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Photo of the Highfield Buick Co. Building on 315 S. Main St., Decatur, IL.

Photograph of the Highfield Buick Co. building located on 315 S. Main St., Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1950's, 315 S. Main St., automobiles, BS1570, Buick, Buicks, Business, Cars, Decatur IL., Highfield Buick Co., sales

Photos of the Hi-Flier Kite Company.

Photographs of Hi-Flier Kite Company Employees working on kites.

Tags: 3/24/1938, 3/4/1953, BS1563, BS1564, BS1565, BS1566, BS1567, BS1568, BS1569, Business, employees, Hi-Flier Kite Co., Hiflier Kite Co., Kites, Manufacturing

Photos of Hi-Flier Kite Company.

Photographs of the Hi-Flier Co. employees, manufacturing, and design.

Tags: BS1556, BS1557, BS1558, BS1559, BS1560, BS1561, BS1562, Business, Decatur IL., Designing, employees, Hi-Flier Kite Co., Manufacturing, painting

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Graceland Ave. to Morgan St. (12/1928)

This is a station plat map for the Illinois Central Railroad. It shows track, streets, businesses and additions between Graceland Ave. and Morgan St. The map also includes the ITS tracks that cross the ICRR at Broadway St. The map was originally…

Tags: #8.003, 12/1928, 1928., additions, businesses, Church Hill Addition, collection, Columbia Heights Addition, D.F. Shelley Addition, Decatur IL, E. Division St., E.M. Gaddis Addition, Economy Coal Co., Francis St., G.W. Handy Addition, Garfield Ave., Gebhart Court, Graceland Ave., H.A. Wood Addition, Hunter Bros. Addition, ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois Traction System, ISHRAB-2017-25-67, ITS, Johnson Ave., map, Maps, Morrison Addition, N. Broadway, N. Church St., N. College St., N. Edward St., N. Main St., N. Monroe St., N. Morgan St., N. Union St., N. Warren St., N. Water St., North Side, Olive St., Peoria Ave., R.C. Augustine Addition, Railroad Map Collection, Richview, Roadmaster's Office, Sawyer St., station plat map, Streets, Track, Tracks, W. Johnson St., W. Olive St., W.A. William's Resurvey, W.G. Traver Co., Whichel Addition, Whitchel Ave., William's Subdivision

Illinois Central Railroad Station Map - Northern Cross (9/1939)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad crossing the Wabash Railroad at the Northern Cross in September 1939. It also shows the Wabash RR yards, businesses, and streets around the Northern Cross.

Tags: #8.003, 1939, 9/1939, B&O RR Depot, Broadway St., businesses, Calhoun St., Cerro Gordo St., Clinton St., collection, Decatur Coffin Co., Decatur Grocer Co., Decatur IL, Decatur Novelty Works, Eldorado Oil Co., Eldorado St., Esplanade St., Front St., Gronne Concrete Products Co., Hammon Bros. Transfer Co., Hilton St., Home Manufacturing Co., ICRR, ICRR freight house, ICRR passenger depot, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-66, Kraft Hotel, Leisey Brewery, map, Maps, Marietta St., Maryland St., Morgan St., North St., Northern Cross, Orchard St., Pearl St., Prairie Ave, Railroad Ave., Railroad Map Collection, Rath Packing Co., Sangamon St., Shellabarger Elevator Co., Short St., Streets, Swift & Co., The Grigolet Company, Track, Tracks, Union Iron Works, Wabash, Wabash Ave., Wabash freight house, Wabash machine shop, Wabash passenger depot, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash Roundhouse, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Wabash YMCA, Walrus Manufacturing Co., Wide's Oil Co., William St., Yards

Illinois Central Railroad Map - Sangamon River to Washington St. (3/25/1924)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad track from the Sangamon River to Washington St. Originally published in 1910, this map was revised on 3/25/1924.

Illinois Central Railroad Map - Sangamon St. to Division St. (Revised-Date Illegible)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks and yards between Sangamon St. and Division St., and all the streets and businesses in between. It also shows the Pennsylvania RR tracks and yards.

Illinois Central Railroad Map - Sangamon St. to Division St. (1/10/1935)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks and yards between Sangamon St. and Division St., and all the streets and businesses in between. It also shows the Pennsylvania RR tracks and yards.

Plat Map of Portion of Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railroad - Illinois Central Railroad (1921)

This is a plat map of a portion of Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railroad, operated by Illinois Central Railroad. It shows the track between W. Marietta St. and W. Green St.

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Decatur St. to Cerro Gordo St. (9/11/1951)

This is a station plat map for Illinois Central Railroad showing the tracks from Decatur St. to Cerro Gordo St. It also includes the streets and businesses between those two streets, and the Wabash RR tracks.

Tags: #8.003, 1951, 9/11/1951, additions, Assessors sub of lot 8, B.H. Cassell's Addition, Broadway St., businesses, Cerro Gordo St., collection, Decatur Grocer Co., Decatur IL, Decatur Novelty Works, Decatur Soya Products Co., Decatur St., Deep Rock Oil Corp., E.E. Lily & Son, Eldorado St., Frank Shull, Front St., Gates & Johnson Co., Gault St., Gault's 1st Addition, Gault's 2nd Addition, Hamman Brothers Transfer Co., Hilton St., ICRR, ICRR freight house, ICRR yards, Illinois Candy Co., Illinois Central Railroad, Industry Court, ISHRAB-2017-25-60, J.K. Warren's South Addition, J.N. Bills 2nd Addition, Jackson St., Kraft Hotel, Macon St., Main St., map, Maps, Maryland St., Moorehouse and Wells Co., Morgan St., North St., Office of Assistant to the Division Engineer, Ornamental Iron Works, Prairie Ave., Railroad Map Collection, Rath Packing Co., S. Franklin St., Short St., Sinclair Oil and Refining Co., Streets, The Grigolet Company, Tracks, Union Iron Works, US Manufacturing Co., Wabash Railroad, Wabash RR., Washington St., Water St., William St., Wood St., Yards

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