Decatur IL, Decatur St., Deep Rock Oil Corp., E. Main St., E.E. Lily & Son, Eldorado St., Frank Shull, Front St., Gates & Johnson Co., Gault St., Gault's 1st Addition, Gault's 2nd Addition, Hammon Bros. Co., Hilton St., ICRR, ICRR freight house, Illinois Candy Co., Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois Power Co., Indiana Oxygen Co., Industry Court, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-33, J.K. Warren's South Addition, J.N. Bill's 2nd Addition, Jackson St., Kraft Hotel, Macon St., map, Maps, Maryland St., Moorehouse and Wells Co., Morgan St., North St., Office of Assistant to Division Engineer, Ornamental Iron Works, Phillips Coal Co., Prairie Ave., Railroad Map Collection, Rath Packing Co., revised, S. Franklin St., Short St., Sinclair Oil and Refining Co., station plat map, Streets, The Grigolet Company, Union Iron Works, US Manufacturing Co., W.L. Oakes Machinery Company, Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Washington St., Water St., Wides Oil Co., William St.

Wabash Railroad Right of Way and Track Map - McClelland Ave. to Wabash Yards (6/18/1953)

This right of way and track map shows the Wabash track and yards in 1953. The map goes east from McClelland Ave. to the Wabash yards, and shows the streets and businesses in between. It also shows the Illinois Central Railroad track, the Illinois…

Tags: #8.003, 16th St., 1953, 22nd St., 23rd St., 24th St., 27th St., 29th St., 31st St., 32nd St., 33rd St., 34th St., 6/18/1953, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., addition, Arch St. Illinois St., B&O RR, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Base Line Rd., Black & Co., Board of Education, Bradford St., Broadway St., Calhoun St., car shop, Central Ave., Cerro Gordo St., Chambers Bering & Quinlan Co., Charles St., Church St., Clayton St., Clement C. Walters 2nd Fairland Addition, Clement C. Walters Fairland Addition, coach painting shop, coach shop, collection, Condit St., Cottage Hill Ave., Decatur Fans Association, Decatur Foundry Co., Decatur IL, Division St., Dodson's 2nd Addition, Donovan Heights 1st, Dunham St., E. Eldorado St., E. Main St., E. North St., E. Prairie St., E. William St., E. Wood St., East Ave., Economy Homes Addition, Fairview Ave., Folk St., Franklin St., Geddes Ave., Grand Ave., Hickory St., ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois State Highway Department, Illinois Traction System, ISHRAB-2017-25-120, ITS, Jackson St., Jasper St., Jordan St., Leafland Ave., Lewis Shaw, locomotive shop, Locust St., Logan St., Lowber St., machine shop, Mammon's Addition, map, Maps, Mason St., McClelland Ave., mill & tin shop, Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co., Morgan St., N. Clinton St., N. College St., N. Edward St., N. Main St., N. Mercer St., N. Monroe St., N. Pine St., Northeast Land Improvement Company, Oakland Ave., Oakland Ct., Office of Chief Engineer, Olive St., Orchard St., Park Dr., Pearl St., Planing Mill, Powers 1st Addition, Powers 3rd Addition, Powers 4th Addition, Powers 5th Addition, Powers 7th Addition, Powers 8th Addition, Powers 9th Addition, Raceland Plat "D" in Plat "A", railroad, Railroad Map Collection, reclamation plant, right of way, right of way and track map, Sangamon River, Sangamon St., St. Johns Lutheran Evangelical Church, State St., Stone St., store house, Sunset Ave., Sycamore Ave., Track, University Ave., Van Dyke St., W. Decatur St., W. Eldorado St., W. Forest Ave., W. Green St., W. King St., W. Macon St., W. Main St., W. Marietta St., W. North St., W. Prairie Ave., W. William St., W. Wood St., Wabash, Wabash Hospital, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Waggoner St., Walnut St., Water St., Willow Ave., Witt St., Woodford St., Yards

Louis E. Griswold

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Photograph of Louis E. Griswold. He owned a hardware store at the corner of E. Main St. and Water St. He left Decatur in 1899, and moved to Chicago. His wife was a daughter of Sarah A. Durfee. The photo was taken by Sleeth of Decatur, and used in…

Tags: biography, Chicago IL, daughter, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, E. Main St., hardware store, Louis E. Griswold, Photo File: Biography, Sarah A. Durfee, Sleeth, Water St.

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