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Photographs of Will Platt

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Photographs of Will Platt; died March 12, 1948; married to Gertrude Ruthrauff. Decatur fire chief from June, 1933 to 1941 when he retired. Served 49 years and 2 months with fire department; first appointed in March, 1892.

Photographs of West Prairie Ave.

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Photographs of West Prairie Ave. taken on unknown dates. One showing the 100 block of West Prairie Ave. and the other, a postcard, that reads "Prairie Ave, Sunlight that looks like snow."

Photographs of Washington School Children and Building.

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Classroom Group Photographs taken at Washington School in March 5, 1931 and photo of the building.

Photographs of Warrensburg School Building Additions in 1970 and Austin School Building.

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Photographs of one story addition to Warrensburg School, interior, and gymnasium 1970 and Austin School Building.

Photographs of Warrensburg High School 1958

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Aerial view of Warrensburg High School, audience in auditorium, and girls basketball game.

Photographs of Wabash R.R. Steam Locomotives Undergoing Salvaging

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Photographs of Wabash R.R. class J-1, 4-6-2 steam locomotive # 660 undergoing salvage operations in Decatur IL, taken on February 6th, 1953. Another steam locomotive, #2211, is behind #660 waiting to be scrapped.

Photographs of Visitors from Tokorozawa, Japan Visiting the Decatur Public Library

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Various photographs of visitors from Tokorozawa, Japan visiting the Decatur Public Library. Tokorozawa, Japan is one of Decatur's sister cities. During the visit, several books printed in Japanese were donated to the library.

Photographs of Various Displays at the North St. Library

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Photographs of various displays at the Decatur Public Library when it was located on North St. taken in the 1970's through the 1990's.