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Photograph of the Agora Society

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Photograph of Decatur High School's Agora Society, a literary society, taken in the west end of Fairview Park in the spring of 1914.

Photograph of the Abraham Lincoln Statue in Lincoln School

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Photograph of children next to a statue of Abraham Lincoln residing in Lincoln School taken on February 9th, 1951.

Photograph of the 200 block of W. Prairie at Church St.

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Photograph of the 200 block of W. Prairie at Church St. This was the home of I.R. Mills in 1883. It is the site of the First Presbyterian Church. This photograph was taken after the storm on February 2, 1883.

Photograph of the 200 Block at William St. and N. Church St.

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Photograph of the houses at the 200 block at William St. and N. Church St. on the Southwest corner. Dr. S.T. Trowbridge bought it from William Traver some time before the Civil War. It then stood on N. Water St. between William and North. Dr.…

Photograph of the 1500 Block of E. Locust

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Photograph of the house at the 1500 block of E. Locust St. This house was built around 1844 by Samuel Powers. It was torn down in 1914 as it extended into an alley when the powers addition was placed about 1914.

Photograph of the 1200 Block at N. Jasper and Grand

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Photograph of the house at the 1200 block of N. Jasper and Grand Ave. This house was built by D.B. Foster in 1906. It was a combined department store, apartments, and residence. The 1954 city directory lists that address as 1260 N. Jasper, occupied…