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Two Older Women Shaking Hands

This is a photograph of two unknown older women shaking hands

Tags: collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, photographs, Two Older Women Shaking Hands, VFC8, Virgin Family

Two Kids Dancing

This is a photograph of two unknown kids dancing

Tags: collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, photographs, Two Kids Dancing, VFC7, Virgin Family

Two Boys

This is a photograph of two unknown boys

Tags: collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, photographs, two boys, VFC6, Virgin Family

Two Boys and A Cart

This is a photograph of two unknown boys and a cart

Tags: Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, photographs, Two Boys and A Cart, VFC4, VFC5, Virgin Family Collection

Two Boys In Swimsuits

This is a photograph of two unknown boys in swimsuits

Tags: Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, lake, photographs, Two Boys In Swimsuits, VFC3, Virgin Family Collection

Two Boys By A Lake

This is a photograph of two unknown boys by a lake.

Tags: Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, lake, photographs, two boys, VFC2, Virgin Family Collection

Amherst Hardy's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Amherst Hardy's oral history. He was interviewed by Robert Williams on February 28, 1990. The interview includes his early life, working for the Herald and Review, and his experience during World War II.

Tags: 1990, Amherst Hardy, amphibian forces, assembly plants, Associated Press A-Wire, Barracks, bill collector, Blue Book, Bob Barricks, Bob Yoder, Buryl Engleman, Buses, carnivals, CCC Camp, changes to Decatur, Circus, city hall, Civilian Concentration Corps, Comet automobile, David Felts, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Dennis School, destroyer tender repair ship, English major, Espirito Santo, February 1990, flash signals, Football, Forrest Kyle, Great Depression, H. Allen Smith, ham radio, hospital evacuation ship, Howard Millard, interurban line, interview, Jane Lee, Japan, Jeffry automobile, Jitney buses, John Stacey hanging, Kennedy Assassination, Kintner Gymnasium, Layah Riggs, Lincoln Theater, Millikin University, Morse code, Moweaqua coal mine collapse, Mr. Lindsay, Navy, newsboys, newspaper plant, OH58, old courthouse, oral history, Otto Kyle, Pan-American automobile, Paul Aird, police beat, prize fights, Prohibition, PWA, radio man, recording, reporter, Robert Williams, Roosevelt Junior High School, Roosevelt New Deal Program, Sam Tucker, SATC, Shellabarger Building, short wave radio, sound recording, Streetcars, Student Army Training Corps, telegraph reporter, transcription, trip to Maine, vaccinating pigs, Veterinarian, wooden block pavement, World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII

James Siburt's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of James Siburt's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 31, 1984. The interview covers his time working for the Railway Express.

Donald Muirhead's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Donald Muirhead's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell November 11, 1985. The interview includes his childhood, changes to farming, and his volunteerism.

Edward J. Seymour's Oral History - Transcription

This is the recordings of Edward J. Seymour's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on October 23, 1986. The interview includes his time as a home builder and investment counselor.

Tags: 1986, A.G. Edwards Company, accounting firm, Air Force, airplanes, Army, Army Specialized Training program, B-29s, Belleville IL, Betty Turnell, board room, bombs, broker, Carnegie Tech, Chicago IL, childhood, construction company, CPA, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Edward J. Seymour, engineering, family life gasoline, Globe Balls, Himalayas, home building, housing collapse, India, industrial engineering, interview, investment counselor, link trainer instructor, Loyola University Chicago, North China, Oberweiss Securities of Chicago, October 1986, OH72, oleo capsule, oral history, polio, polio vaccine, Quebec Canada, recording, rehabilitation, sound recording, sound recordings, spinal tap, supplies, Tampa FL, theatre usher, transcription, University of Illinois, Webber-Costello Company, world globe, World War II, WWII

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