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North Main St. Garage, 530 N. Main

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Photograph of Building at 530 N. Main St. James G. Parker, agent for Haynes, Reo, White Pleasure and Commercial automobiles built this garage in 1911-12. In 1915 he sold the building to W. C. Starr. This building was destroyed by fire May 23, 1928.…

Tags: 530 N. Main St., automobiles, Buildings, Commercial, Decatur IL., fire, garage, Haynes, Herald and Review, James G. Parker, Macon County IL., Photo File: Buildings, R. R. Montgomery, Reo, W. C. Starr, Wasson of Decatur, White Pleasure

Photo Of Early Automobile Race

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Photograph of two automobiles racing in 1910.

Tags: 1910, automobiles, Decatur IL., Photo File: Automobiles, race, racing

Photo Of Men on Motorcycles

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Photograph of a group of men on motorcycles.

Tags: 1910, automobiles, Decatur IL., Early Transportation, Motorcycles, Motorized Bikes, Photo File: Automobiles, Transportation

Photo of Building on 385 E. Prairie and N. Jackson. Talbott-Barry Motor Co.

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Photograph of the Building on 385 E. Prairie and N. Jackson Streets. Talbott-Barry Motor Co. Ford agency opened in 1921 and dissolved in 1929. Photo by Seityz, photo taken before 1928. Photo has two cars in the street.

Tags: 1920's, 385 E. Prairie, automobiles, Buildings, Decatur IL., Ford Agency, Ford-Fordson, Photo File: Buildings, Prairie and N. Jackson, Seitz Photo, Talbott-Barry Motor Co.

N. Main St. Subway Looking North

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This is the glass negative of the N. Main St. subway looking north. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: automobiles, c. 1930, Cars, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, N. Main St., N. Main St. subway, negative, Pfile's Camera Shop, Subway

Route 51 & Pershing Rd (48/121)

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This is the glass negative of the intersection of Route 51 and Pershing Rd (Rts. 48 & 121). The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: automobiles, c. 1930, Cars, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, directional signs, Glass Negative, intersection, negative, Pershing Rd., Pfile's Camera Shop, Route 121, Route 48, Route 51, stop sign

S. Country Club Road by Scovill Gardens

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This is the glass negative of S. Country Club Rd. by Scovill Gardens. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: automobiles, c. 1930, Cars, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, negative, Pfile's Camera Shop, S. Country Club Rd., S. County Club Road, Scovill Garden

Lincoln Park Drive Looking Toward the County Bridge

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This is the glass negative of Lincoln Park Drive looking toward the county bridge. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: automobiles, c. 1930, Cars, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, County bridge, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Lincoln Park Drive, negative, Pfile's Camera Shop

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #1

This is the first oral history of Richard Rodgers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 8 and 15, 1984. The interview includes his childhood, Decatur around World War I, and his work with Linn and Scruggs.

Tags: 1984, air conditioning, automobiles, Baseball, Betty Turnell, Bijoux Theatre, Blue Book, board room, childhood, chimes, Clothing, Coal Mines, cook's stove, Decatur Civic Orchestra, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Downtown, electricity, Empress Theatre, family orchestra, February 1984, Federal Home Loan Act, Feltman and Curm, FHA, First Methodist Church broadcast, Great Depression, Gushard Building, Gushard store, homogenization, Interurban, interview, John Philip Sousa's band, Lincoln Square, Lincoln Theatre, Linn and Scruggs, marimba, Millikin Orchestra, Millikin University, Music, Musician, Newspapers, oboe, oral history, out houses., pasteurization, public transportation, Pugh School, Radio, recording, refrigeration, Richard Rodgers, Roosevelt Junior High School, salt water taffy, shoe repair, Shoe Store, Shoes, shopping, Stephen Decatur High School, Street Cars, Swarthout Brothers, telephones, The Anvil Chorus, Transfer House, triangle, unpaved streets, vaudeville theatre, vitaphone programs, WJBL station, World War I, WWI, xylophone

Mrs. Will McKee's Oral History

This is the oral history of Mr. Will McKee. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 23, 1978. This interview includes her college years, early Decatur, Powers Building, Powers Opera House, and transportation.

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