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Photos of Chambers, Bering & Quinlan

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Photograph BS75: Three ladies working. BS76 several ladies and two men watching a manufacturing process. Photo BS77 office building for C.B.Q Co. (Chambers, Bering & Quinlan). BS982 photos of horse drawn plow manufactured by Chambers, Bering,…

Tags: 10/10/1998, BS75, BS76, BS77, BS982, Business, Chambers-Bering-Quinlan, Decatur IL., Foundry, Manufacturing, Milford IL., Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Richard Chapman, Women, World War II, WWII

Photos Linn & Scruggs Department Store

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Photograph of William Scruggs, part owner of department store Linn & Scruggs, and delivery truck. Photograph of Group in front of the store.
Photograph of Store Downtown, Store in South Shores, 82nd Anniversary Party, Employee Meeting, Old Key and…

Photos of the Home Telephone Building

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Photograph of the Home Telephone Building, N. Main St., Decatur, IL. Photo used in the Decatur Business 977.358A, p. 96-1.

Tags: BS157, BS1579, Buildings, Business, Decatur Business 977.358A p. 96, Decatur IL., Home Telephone Co., N. Main St., Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Telephone Co.

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 the Haines & Essicks Store.

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Photograph of the interior of Haines and Essick Greeting Card Counter, Store Window, Building Front, Decatur, IL.

Tags: BS152, BS1531, BS1532, BS1533, Business, Decatur IL., Greeting Cards, Haines & Essick, Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Stationery

Photos of Faries Manufacturing Co. Building and Water Tower.

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Photograph of Faries Mfg. Co. Photo ran 12/31/1909. Factory was located at 1036 E. Grand. Photograph of Faries Manufacturing Co. 1036 E. Grand. Photograph of the Water Tank Faries Mfg. Co. Photo ran Review 1/8/1911, factory located 1036 E. Grand.

Tags: 1036 E. Grand, 1909, 1911, BS1109, BS114, BS115, BS116, BS116B, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Factories, Faries Manufacturing Co., Herald and Review, Manufacturing, Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business

Photos of Mueller Mfg. Co.

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Photograph of Mueller Art Department Building. Photo of Mueller Co. interior men standing around machines. Photo of Mueller Co. interior. Photograph of Mueller Co. located along Wabash Railroad on West Cerro Gordo St.

Tags: Art Dept. Building, BS195, BS196, BS198, BS201, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Foundry, Herald and Review, Manufacturing, Mueller Co., Noel C. Dicks, people, Photo File: Business, W. Cerro Gordo St.